So the winter mod bug is upon me and I plan to swap the drive shaft in my GTO. I am torn between a 1 piece CF or the 2 piece aluminum shaft.
My car is a 05 6-speed with 4:11 gears. The engine is basically stock. It is a street car the majority of its time. I use it for fun road trips like Tail of the Dragon and any decent roads in the Midwest I can find. I do not drag race the car. The whole suspension is focused on corner carving. I put about 5,000 miles a year on the car and it is not used in winter.
I intend to do some standing mile runs as well as road events with the car. I am sure in the standing mile I will be over 155 and am worried about the one piece aluminum shafts, however the CF sounds like it would be OK at that speed with my gearing.
I am leaning toward the 1 piece CF but now that I found a 2 piece aluminum that seems like a viable option.
Do any of you have direct experience with either of these options? What were the pros and cons? Any issues with vibrations, clunking, slip in the drive line?
I plan to pick one of these up in the next few weeks and start the winter wrench session soon.
Thanks, Happy New Year!
My car is a 05 6-speed with 4:11 gears. The engine is basically stock. It is a street car the majority of its time. I use it for fun road trips like Tail of the Dragon and any decent roads in the Midwest I can find. I do not drag race the car. The whole suspension is focused on corner carving. I put about 5,000 miles a year on the car and it is not used in winter.
I intend to do some standing mile runs as well as road events with the car. I am sure in the standing mile I will be over 155 and am worried about the one piece aluminum shafts, however the CF sounds like it would be OK at that speed with my gearing.
I am leaning toward the 1 piece CF but now that I found a 2 piece aluminum that seems like a viable option.
Do any of you have direct experience with either of these options? What were the pros and cons? Any issues with vibrations, clunking, slip in the drive line?
I plan to pick one of these up in the next few weeks and start the winter wrench session soon.
Thanks, Happy New Year!