Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
12-11-2014, 02:24 PM
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Drifting
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Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
Hey there RDX community, I got an approval for a two piece carbon fiber driveshaft from Driveshaft shop. The piece will look somethings like this. Most of the work will be custom or one off.
The Driveshaft Shop | Home page
The Driveshaft Shop | Home page
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protoRDX (12-13-2014)
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12-11-2014, 08:03 PM
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12-11-2014, 08:07 PM
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Got bored and was a little frustrated with shops not caring about use (RDX community). Got turned down by a lot of shops, but didn't stop trying. Got lucky with these shops and plan to venture out more!
12-11-2014, 11:17 PM
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12-12-2014, 03:50 PM
#12
having just poo pooed it. if I had disposable income I'd get it for sure. as a friend of mine used to say every ounce counts.
12-12-2014, 04:25 PM
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seriously? how do you figure its not a lite weight flywheel its a driveshaft. we need a hi stall torque converter to get a big difference in acceleration. I'm guessing the weight isn't more then 10 pounds difference if the yokes are cast iron. if they are made of aluminum 15.
having just poo pooed it. if I had disposable income I'd get it for sure. as a friend of mine used to say every ounce counts.
having just poo pooed it. if I had disposable income I'd get it for sure. as a friend of mine used to say every ounce counts.
Torque converter is coming next, but it will be cool to see what the carbon driveshaft does before the upgrade TQ converter.
12-12-2014, 04:50 PM
#14
seriously? how do you figure its not a lite weight flywheel its a driveshaft. we need a hi stall torque converter to get a big difference in acceleration. I'm guessing the weight isn't more then 10 pounds difference if the yokes are cast iron. if they are made of aluminum 15.
having just poo pooed it. if I had disposable income I'd get it for sure. as a friend of mine used to say every ounce counts.
having just poo pooed it. if I had disposable income I'd get it for sure. as a friend of mine used to say every ounce counts.
12-12-2014, 04:57 PM
#15
seriously? how do you figure its not a lite weight flywheel its a driveshaft. we need a hi stall torque converter to get a big difference in acceleration. I'm guessing the weight isn't more then 10 pounds difference if the yokes are cast iron. if they are made of aluminum 15.
having just poo pooed it. if I had disposable income I'd get it for sure. as a friend of mine used to say every ounce counts.
having just poo pooed it. if I had disposable income I'd get it for sure. as a friend of mine used to say every ounce counts.
12-12-2014, 08:14 PM
#16
A good torque converter would be huge, but at that point may as well look into a shorter final drive as well. If you want acceleration, there's no need to have a 1st gear that go to 50 mph, or a 3rd that needs over a mile of highway to top out!
12-12-2014, 08:43 PM
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12-12-2014, 08:47 PM
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The high stall converter would allow bigger cams to come alive during the power band, however, for those of you with stock cams the stock converter should suffice.
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protoRDX (12-13-2014)
12-13-2014, 08:20 PM
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12-14-2014, 03:23 PM
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The shaft from the diff to the wheels. Your CV's. I wasn't just referring to the drive shaft going to the rear. The shaft going from the diff to the wheels still react to suspension movement. So I'm still referring to unsprung mass in this case. On the 3G that's all that could be really changed. Not necessarily related to the RDX alone.
12-14-2014, 07:43 PM
#30
Some exaggeration perhaps, but my main point is that if you're going for acceleration, you don't need a car geared for a theoretical 250mph top speed.
I'm good at 150. just saying.
12-17-2014, 09:32 AM
#35
Or do you have any plans to reinforce / replace it along with the engine during the build?
edit: Nevermind, saw your signature. haha
12-17-2014, 02:33 PM
#37
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12-17-2014, 02:50 PM
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12-17-2014, 04:46 PM
#40
sorry for the derail here, just trying to help my RL friends....and possibly myself down the road.
