steel or aluminum driveshaft?

SSDiv6 · 12-08-2014, 07:13 PM

I was told a story about Kip Martin (RIP) and his Super Stock Mustang.
Kip ran an Aluminum drive shaft which broke at a race.
I was told he found a steel replacement and his car slowed down a few 10th's and MPH.
As soon as he replaced the steel unit with an Aluminum one, he gained back his ET and MPH.

Also, as I understand, Stephen Johnson replaced his steel unit with Aluminum and also picked up ET and MPH on his Fairline.

12-08-2014, 07:13 PM	#18
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,036 Likes: 710 Liked 1,538 Times in 575 Posts	Re: steel or aluminum driveshaft? I was told a story about Kip Martin (RIP) and his Super Stock Mustang. Kip ran an Aluminum drive shaft which broke at a race. I was told he found a steel replacement and his car slowed down a few 10th's and MPH. As soon as he replaced the steel unit with an Aluminum one, he gained back his ET and MPH. Also, as I understand, Stephen Johnson replaced his steel unit with Aluminum and also picked up ET and MPH on his Fairline.