[Guest]

I'm after a bit of advice..

Whad mods can be done to the propshaft on a Q4.. I've spoken to a few slightly more race\rally orientated mates & they have suggested lightening & balancing the shaft? I guess this would ideally be done along with the flywheel & clutch plate.

What do you think? what sort of cost is involved with this malarky?

Cheers,
alex

 

[Guest]

If you are going to get anything like this done, make sure you go to a decent specialist, if you are getting the clutch done it is as well to get the torque splitter checked at the same time. If you are planning on going the modification route , you might want to consider a stronger clutch as well.

Steve

 

[Guest]

cheers steve,

I was hoping to get away with just the propshaft at the moment since it's gotta come off for the main bearing anyway. My budgets kinda bit by bit wink

Alex

 

[Guest]

prop shafts are balanced anyway you would know about it if they wernt......cant see the point in lightening it ,flywheel yes but prop.?????????

 

[Henry Yorke]

The only way to lighten a prop shaft is to remove metal off the outer circumference of the shaft. This will make it thinner and if you up the power, you might find it will snap.

 

[Guest]

aahhh fair point henry.. we don't want a snapped prop-shaft.. carbon fiber gotta be the way to go wink

 

[Chris]

I saw a picture of a prop once that had been on V8 powered car (non alfa) but the prop had not been upgraded. The prop hadn`t just snapped it had twisted like toffee!

 

[Guest]

you lot have been playing too much gran turismo and tuning the alfas..................