I went to devotuning.com and its weird, there are no parts listed, but they have a turbo in the name at the top. Is the site not done yet or am I on the wrong one? Just want to check out what you are looking at.

 

I have seen alot of conjecture on this matter.

Those of you that are aware of the CF, Aluminum, and other driveshafts available for the Evo should just post links.

It makes this back and forth he has what? Who's on first? Stuff alot easier for the average reader.

company A: CF link
company B: alu link
etc

 

Devotuning don't have the drive shaft on their website, you have to call if you want info.

 

I believe the drive shaft is made of mild steel and I do have one. It gets rid of the weird cv like joint that weighs a ton. I personal wouldn't put a Aluminum drive shaft on. From personal experience it makes all kind of new noise you didn’t even know about (It sounded like tin cans clacking together) and aluminum candy canes. Better know as start to twist slowly from launches. This info comes from my 2G and Evo.

 

also keep in mind that if the alu shaft fails it will come right through the floor, CF will just shatter. I have a CTG CF driveshaft on the impreza, soon one on the evo too.

 

+1 to that, cf will just shatter and broom when failing. The alu shaft could be dangerous in a failure, but then again you should have a safety loop anyway.

 

CF Driveshaft is dangerous also.. I have heard of those shattered pieces coming thru the floor and hittng guys like darts..

 

LOL..... Lets be realistic there Mike. I would love to see some proof of this.

 

Went thru the floorpan and hit the guy in the ribs..Ill find out which car it was.. My tuner warned me about it on a drag car.. I have one on my car and dont give a **** honestly. Its a badass piece.. and yes i bought it from AMS..

 

Taking a girl from a bar back to the hotel is dangerous also.. I have heard of guys waking up in a bathtub full of ice with a note on their chest saying "call 911, one of your kidneys has been removed"

 

At maxton mile last year my buddy who I went with got snagged as soon as we parked at the hotel by a chick who was in a hotel room by herself. Says he checked her ID, checked the closet and bathroom and still all he could think was " damn this was way too easy, shes probably going to drug me and steal my kidneys"..

 

unknown, I only read the first post and I am going to give my opinion.

The stock driveshaft is pretty damn bullet proof. I have no seen an option for an aftermarket one that I would spend the money on. I have seen/installed the CF units and they are nice but the money is not worth it in my opinion.

Our black car ran 8.88 at 172 mph on a bone stock driveshaft, we never broke a shaft or u-joint. My RS is running 9.4's at 155 mph on the stock driveshaft.

My suggestion is, leave that part stock.

IF there is a CHEAP, ligthweight driveshaft being made that I don't know about then it could be something to consider for the weight savings but to date I have not seen one with a good price vs weight savings.

 

^OT. what about the front/rear axles? Are you still running stock on both cars?

 

We run stock fronts DSS Stage V rears.. I beleive dave does the same on the race car..

 

There are three things that the CF DS does better than the factory DS.

Its lighter. Less weight = faster car. Rotational weight reduction is worth more than non rotating weight reduction. Its a win win with the CF DS.

Its stronger. Not that the stock DS is weak. The only time I have seen a DS break is when the pinion shaft of the rear diff breaks causing it to jam up and hurt the DS.

It absorbs shock better. This is a great benefit. It protects the rear diff (see above) and axles by absorbing drive line shock.

While a CF DS is pricey, so is a broken axle / diff and a wasted day of racing. When pushing for every bit of performance out of an Evo, it should be on your list of things to purchase.