Psssht! After my new hood, with the hood pin mod, big giant rear wing, and new rear defuser, that should put me around 650 to 700 at the wheels! At least, maybe more if I add the GT500 splash guards! Ha!!!!!!!!!Looks to me like it would be heavier than the shaftmaster since it is 4" and shaftmasters is 3.5.
Shaftmasters is rated to 600 wheel HP, so you will never see that much HP.
Can't see any good reason to pay that much more.
Interesting that they only offer one for automatic cars...
Do you think maybe AM let them use their "project car" for RE and just didn't realize it wouldn't work for a manual until after it was designed?Looks to me like it would be heavier than the shaftmaster since it is 4" and shaftmasters is 3.5.
Shaftmasters is rated to 600 wheel HP, so you will never see that much HP.
Can't see any good reason to pay that much more.
Interesting that they only offer one for automatic cars...
From what I was explained from the techs that worked on my car the v6 shaft is different then the gt one which makes it weaker. Wouldn't give me anything more specific but I'd still go with shaftmasters since it is smallerQuestion: Most of us feel the 2 piece is bad. At least the V6 2 piece as recent posts displayed what happened on a dyno. But the GT500 2 piece is heavier? right. My GT 500 had 551 at the wheels and estimated well over 600 flywheel and I never broke it. But I never put slicks on it either. Most of the tire spinning was easy as the Good year F-1's didn't bite well. Even with the Nitto's it spun. Lots of torque to do that. This brings me to my point: With the lack of torque in our V6's, wouldn't it take a lot to break a heavier 2 piece?
So what about buying someone's GT 500 two piece for 1/3 the cost of the aftermarket ones?
Question: Most of us feel the 2 piece is bad. At least the V6 2 piece as recent posts displayed what happened on a dyno. But the GT500 2 piece is heavier? right. My GT 500 had 551 at the wheels and estimated well over 600 flywheel and I never broke it. But I never put slicks on it either. Most of the tire spinning was easy as the Good year F-1's didn't bite well. Even with the Nitto's it spun. Lots of torque to do that. This brings me to my point: With the lack of torque in our V6's, wouldn't it take a lot to break a heavier 2 piece?
So what about buying someone's GT 500 two piece for 1/3 the cost of the aftermarket ones?
You absolutely could make either the GT or GT500 shaft work if they are long enough by just having a driveshaft shop change out the ends of the shaft to the V6 size or fitting a u-joint with the correct cross sizes to adapt it.I wanted to add text that I know the 500 is the 6060 but could you change the flanges and make it work?
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damn - wish you had a manual - I'd jump on it.Still have my Shaftmasters drive shaft off my 2011 3.7 Auto with about 500 miles on it. $370 ship to lower 48. E-mail
..its already been tested and in some cases dyno'd on peoples cars with no issues..it would be nice to see some results and some more specs on the AM's driveshaft tho.
Yup- going to call a couple places in Orlando and see what I can find out. ThanksYou absolutely could make either the GT or GT500 shaft work if they are long enough by just having a driveshaft shop change out the ends of the shaft to the V6 size or fitting a u-joint with the correct cross sizes to adapt it.
I also say, and we've discussed this some ourselves Scott, that you could have a driveshaft shop build a steel shaft that would be configured like these aluminum shafts and would be lighter than the stock one and able to take plenty of HP and cost less. Might not be as light as the aluminum but lighter than the stock one and lots less money than the aluminum.
Not to go too off topic, but saw a few kona's when I was down visiting family this past weekend over in Oviedo, FL. Not sure if was you.Yup- going to call a couple places in Orlando and see what I can find out. Thanks
Nope, I am GB and usually on the south side. I haven't been to Oviedo in a couple years. I was on a wild goose chase trying to buy a couple boats. Nice area though.Not to go too off topic, but saw a few kona's when I was down visiting family this past weekend over in Oviedo, FL. Not sure if was you.
Back on topic my shaftmasters arrived this past thursday. I plan on installing sometime this week.
Didn't get time today maybe tomorrow.Yup- going to call a couple places in Orlando and see what I can find out. Thanks
wow a grand, really? as a newbie to the forum i'm going to risk asking a dumb question...i don't plan to dyno my stang any time soon, and i'm only doing some spirited driving every once in a while. is the two piece still something to look at replacing?
I think its anybody's guess but I'd put my money on regalt87's.I would think your OK until you either add a considerable amount of power and or slicks or lower the car and don't set your pinion angle correctly.
