Anyone has 1? Any differences from the stock 1 that you can feel?

Or anyone with a carbon fiber one ?

 

Cheers!

Sorry for posting it here

Is it just the weight lost?

Here ya go,G-Force again,sorry:D

http://www.g-force-motorsport.co.uk/cart/Technical%20Data/engine%20tuning/composite.htm

I guess it's like a lightened flywheel; you gain both from the decreased weight overall and from the reduced power spent rotating it.

 

You're also supposed to get less vibration due to having no centre bearing, although I seem to remember a thread saying someone still got that.

 

Would still like some more input from existing users though.

Doh - beaten to it :p

 

Cheers Tony !

Thanks Tony!

 

Where can i get i carbon fibre 1?How much do you think it will cost, it must be pretty expensive

Some info on both here,pros n cons for either type,..

Bench racing around the driver's club guys, the aluminum

shafts last about a year before becoming toast.

 

Reason 3) Load. I'm doing everything I can to get my hp to stick to

the ground. The sales pitch on CF says it delivers the load better (flex charicteristics).

1) Carbon Fiber IS lighter than Aluminum

 

2) Aluminum is still lighter than stock counterparts.

 

3) Carbon fiber Driveshafts makes less noise than the aluminum counterparts.

 

4) Aluminum Driveshafts makes a strange tinging noise, kinda annoying, much noisier than stock ones.

 

5) I have the aluminum one and had not too good of an experience with them unless you dont mind a little noise and some more vibration than the stock parts.

 

6) Power'Z'lide (derek) has the carbon-fiber driveshaft, ask for a second opinion, I hang out with him every sunday, he absolutly loves that carbon fiber driveshaft. He said it make a big difference

 

The aluminum shaft has many advantages over

the carbon steel shafts that most people are

not aware of. The most obvious being the fact

that its 1/3 less weight,but the other things

that make it attractive is that its resonant

frequency properties are much higher.

What this means to you is a steel shaft may amplifie a vibration where a aluminum one

will dampen a vibration.

The other thing is that an aluminum shaft

torsionaly twists 19 degrees and a steel shaft

only twist 5 degreed. What this means to a hot

rod is the shaft will have a more dampened affect taking the shock load out of the drive train making it more fluid feeling.

Shafts can be made to handle power from

mild to wild.

 

and some info here, http://www.pstds.com/critical-link.cfm

Tony

:)

I want a carbon 1 peice doo dah, they look nice. :)

 

How much, any idea?

yes please -

 

i would be well up for a carbon fibre single piece - let me know how much

 

Regards,

 

Alex

Guys i sent an e-mail here http://www.pstds.com/critical-link.cfm

asking them if the do a carbon driveshaft for the z i'll let u know if anybody answers me.

I have heard the reason Nissan used a two piece drive shaft, is that it is stronger than a one piece!

 

The disadvantage with a one piece driveshaft is that if it fails it can go through the floor pan, not sure if aluminium is strong enough to do this though!

 

Carbon fibre is ok though because if this fails it splits into threads!

Also found this link -

 

http://www.ctgltd.co.uk/technology.php?id=41&title=CTG+TORQline%99+Propshafts+and+Driveshafts

 

Tried mailing them but haven't had a response yet.

Might help if I give them an idea of numbers that might be interested (if they haven't already built one for a Z)

 

Looks like 4 possibles so far.....

 

:)

Might be worth reading the comments on TT.net as the overall opinon is that it makes little or no difference

 

before you all part with your hard earned dosh :)

If I'm one of the 4 then i suspect a Zed one wont fit the S13, might do, but doubt it.

Might be a good opportunity to sell up and buy a Z ? ;) :D

I have a one piece steel prop conversion!

 

Response time of power to rear wheel is greatly improved:)

 

Steve

Originally posted by konrad

Might be a good opportunity to sell up and buy a Z ? ;) :D

 

LOL never.

At least you didn't say upgrade. :D:D

if i'm one of the people who's interested...

.........

...........

....i'm still interested :D

 

regards,

 

alex

I've had a C/F single piece prop for over a year now - and it's great.

 

http://www.acpt.com/

http://www.acpt.com/driveshaft/driveshafts.html

 

Cost about £1200 (after import tax and delivery)

 

 

Simon.

count me in for a c/f 1 piece if a Group Buy is going to happen ... otherwise I'll just wait and sort it out myself sometime, eventually ;)

is there an update on this ??

 

i'm back into SE in 4 weeks any chance we can get it sorted by then??

 

Regards,

 

Alex

How much more BHP/Torque is released by having a CF prop then?

Originally posted by _cj_

is there an update on this ??

 

Sorry - been away all week. I'll give em a call and see if they're interested !

 

konrad

I send an e-mail but i did not get a reply for them.