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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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I know some shops that wont even dyno trucks with aluminum d-shafts. They have had too many twist and break at high speeds and it just got too dangerous.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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Sucks to hear about it crapping out.

There's got to be more to it than that. The Nissan Titan has an aluminum d-shaft and they're torque monsters and I've never heard of one failing.
Maybe it's due to the truck being lowered, or lifted...(?)

JB1- Nice looking truck.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Awesome number man....oh and mine didnt break on the dyno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WteiwojcGlw
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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son las nnbs . . weak @ss driveshafts. .. . it's prob the ls6 head's . they put on them . .
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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Its not an NNBS thing.
Concensus was always to Dyno in 2nd. I've seen like 4 or 5 posts since I joined here of people doing a dyno run in 3rd and the drive shaft lets go. Sometimes taking out the trans with it. Usually aluminum or a steel 1 piece.
There have been a few that did it on the highway. Just because you HAVE gone that fast, doesn't mean your driveshaft was enjoying the ride. crawl under it after a run like that and see if there are marks on the driveshaft or bottom of the truck.
That too has been done.

2piece steel ftw!

I'll see if i can find a couple of the threads later.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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see my El Camino in my sig it has a inland aluminum driveshaft 5500 stall convertor, T400, with trans brake 16 inch wide slicks 1200 hp on NOS and runs 8's in the quarter....maybe you need a better aluminum driveshaft.....
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Whats the weight on that elcamino?
Edit: I guess I should ask, Was that full weight? cuz if so, DAMN!

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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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3190#empty....#3400 ...uh #3410 with driver:
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by viciousknid
Its not an NNBS thing.
Concensus was always to Dyno in 2nd. I've seen like 4 or 5 posts since I joined here of people doing a dyno run in 3rd and the drive shaft lets go. Sometimes taking out the trans with it. Usually aluminum or a steel 1 piece.
There have been a few that did it on the highway. Just because you HAVE gone that fast, doesn't mean your driveshaft was enjoying the ride. crawl under it after a run like that and see if there are marks on the driveshaft or bottom of the truck.
That too has been done.

2piece steel ftw!

I'll see if i can find a couple of the threads later.
wow I didnt know the 1 piece steels were having problems too.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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Did everyone miss out on the 50HP gain so far?

Good luck with it Luis, I bet Xessive puts you at 300hp before your outta there.
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