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Cold Air Intake system for 2012 V6

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Old 04-06-2012, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by roddy
The driveshaft failures have been an issue since '05...at least on the V6 cars. The earlier cars had a 112mph setting on the speed limiter. A one piece aluminum driveshaft is a good investment. Part of the problem is the design of the 'shaft itself... The slip joint (for lack of a better word) is right in the middle of the driveshaft instead of at the front end, like most cars. This may be acceptable on a 4X4 truck, but on a "sports" car, it's a bad idea. I also think there are some driveline angle issues (perhaps pinion angle), as I have already had to replace the rear u-joint on my aftermarket driveshaft.
Something else to consider... If you intend to add lower gears to the rear end, and I highly recommend you do (the 3.7 is a screamer and would respond very well to a set of 3.73s or 4.10s), the speed at which a failure will occur will be considerably lower. With lower gears, the driveshaft speed will be higher for any given MPH.
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Old 04-07-2012, 04:33 AM
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^^^ x 2.
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:51 PM
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Aye, excellent info indeed !! +1 for that one!
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Old 04-08-2012, 11:34 PM
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so a one piece would be fine?
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Old 04-09-2012, 05:43 AM
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Yes, a one piece should be fine. The issue seems to be mainly with the V6 cars, as the GTs use a hanger bearing that adds a bit of support. Immediately after changing mine, I noticed a big drop in vibration at speed, the car was smoother, and seemed to pick up a little faster (the 4" aluminum 'shaft was 10 lbs lighter than the stock piece). I have been running a one piece driveshaft for 2 years now without any major issues. I did pick up a slight vibration towards the end of last year and that was fixed by changing the rear u-joint a couple of weeks ago. I believe this was caused by a pinion angle issue, but haven't measured it yet, 'cause without picking up an adjustable upper control arm, I can't change it.
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