RubyTuesday2014

Have you thought about spending another $500 and get a Carbon Fiber drive shaft? It would be stronger and lighter. For me, "do things once, do it right".

bob

CF driveshafts aren't all that lighter, not for their cost anyway. The bigger benefits are higher strength and the ability to mitigate driveline shock by twisting.

Tominkc

I've thought about the carbon fiber DS, buy read up on the DSS Drive shaft and I'm pretty sold on them!! I just keep thinking back when I had a carbon fiber driver golf clubs and the head broke off after 4 months of using it about killed a friend when the head went flying. Lol

RubyTuesday2014

I have been looking at the T56, with a McLeod RST and then the DSS Carbon Fiber. I think it would be a very nice setup

conv_stang

Only problem with the T56 the gear ratios aren't right for the 5.0
And carbon fiber is only like 2 lbs lighter than the aluminum. It is stronger, but I believe the aluminum is good for 900 hp. Not really worth the extra $500 unless you have extra $ like that lol
A good tune is the best first mod. It takes out that sluggishness in the throttle response and is a nice increase in power

RubyTuesday2014

I think the Cobra has T56 and so does the Camaro. the Camaro gets it in the 1LE package

conv_stang

Shelby has the TR6060 as do all the Camaros. The 1LE has different gearing.

RubyTuesday2014

I was reading where it said the 1LE was with the Tremec so I thought not all. I know the T56 does come with 2 gear ratios. I am not sure which one would be the better. I would assume one is better for the track and the other for 1/4 mile runs. I look on FR and you can order the T56 with the 2 different ratios

conv_stang

They listed the MT82 gears on here somewhere. I would get close to those. The MT82 isn't the greatest. But it is matched so well to the 5.0 to keep the engine up in revs. I changed the shifter on mine finally and it did away with the cold weather shifting problems on mine. And haven't had any other issues.

bob

The RST is a great clutch but the RXT besides more holding power is a lot more tolerant of abuse ( by abuse I mean slipping the clutch as would be done at the track) the RXT is less prone to glaze and when it does you don't have to have it rebuilt like the RST.

RubyTuesday2014

That's good information. I was looking at that one too. I was looking at Centerforce also. I know they both make good clutches, but I don't have any experience with either one.

Krohn

If you want to free up more weight, wheels?
If I was wanting my car to just breath and run better, I'd do what you've done and are doing.
I think the DS and Flywheel should work well together.

El Coyote GT/CS

Uh, Fords makes an under-drive pulley for the Coyote to reduce parasitic HP loss. I don't know if you can buy them separately but you can get this:

http://www.fordracingpartsdirect.com...00-m50balt.htm

I don't see why that idea is funny. Guess I gotta smoke more weed.

Brandon302

That kit doesn't look so much like an underdrive kit as it is a Boss alternator swap.

Brandon302

Reducing unsprung and rotational mass is going to be the most effective way of freeing HP and reducing the cars weight all at the same time.

GrabberBlue5.0

That's not an under drive kit. And for $325 looks like a waste. Maybe less weed would help you?

El Coyote GT/CS

Yeah, it's not a typical under drive kit. But it does slow down the alternator for a little more power. I agree that, for the cost, it's probably not a good value...kind of like a lot of CAI's.

Where I live I can't smoke less weed. Around here it blows through the neighborhood all the time and we just breathe it in! But the "authorities" tell us it's okay because it's medicinal!

Glenn

ford20

Honestly if you are going through all of the trouble to get a flywheel you might as well get a new clutch as well why you have the transmission open. IMO you are better off just getting a driveshaft and lighter wheels, but if you are dead set on a flywheel Lightened steel over aluminum. The extra 2lbs. of weight savings just isn't worth the cons IMO unless your car is heavily used at the strip.

As far as Carbon Fiber Driveshafts go I honestly can't 100% justify the added cost for the 1lb. of weight savings over the aluminum driveshaft. But then again one thing that I really like about the cf ds is that unlike an aluminum one, IF (that is a huge if as I have never seen one actually break apart) it does break then the fiber weave unravels unlike the aluminum where it just explodes so it is much safer.

Old Mustang Guy

I got the Shaftmasters aluminum driveshaft after reading this. No vibration, revs a little quicker and they have a good sale till Dec. 15.