Shaftmasters 3.5" Driveshaft Install, Review, Track test!!!
12/17/07 | 01:16 AM
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Congrats Leo! 
I want one now. 
TacoBill... how the heck do you keep everything so **** rust free and clean under your car? (sorry for the highjack Leo). Are you under there every day just cleaning?
I want one now. TacoBill... how the heck do you keep everything so **** rust free and clean under your car? (sorry for the highjack Leo). Are you under there every day just cleaning?
12/17/07 | 06:33 AM
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Shaftmaster DS is in!!!
Install went down yesterday afternoon at TB's. Install took us a 4-5 hours as we ran into some complications. None of which are the fault of shaftmasters.
Problem 1
Stock DS was very rusted and made it pain to get it off. Problem with solved with a little PB and a rubber mallet.
Problem 2
The Shaftmaster adapter plate requires 8mm hex socket. Had to run to Sears and pick one up.
Problem 3
My ebrake wasn't working. This was from a bad reinstall of the ebrake after my LCA install a few weeks ago.
So with that said the install should take about 2 hours and some change.
After the install I took it out for a spin to TB's proving grounds where I got the car up to 120mph vibration free. Additionally I drove it down from LA to San Diego last night. If I hadn't installed it myself I'd believe it was the stock one.
As far as performance goes the difference is amazing. The rpms's pick up so much faster. Accelration feels faster and smoother. I'm more than satisfied with all aspects of the DS and the level of customer service I recieved from Shaftmasters.
DS clearance- No clearance problems to report. More than inch clearance even next to the infamous "ebrake bracket". FYI- I have Steeda ultralite springs, auto tranny.
Weight difference-
After removing returning home today I weighed the stock DS and it came in at 38.8lbs while the Shaftmaster 3.5" aluminum shaft weighed in at 16.6lbs. That's a 22lb weight difference.
Track times-
Went to the track Friday night. Problem I ran into is that because of my 4.10 gears and the cold weather I wasn't able to get any traction. All my runs started with fishtailing which required me to left off the gas in order to avoid the wall. So because of that all my times were between 10-13 secs. FYI-It's a 1/8 mile track.
So because of this I will not be able to provide an accurate difference before and after the ds install. What I can say though is that the DS definiatly registers in the butt-o-meter.
Write-up should be up late tomorrow.
Here's some pics while you wait for the write-up
Stock DS and Shaftmater DS on scale.
Install went down yesterday afternoon at TB's. Install took us a 4-5 hours as we ran into some complications. None of which are the fault of shaftmasters.
Problem 1
Stock DS was very rusted and made it pain to get it off. Problem with solved with a little PB and a rubber mallet.
Problem 2
The Shaftmaster adapter plate requires 8mm hex socket. Had to run to Sears and pick one up.
Problem 3
My ebrake wasn't working. This was from a bad reinstall of the ebrake after my LCA install a few weeks ago.
So with that said the install should take about 2 hours and some change.
After the install I took it out for a spin to TB's proving grounds where I got the car up to 120mph vibration free. Additionally I drove it down from LA to San Diego last night. If I hadn't installed it myself I'd believe it was the stock one.
As far as performance goes the difference is amazing. The rpms's pick up so much faster. Accelration feels faster and smoother. I'm more than satisfied with all aspects of the DS and the level of customer service I recieved from Shaftmasters.
DS clearance- No clearance problems to report. More than inch clearance even next to the infamous "ebrake bracket". FYI- I have Steeda ultralite springs, auto tranny.
Weight difference-
After removing returning home today I weighed the stock DS and it came in at 38.8lbs while the Shaftmaster 3.5" aluminum shaft weighed in at 16.6lbs. That's a 22lb weight difference.
Track times-
Went to the track Friday night. Problem I ran into is that because of my 4.10 gears and the cold weather I wasn't able to get any traction. All my runs started with fishtailing which required me to left off the gas in order to avoid the wall. So because of that all my times were between 10-13 secs. FYI-It's a 1/8 mile track.
So because of this I will not be able to provide an accurate difference before and after the ds install. What I can say though is that the DS definiatly registers in the butt-o-meter.Write-up should be up late tomorrow.
Here's some pics while you wait for the write-up
Stock DS and Shaftmater DS on scale.
Robert
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