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john whos got the car now?!
Some young lady.... My sister-in-law met her at the WDC... apparently the young ladies mother took here Hummer in for service and seen the Mistress in the used lot and knew your daughter would just love it.... LOL
Does that mean the car gets rechristened "The Gigolo"? ;)
Hello All, There is 1 main reason for the price difference between a Shaftmasters aluminum shaft and a PowerHouse aluminum shaft. Simply put, Shaftmasters Inc. manufacturers there own driveshafts and PowerHouse does not. From what we can tell PowerHouse is reselling shafts that they have purchased from a driveline shop somewhere. Nothing wrong with that and there shafts look to be good quality. As I have stated before on other forum threads, our shafts and Powerhouse shafts are made from the exact same components. Buy direct from the manufacturer and save over $100. We still offer free shipping to forum members. Thanks, David
Hi John, I just got my shaftmaster delivered today it's still in the box. I read that if you drop a shaft it needs to be scraped. How do I know that fed ex didn't drop it or put something real heavy on it? Just concered. Thanks Phil
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You would have to drop it REALLY hard or put some really serious weight on it. The reason they say that is because if it warps or bends and you put it on, it will blow itself out because its out of balance.
You would have to drop it REALLY hard or put some really serious weight on it. The reason they say that is because if it warps or bends and you put it on, it will blow itself out because its out of balance.
Good so I guess I don't need to worry about it.
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I heard that the facory ones are supposed to be tossed as well if they are dropped, so this is not a shaftmaser specific issue.
When installing these how much does the DS drop down? I have a Hpipe and wonder if it will cause problems. Since I have a GT H pipe this may be best answered by the GT guys who have done a DS swap.
steelstang- you're not gonna get specific number gains for any mods you make; something I've learned over the years working on cars of mine and my friends (i.e. F150, mach1, 2.2L ecotecs).. all depends on the individual engine. With a new d/s you will notice a much more linear acceleration (I noticed this in hopup's car).. you really should take the car in for a dyno tune and a few runs at the track before they shut down for the winter.
Thanks for the help Delstang, I realized that. All my #'s were crank hp estimates from other's experiences. I no the world of car performance isn't perfect. I wish I could get a dyno or mail-order in the future but don't want to do it yet till all my mods r done or I would just waste $100-$300. Will get a mail order tune after all the mods I want to do r done, should be by February. Want to get to the track too, but I live near the middle of long island and the closest drag strips are Jersey or Riverhead(2+hrs away), don't have Drag Radial's yet(suggested), and am working or in school almost every day. Yeah I noticed the Driveshaft had a lot of benefits and know one will no its gains till we see a dyno sheet. thanx for ur help and good luck with ur projects!
I'm in school and working about 40-50 hours a week. I honestly wouldn't bother with a mail order tune. take it to a dyno and get it right. I found you a dyno in Medford, NY at nolimitmotorsport.
Thanx for the help, didn't know a dyno was less than a an hour away.Why don't u like mail-order tunes? It's been proven that unless u do F/I,heads,intake manifolds, or cams that dyno tunes aren't worth it. B A M A ran a test to see the difference between a dyno tune and their mail order tune and only found a 5rwhp difference which most people won't even feel. And for the price $75, I can't beat that. Why would I waste the extra $125 in cash and $3 in cash for 5rwhp. I'll definitly think about it though. Not tuning till january or february. Thanx for the help! 1 ?, u no ur posting in the Aluminum DS thread, not the N/A way thread? What mods r u running? r u from/living in Long Island? Thanx for the help!
I just had my shaftmaster installed. I went the wimpp way and had my mechanic do it he charged 60 bucks and it was done in 15 minutes. No looking for extra jacks and getting under the car. OK, now I am not feeling the difference .What am I looking for preformance wise?I didn't want to get on it hard since I'm sure the shaft needs a few miles to seat in. Thanks
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Get on it hard and u'll feel the difference. They don't need to be broken in. Especially at speeds 40-50mph+ u'll see the difference. Also, reving is a lot quicket now up and down. U'll see. Update after u've done this. And its not wimpy to have someone intall ur ds b/c if u effd it up at all, say goodbye to the transmission and hello happy money hungary mechanic. Good Luck!
Get on it hard and u'll feel the difference. They don't need to be broken in. Especially at speeds 40-50mph+ u'll see the difference. Also, reving is a lot quicket now up and down. U'll see. Update after u've done this. And its not wimpy to have someone intall ur ds b/c if u effd it up at all, say goodbye to the transmission and hello happy money hungary mechanic. Good Luck!
Ok I will do that. Thanks
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steelstang. I'd LOVE to see some proof that a canned tune is worth more than a dyno. You've already agreed that each individual engine responds differently to modifications, so why would a GENERIC tune be beneficial to a unique engine??? Take the car to a dyno, and they'll be able to fine tune the engine.. to say that is like saying oh, the carb came like this is in the box, so I don't need to adjust the idle. last i checked, lidio didn't send out generic tunes....
Oh damn, where did I say a canned tune was worth more than 'a dyno? If u can read, it says that "Why don't u like mail-order tunes? It's been proven that unless u do F/I,heads,intake manifolds, or cams that dyno tunes aren't worth it. B A M A ran a test to see the difference between a dyno tune and their mail order tune and only found a 5rwhp difference which most people won't even feel. And for the price $75, I can't beat that. Why would I waste the extra $125 in cash and $3 in cash for 5rwhp." over the mail-order tune. Ok I forgot to add a little bit at the end. But do u no what a mail-order tune is? They take into account all the things ur car has(mods/bolt-ons), tires, and other things. And as B A M A stated, the only reason why there gains(mail order tunes) r 5rwhp less than a dyno's is because they can't see the cars A/F ratio of the cars to alter it for the extra 5rwhp gains. I didn't say at all that canned tunes were better. I said that mail-order tunes were almost as good. Hope this clears it up!
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