drive shafts
Hi all
Bit late to this thread but here is my 2 pennies worth.
I know in an ideal world we would all like our drive shafts horizontal.But in every day use this is not the case. Stick the shopping in the boot/stick the kids in the back etc-etc.The car when being used moves up and down.This is why suspension is fitted to cars.To over come this movement the constant velocity joint was invented. If you look at your drive shafts you will have an inner and an outer cv joint to overcome the up/down movement of the suspension.
Also the very nature of our desire to put different engines in to our kits will no doubt result in a not ideal set up.
As to engines, the alfa v6 is a great looking piece of kit. But typical Italian build.All show but no-go. My mate has one actually in an alfa believe it or not! When it runs it is really good. But that's when it runs. Most of the time it's in the garage being repaired. The last time it was there it cost over £2000 to repair. Not cheap.
As to the ford 2.9 cosworth, this is virtually bomb proof if you stick to scheduled services. This is my engine choice and I've mated it to a rs2000 gearbox with lsd. Drive shafts supplied by a company that supplies F1 teams no less.
Elsewhere someone has said this is a bad combination having broke 3 gearboxes one clutch and a drive shaft.
I know guys who have ford escort rs cars with upwards of 300 bhp with these gear boxes and have no problems with the uprated power. As to drive shafts they can break on modern cars so that could just be bad luck.With the clutch, buy as I did,an uprated clutch kit.
But then again which ever way you go some one some where with moan about it.You have just got to do what you think is right.Good luck.
ian
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