Subject	It's negligible! You'll have to have a SIGNIFICANT amount of
Posted by	BPC23 on May 24, 2000 at 9:29 PM
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In Reply To	Sooo... whats the math for removing the center joint? posted by 2Cool on May 24, 2000 at 09:24 PM
Message	weight or drag on the drivshaft to gain anything over 1/2 HP! Like I said, we're only saving around 10 lbs of rotating weight that's in a 2.95" OD shaft turning 3251 rpm. It amounts to a hill of beans.
Follow Ups	One piece Alum driveshaft HP gain has been calculated!!!! - BPC23 20:41:33 05/24/00 ow... head... hurts... make it stop!!! - 2Cool 20:49:14 05/24/00 heh, couldn't ya just say.. Lighter = Faster?.. - Bruce_Zee[MD] 20:52:42 05/24/00 Ahem...NA is 4.08...TT is 3.69 (n/m) - crZ32 21:01:22 05/24/00 ummn i think you got something wrong - YellowZXTT 21:11:53 05/24/00 Oh, crap, I guess you're right, the REAL correct answer is - BPC23 21:22:25 05/24/00 Sooo... whats the math for removing the center joint? - 2Cool 21:24:31 05/24/00 It's negligible! You'll have to have a SIGNIFICANT amount of - BPC23 21:29:32 05/24/00 Heh... you don't like criticism too much, eh? - 2Cool 21:32:49 05/24/00 ok, so i goofed on the diff ratio, it changes the answer to - BPC23 21:13:59 05/24/00 What about the gains due to less lost power to the rear - SteAmyZ (T-Top Bag Man) 21:26:09 05/24/00 You're only gaining HP from turning less weight and - BPC23 21:31:44 05/24/00 Stock driveshaft is almost perfectly straight.... - caca 21:34:47 05/24/00 what? that's the difference of dyno from run to run? - Altered BeaZTT 04:57:19 05/25/00 Amen! the only good thing about this crap is that> - twinz 07:47:49 05/25/00 Re: it's all wrong...(long) - nemo 02:59:49 05/25/00 Re: it's all wrong...(long) - nemo 03:08:11 05/25/00 Bleh, only ONE WAY to know for sure... - Gonzalez 09:59:05 05/25/00
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