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Originally Posted by Ross
Are you developing a hardened shift ball as well or was that a cleaned up stock unit. It has been a while sense I have had a trans of one. If you have not done a hardned shift ball may want to look into that.
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It has been discussed in the thread above and we're working on bringing one to market. We've only heard of a single instance where this broke; but, anything worth doing is worth over doing and a simple turned piece like that shouldn't be expensive in quantity.
Weekend work flow involves installing some exciting products! Dropping driveline weight by nearly 24 pounds!
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ACT
Weave pattern on the drive shaft:
So what's special about this drivesahft?
-End caps are 7075-T6 aluminum, for superior strength vs. 6061-T6
-These units are frequency balanced resulting in a drive shaft with less failures, less vibrations, and better performance.
-These units are produced using high grade Japanese carbon, which is 76% carbon and only 24% epoxy. Most wet carbon driveshafts are 30% carbon, and 70% epoxy, resulting in bubbles (as shown below) and is heavier as well.
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Carbon
We were asked to design and produce exhaust outlet covers to protect the plastic bumper from melting due to hot exhausts. First article pictures below. These are 100% carbon, no fiber glass. The carbon is then polished instead of gel coated, this ensures the parts will not yellow over time. Very very racecar-esque in appearance
. No fiberglass here
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And finally up-close photos of clutch fork back from coating:
Thanks,
Eric