nitrous

[Guest Anonymous]

i have a 425lb ft torque engine in my 280z. i have stock half shafts. if i add nitrous will the shafts take it.

[Guest Anonymous]

I think the question will be, for how long... Think about getting CV's to replace the halfshafts, it'll probably last longer, depends on how they're treated too, I suspect.

 

Regards,

 

Lone

[RickB]

I have less torque than than that and run the squeeze.

 

I launch very hard though and usually hit the button right out of the hole or as soon as the car reacts and plants the tires. I hit high 1.6 60 ft. times which is pretty brutal.

 

In all i have broke one half-shaft in a years racing. I really feel like it was my fault for not servicing the U-joints as they were dry which gave them some slop.

[Guest Anonymous]

Mark Owen runs a NOS upgrade on his V8 powered 240Z and campaigns it very successfully in Northern California autocross events without any complaints about reliability under extreme use.

 

Here's his drive train specs as posted on my ZPARTS.COM website:

 

   Transmission:     Custom Cobra “R†3550 TREMEC 5 Speed, 0.68 od

   Flywheel:             85 Corvette 15 lb. Nodular Iron

   Clutch:                 ‘85 Corette 10.75 Centerforce Dual Friction

   Driveshaft:           Dynotech Metal Matrix Composit Aluminum, Solid Spicer U-Joints

   Rearend:             R-200 Nissan Motorsport Limited-Slip, 3.15:1 ratio

   Halfshafts:           ‘82 Nissan 280ZX Turbo CV Units

 

 

To see more of his NOS details and specs you can try these links at ZPARTS.COM

 

RED STOMPER showcase and close up photos of his V8-NOS setup.

 

Eric of