[walt1120]

[walt1120]

btw, ive heard aluminum flywheels arent the best for a DD

[Jetflo]

Originally Posted by walt1120 btw, ive heard aluminum flywheels arent the best for a DD

I've been told the same thing by most tuning shops around here. I was really set on it for a while.

Racing starter, lighter battery, a lighter Steeda K member, coil overs for the front struts, aluminum upper and lower rear control arms all appear to be better options for saving weight than most rotating parts. You could get a V6 manual under 3000 lbs with these parts.

The drive shaft remains a good question. I think I want the composite over aluminum but wow is it expensive @ $900! It would not be to save weight.

There is no speed limiter on my car thanks to SCT Livewire so I'm always worried about the 110 MPH rating on the stock drive shaft. I have discovered it is good for 130 MPH indicated but for how long?

[6Stang99]

I put an alum. driveshaft in my car to see if it would help minimize the vibrations I was feeling while cruising in 5th gear on the highway. And indeed it did.

[NorCalWhtHrse]

links to aluminum driveshaft for the new edge...

[6Stang99]

American Muscle or Latemodelrestoration. They both have them. I just got the driveshaft for the 94-95 5.0.

[Jetflo]

Originally Posted by 6Stang99 I put an alum. driveshaft in my car to see if it would help minimize the vibrations I was feeling while cruising in 5th gear on the highway. And indeed it did.

How many miles were on your car when you swapped the drive shaft?
Do you remember the vibration being more noticeable at a certain speed?

[goren813]

Speed Concepts - M-4602-G - Aluminum Driveshaft for 1979-1995 Mustang/GT/Cobra 5.0L V8 and 1994-2004 3.8L V6

[ESG-642T]

Originally Posted by Jetflo Looks like you own a V6 too by your sig Stroker

I own 2 of them...

But notice I said "your" and not "my"

[Matt.]

This Zombie thread was reawakened and has turned into nonsense haha

[9986paulk]

Nobody ever said stock V6s weren't nice...we just said they're slow. And if you disagree, I don't know what to say. I just rode in my friends 2009 V6 and it was very disappointing...especially since I did work to my car. I didn;t even remember what a stock V6 felt like, and that one had probably 20 more horses than mine did stock.

[walt1120]

Originally Posted by 9986paulk Nobody ever said stock V6s weren't nice...we just said they're slow. And if you disagree, I don't know what to say. I just rode in my friends 2009 V6 and it was very disappointing...especially since I did work to my car. I didn;t even remember what a stock V6 felt like, and that one had probably 20 more horses than mine did stock.

yeah but if you have a 3.8 auto with stock gearing its like night and day compared to an auto 4.0

2nd gear pulls so shitty on the 4speed when you first shift into it, on the 5speed auto when it shifts to 2nd its already in the powerband like 4500rpms

[Codeman]

^ That is why you buy a manual

[Jetflo]

From 1964.5 to about 2005, the automatic was a handicap to acceleration regardless of engine size or model. Year after year, test results typically show a second or more difference in the 0 to 60 time. For pre-2005 Mustangs, swapping to a manual will give higher rwhp and torque on the dyno. This swap is just enough of a big job that I think most probably accept the automatic and make the best of it.

I wish people would buy more manual transmission cars. Now that the latest automatics are just as good or better than manuals the balance will likely swing to even fewer manual transmission cars being sold. Even if the benefits have been erased, I still find driving a manual to be a lot more fun.

[ESG-642T]

Originally Posted by walt1120 yeah but if you have a 3.8 auto with stock gearing its like night and day compared to an auto 4.0 2nd gear pulls so shitty on the 4speed when you first shift into it, on the 5speed auto when it shifts to 2nd its already in the powerband like 4500rpms

Could be the almost 40rwhp they dyno stock over the 3.8?

[nukeman13]

Originally Posted by ESG-642T Could be the almost 40rwhp they dyno stock over the 3.8?

my car is mostly stock and i still out pulled an 08 model v6 with 5 speed auto trans it had the gt package but im not sure what the difference is besides looks
but i was surprised how much faster it was than the v6's with 4spd auto trans

[Codeman]

I raced an 05+ v6 that the guy said was stock. He blew me out of the water. NO joke I had gears everything. All I know was he had a shaker hood and exhaust, but I think he had a SC on it cuz I could hear one well not for long as he blew by me.

[goren813]

Originally Posted by nukeman13 my car is mostly stock and i still out pulled an 08 model v6 with 5 speed auto trans it had the gt package but im not sure what the difference is besides looks but i was surprised how much faster it was than the v6's with 4spd auto trans

What are your "mostly stock" mods? Even an auto 4.0 would have you in a real race...

The 4r70w isn't a slouch for an auto either really, gets praises at the track and can be improved with a shift kit.

Not that I'd ever take an auto over manual but I think its exaggerated how much it lags behind a manual, if you've got a less than perfect driver in the manual, the auto will take it all else equal.

[winnie51189]

An aluminum flywheel wouldn't be bad for a dd unless you drive up a lot of hills.