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Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - Another Driveshaft Bites

Post by Merlin » Mon May 12, 2014 9:18 am

vtectom wrote:Bad luck. I have a o/s driveshaft you can have cheap. Its just sitting in my garage gathering dust
Thank yo for the offer and I may well take you up on it. I have a few spares that I may cobble together for a complete shaft.
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Post by wurlycorner » Mon May 12, 2014 10:39 am

:shock:
Just checked out the prices of those driveshafts... :?

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Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - Another Driveshaft Bites

Post by Merlin » Mon May 12, 2014 12:01 pm

It will be worth it if they hold up. The price of the uprated shafts is a mere drop in the ocean of this car :twisted:
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Post by newkid » Mon May 12, 2014 12:13 pm

wurlycorner wrote::shock:
Just checked out the prices of those driveshafts... :?
there a walk in the park compared to hybrid racings daddies

http://www.hybrid-racing.com/store/driv ... elude.html

even need a custom hub!

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Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - Another Driveshaft Bites

Post by Merlin » Mon May 12, 2014 12:24 pm

Yeah that is a bit on the mental side :lol:
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Post by newkid » Mon May 12, 2014 12:27 pm

Yea even a bit much for your car merlin, the bigger ones (5.9's) are 5th gen, cant seem to see the 4th gen ones.

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Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - Another Driveshaft Bites

Post by Merlin » Mon May 12, 2014 12:31 pm

It is like why I went for the stage 5 clutch. Not its torque/power rating, just something that can take repeated abuse.
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Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - Another Driveshaft Bites

Post by Merlin » Mon May 12, 2014 7:19 pm

One pic that someone took. A bit blurry but it is kind of cool.

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Wurly, did you notice I fixed my window washer for you?
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Post by wurlycorner » Mon May 12, 2014 10:55 pm

:lol: nope, I missed that - I was too busy watching out for close encounters of the fence kind :lol:

But I'm very pleased for you - plus rep! :D

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Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - Another Driveshaft Bites

Post by Merlin » Tue May 13, 2014 8:57 am

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