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Originally Posted by JDM4E
One question I always had about these pieces - does this compromise safety at head-on crash? Our car has 2-piece shaft with a joint, and IIRC this joint is designed as a point of failure during crash, so the engine can slide "under the cabin".
My concerns are about road-use since this will be super strong piece.
Thanks.
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Ok, here is my not quite sober reply. I have to preface this by saying this is an un-informed opinion.
My impression of cf is that it is incredibly strong for the loads it is designed for and quite fragile otherwise. When cf driveshafts gets over torqued they tend to disintegrate (which is a good thing). As for end on compression , well, given the sample size of reported car accidents where a carbon fiber drive shaft has impaled the moose crossing the road I am suggesting that one can't say with much certainty the ramifications of having a cf driveshaft fitted.