olie05 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 As the title says, would converting to CV's decrease drivetrain loss over a U-jointed driveshaft? It seems like they would be lighter, have a smaller moment of intertia, and be smoother than U-joints. It seems i'm going to have to replace my U-joints sometime within the next year or so, and I'm just thinking ahead abit. -Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Well, every modern car I know of has them. Or a solid axle:icon56: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 There was a thread a while ago that showed a 1000 hp Viper kept breaking CVs and wasn't able to break the gigantic U-joints that they finally put on it. It also showed that there was less hp loss on the U-joints. I think it depends on the situation. If you're talking about a severely lowered Z or worse yet a 510 with a whole bunch of neg camber, then the CV's might be better because the U-joint is taken out of its optimal operating range. If you're talking about a vehicle with perfect alignment of the U-joints then maybe the U-joint has an advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Yup, less horsepower loss with U-joints but they are limited in the angles they can operate at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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