New input shafts.

Ianbott · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: New input shafts.

Hi Rich, just wondering if you have any news on how the new shaft in the darkside performed at the weekend?
Cheers Ian.

doppelganger · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject:

ill tell you myself Wink

it performed with no problems whatsoever even after i launched pretty hard and ripped the complete oil cooler and oil filter straight out of the block Laugh Out Loud

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split_trix · Jedi Knight Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 107

How did you ripp it out ? did you launch and scrap it on the ground ?

chris
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rjes · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject:

Cheers DG. 'Thanks' for breaking your car in the process of testing the shaft! That's an extreme test!

Split-trix - yes, that's what happened. I didn't see it, but I saw the aftermath of broken bits. DG was very lucky that although the cooler broke away with a piece of block attached, it had broken cleanly, with enough thread still in the block. A modified cooler / filter pipe, and the block is still usable without rebuilding.

It must have hooked up very well for the filter to hit the track. I imagine it'll hook up even better still once you have the new clutch disc too.
I must get the shafts on the web site now.....

Please tell Beanie thanks very much for the blob of epoxy putty too when you see him. A bit of quality bodging got my mate's new conversion home with no oil leaks at all after losing most of the oil on the way into Santa Pod.
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split_trix · Jedi Knight Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 107

wheelie bars needed then DG ....... Wink

or some kind of launch control...

Rich, will the shaft be coming on the market ? any ball park figure ?

chris
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doppelganger · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

split_trix · Jedi Knight Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 107

doesnt anti-lag shorten the life of the turbo by being on boost all the time ? what ecu are you going with ? OMEX like DC ?
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doppelganger · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject:

split_trix · Jedi Knight Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 107

i'm gonna try and use a megasquirt system on my conversion which omex system have you got ?
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doppelganger · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject:

rjes · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject:

The Subaru splined shafts are available now. I've just been writing the web page about them this evening (not yet on line).
I left the material choice up to the manufacturer, asking for the best available after he'd originally quoted me. The exotic material he's used has made them more expensive then I wanted, but they're made from the same material which he makes 'unbreakable' drive shafts from. It's something like 4 times more resistant to fatigue than more common high strength shaft steels. Ideal for high powered drag cars, and a very similar (or possibly the same) grade as used in redvictor1 - the quickest road car in the world's input shaft.
The shafts kits cost £195. I may investigate getting some more made in a less exotic material if there is enough demand, and they work out significantly cheaper.
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split_trix · Jedi Knight Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 107

Thats a fair bit less than i was thinking.... something for the future so i can use that 340bhp friction plate i have... Grin

DG how easy is the omex to connect to the subaru loom ?
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