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Old 19-08-2010, 11:49 AM
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Default equal length driveshafts....

heard this on here alot just wondered if anyone has any pics of these and also whats the advantages??

thanks in advance

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It means that insted off having a long drivers side drive shaft, you have an intermidiate shaft and bearing bolted to the block, and then use to small drive shafts. The idea is better tourque distribution. Some one on here was running them on a rs turbo can't remember who. Zetec s use them. As do fiesta sts ect.
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Luke uses them on his Fiesta ZT, as above helps get rid of torque steer.
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Do you need any mounts on the shell or is it only on the sump? and would a zetec sump fit a cvh??? (wishful thinking)

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Originally Posted by zippyobrien
It means that insted off having a long drivers side drive shaft, you have an intermidiate shaft and bearing bolted to the block, and then use to small drive shafts. The idea is better tourque distribution. Some one on here was running them on a rs turbo can't remember who. Zetec s use them. As do fiesta sts ect.
cheers makes sense
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where are these available from? would be interested
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You have to drill and tap the block I believe to run these,

Ill get some pics up in a few weeks as I'm going to do this on my escort bonus wen I convert it to turbo,

Going to run a racing puma box as that's what I have lying around.
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i run them on my frst,cant say they made a huge diff but every little helps.
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Originally Posted by zippyobrien
You have to drill and tap the block I believe to run these,

Ill get some pics up in a few weeks as I'm going to do this on my escort bonus wen I convert it to turbo,

Going to run a racing puma box as that's what I have lying around.
alright mate its chris's mate from bracknell when do you fancy making my gear selector up
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i havent got them and i dont get torque steer
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Rs mark86. Soon fella. Need to do mine aswell mate. So do two at once,

Although, I'm still undecided on gear box.

Might be intrested in your gotec aswell,
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Originally Posted by zippyobrien
Rs mark86. Soon fella. Need to do mine aswell mate. So do two at once,

Although, I'm still undecided on gear box.

Might be intrested in your gotec aswell,
wicked well ive got a fully rebuilt s1 box thats mint for Ł200 and will come with a fully painted up gear linkage to modd althought we will do a deal for you doing my linkage
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Originally Posted by nigel b
i havent got them and i dont get torque steer
what sort of power are u running though?
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mines never been on a rolling road so dont know
was running 30+psi but i have got decent suspension and running gear
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when is yours gonna be on the road nigel

im very interested in seeing what your doing with it

you dont give alot away and it sounds very intriguing
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if the parts turn up by next weekend for welding the exhaust it might be getting started
im back to the better engine now
a few alloy bungs to weld on the inlet side tommorow and thats all of the engine done
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I'm not saying they will stop tourque steer, but they are a better set up, especially if you run a diff with them,

All modern fwds run them, I'm a machinist, so when I work out my bracket ill probly run a batch of 20 off, going to try and use the two threaded holes already on the back of a cvh.

Rsmark86, get my number of chris mate.

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