Aftermarket driveshafts? Aluminum?

[Spade]

Is there a company that makes aftermarket drive shafts for the S13/S14 240s?

[240SXedUp]

http://www.enjukuracing.com

[Bandit240]

hmm i might like to buy one of those. IVe been wonder if anyone made a 1 peice driveshaft for the 240SX

[240SXedUp]

Ya, i dont recall any bad results with it. I dont have one tho so i cant speak from experience

[r34 gtr]

i forget where but ive seen a 1 piece carbon fiber driveshaft for the 240sx. ill remember the web site sometime im sure. it wasnt all that expensive either to tell you the truth..

- tim

[TurboKA37]

a carbon fiber driveshaft for the 240?? nice. ask Exar-Kun (a mod in suspension forum) about the aluminum driveshaft from enjuku. he has one

[r34 gtr]

http://www.pstds.com/carbonfiber.cfm

they dont have one for the 240sx, but at the top of the page they say they will make one for you if you give them the specs you need. they only go to about 1200 bucks max, so they arent that bad.

- tim

[TurboKA37]

too much for me, but it sounds like a really cool product!

[Cyberkreig]

i have an enjuku one.. in a box. 2 more weeks probably.

[TurboKA37]

i imagine theres a pretty good wheel hp gain from using the aluminum driveshaft. id like to see a before and after dyno to see how much it helps.

[Cyberkreig]

I'm adding a J30 diff at the same time, So i unfotunatly wont be able to get a true butt-dyno.

[civics91]

i love mine it fits real good but i dont know about driving

[TurboKA37]

you dont kno about driving? does that mean you havent yet driven the car with it installed?

[ride4lame]

ok 3 questiona, if its a one peice...does that mean it has no u-joint? 2 IF thats right doesn't that make it a huge pain in the *** to take it out/put it on? 3 What are the advantages to 1 peice?

[240SXedUp]

Quote »Enjuku Racing Aluminum Driveshaft for Nissan 240SX w/ABS, 95-98. This is a one piece lightweight aluminum driveshaft for the S14 240sx and SR20DET powered 240sx. It eliminates the 2 piece, heavy steel stock driveshaft. Weight on this driveshaft is only 11 lbs! Reduces rotating mass and is significantly stronger than stock. As an added bonus, the stock driveshaft bushing support can be used as a driveshaft safety loop. [/quote]

Ive never really installed or been around driveshafts, but 11 pounds seems rather light IMO

[ride4lame]

informative thanks... but isn;t that a beotchpain to get out and put in? (ie drop trans or diff?

[Cyberkreig]

all you have to do is unbolt it from the diff.

[spitz7985]

dropping the driveshaft is easy

[D1SR240]

which one would be stronger the cf one or the aluminum one?

[civics91]

i would say about the same the cf will twist up when dump the clutch

[TurboKA37]

the cf will twist when u dump the clutch? i highly doubt that. the epoxy resin in the cf driveshaft is very hard and stiff.

[JDM]

I think carbonfiber is stronger, but you may want to check it out. The main benifit of carbonfiber is that if the driveshaft were to break it would become like a broom causing little damage compared to a big metal rod. Carbonfiber is also lighter, but more expensive.

[TurboKA37]

CF really isnt lighter, its just much stronger which means you can use less material. less material=less weight

[JDM]

Thats what I was trying to say... That the driveshaft as a whole would be lighter.

[Cyberkreig]

I'm willing to bet that a CF driveshaft will bend, as far as i know all driveshafts twist to some extent... when talking about sticky tires and large amounts of HP

[BoostFab]

http://www.pstds.com/carbonfiber.cfm

they dont have one for the 240sx, but at the top of the page they say they will make one for you if you give them the specs you need. they only go to about 1200 bucks max, so they arent that bad.

- tim

dang; 1200--that's the cost of a freaking rb20 clip

[Aries]

I'm willing to bet that a CF driveshaft will bend, as far as i know all driveshafts twist to some extent... when talking about sticky tires and large amounts of HP

I'll tell you this.I broke 3 aluminum driveshafts under my car.THen I put in a CF one.Haven't broke it yet, and have nearly double the hp that broke the previous ones.

[ricebike]

i'm just having brain freeze w/ this cold climate...

Y didn't the engineers just use a single piece driveshaft for these cars in the 1st place/ y involve a 2-piece w/ a carrier bearing?

[Tastyratz]

aries, how much power were you making when you broke them?

[Redline240]

aries, how much power were you making when you broke them?

I think the better question would be how many ft/lbs...he is running a V8 remember and slicks....the factory driveshafts seem to have no problem holding up to 400+ ft/lbs on street tires...i would assume the aluminum one would withstand that and more...

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