Carbon Fibre Prop shafts
07 September 2004, 02:18 PM
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Carbon Fibre Prop shafts
What do you chaps think of these
http://www.torqline.com/images_client/prod_et_6.jpg
http://www.torqline.com/images_client/prod_eb_6.jpg
60% lighter than the stock steel, One piece eliminating the centre bearing, rated at 3000 Nm of torque & alot more gentle on your transmission due to carbon fibres shock absorbtion characteristics
If i had the spare pounds at the moment think i would invest
Dean
http://www.torqline.com/images_client/prod_et_6.jpg
http://www.torqline.com/images_client/prod_eb_6.jpg
60% lighter than the stock steel, One piece eliminating the centre bearing, rated at 3000 Nm of torque & alot more gentle on your transmission due to carbon fibres shock absorbtion characteristics
If i had the spare pounds at the moment think i would invest
Dean
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09 September 2004, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by beryllium
group buy,why not?
Hmm How much interest would there be i wonder & i don't think prices would come down enough to outway the relative pound per buck performance increase .. Shame though
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10 September 2004, 09:14 AM
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Thats cheap, I think I was looking at some that were £2000
I would be interested in some driveshafts though.
I would be interested in some driveshafts though.
10 September 2004, 09:54 AM
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Forgive me for being a cynic....but.....
What bonds the carbon fibre to the steel UJ's ??
I have visons of after a bit of wear and tear, heat and a bit of oil contamination breaking down the bonding agent and the Prop will be spinning whilst the diff end UJ stays still!!
What bonds the carbon fibre to the steel UJ's ??
I have visons of after a bit of wear and tear, heat and a bit of oil contamination breaking down the bonding agent and the Prop will be spinning whilst the diff end UJ stays still!!
10 September 2004, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by SPEN555
The website says 60% weight saving over OEM. Does anyone know what the OEM weighs?
They are based in Banbury so I wonder who they supply?
They are based in Banbury so I wonder who they supply?
Shall i enquire with my contact then, with regards to prices & numbers ordered ??
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10 September 2004, 07:04 PM
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steven, you are very close with your guess, its 12.5kg
7.5kg's isn't a great amount of weight saving for the outlay in my opinion, the rotational velocity saving isn't going to be worth much either.
think it would be one of the last things on my list of worthwhile mods.
i could think of a few other things to spend £900 on before a carbon prop.
7.5kg's isn't a great amount of weight saving for the outlay in my opinion, the rotational velocity saving isn't going to be worth much either.
think it would be one of the last things on my list of worthwhile mods.
i could think of a few other things to spend £900 on before a carbon prop.
03 October 2005, 08:52 PM
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chatting to the guys at WRC Technologies at Silverstone today, they have highly recommended the carbon prop shaft as my next upgrade, they have it for sale for about the same price. currently running 340bhp on my02 STI (high flow cat and 3" exhaust, uprated fuel pump, induction kit and remap)
They say changing it will be good for .4 sec of my 0-60 time!!
seriously considering it
They say changing it will be good for .4 sec of my 0-60 time!!
seriously considering it
04 October 2005, 03:14 PM
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Steve, there are better things to spend £900 on that would get more than 0.4 seconds off your 1/4 mile, like a nice turbo upgrade getting you nearer to 400 HP
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04 October 2005, 06:16 PM
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just thought id gauge interest in it... and it seems like its a bad idea, has no one had one put on then?
is an upgraded turbo the next point of call then, does anything else need to be changed?
is an upgraded turbo the next point of call then, does anything else need to be changed?
05 October 2005, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by steve1380
just thought id gauge interest in it... and it seems like its a bad idea, has no one had one put on then?
is an upgraded turbo the next point of call then, does anything else need to be changed?
is an upgraded turbo the next point of call then, does anything else need to be changed?
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