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Mounting a V8 in a 190e. Lots of chopping to make it fit. I need some advice about driveline angle etc. I'll obviously need a custom prop. OE is a two piece affair with rubber couplings at each end. I'd prefer to go with a single piece with CV joints at each end. But I'm not decided on that yet.
Now what I want to know is how far out can drive angle be? Tolerance for height difference between gearbox output and diff input would be handy to know.
Now what I want to know is how far out can drive angle be? Tolerance for height difference between gearbox output and diff input would be handy to know.
Edited by goldar on Saturday 8th April 20:14
At the end of the day, without massive cutting or work, it will end up whatever angle it ends up.
A CV joint will happily run at higher angles than say a UJ style joint, but some run silly angles without issue.
As for 1 piece or 2 piece, that can come down to whatever is most practical, and assuming the shaft is not too long that "critical " speed becomes a problem for the 1 piece.
Plus using a 2 piece may help with some dodgy angles.
A CV joint will happily run at higher angles than say a UJ style joint, but some run silly angles without issue.
As for 1 piece or 2 piece, that can come down to whatever is most practical, and assuming the shaft is not too long that "critical " speed becomes a problem for the 1 piece.
Plus using a 2 piece may help with some dodgy angles.
stevieturbo said:
At the end of the day, without massive cutting or work, it will end up whatever angle it ends up.
A CV joint will happily run at higher angles than say a UJ style joint, but some run silly angles without issue.
As for 1 piece or 2 piece, that can come down to whatever is most practical, and assuming the shaft is not too long that "critical " speed becomes a problem for the 1 piece.
Plus using a 2 piece may help with some dodgy angles.
I've already cut out a serious amount to get things where I want them. A CV joint will happily run at higher angles than say a UJ style joint, but some run silly angles without issue.
As for 1 piece or 2 piece, that can come down to whatever is most practical, and assuming the shaft is not too long that "critical " speed becomes a problem for the 1 piece.
Plus using a 2 piece may help with some dodgy angles.
There shouldn't be any dodgy angles, but what exactly is a dodgy angle? That's what I want to know.
goldar said:
I've already cut out a serious amount to get things where I want them.
There shouldn't be any dodgy angles, but what exactly is a dodgy angle? That's what I want to know.
Again depends on application and usage.There shouldn't be any dodgy angles, but what exactly is a dodgy angle? That's what I want to know.
Monster trucks would run extreme angles, but likely fairly low rpm's
If it's a racer that will see maybe 9-10,000 shaft rpm, perhaps extreme angles would be a bit silly.
And as already said, angles will be more annoying for a conventional U-Joint, than a CV style joint.
But I'd be surprised if you've managed to build something so bad in a typical car, that the angles would be terrible.
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