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w1tchblad3

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So I finally got out to track to test my on3 single turbo and broke my drive shaft on launch with Transbrake. I have a upgraded shaft too a shaft master rated at 900hp . I’m about 770hp so my question is what is a better shaft upgrade that can handle the hard launch.
 

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When you launched did you have any wheel hop? That will break shit regardless of manufacturers ratings.
 

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Did the shaft twist? Or was it just the U joints that let go?
 

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Shaftmasters has a standard shaft and a HD unit, which one do you have? Although, I think the HD unit just stronger u-joints so in your case it really woundlt make a difference. Definitely call them up and see what they have to say.

It sounds like it may be time for a 4 inch over the 3.5 inch. Lethal and Beefcake have some pretty good deals on DSS shaft this weekend.
 

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Ok so I was wrong on the location of the break but it was not the u-joints.
 

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So I finally got out to track to test my on3 single turbo and broke my drive shaft on launch with Transbrake. I have a upgraded shaft too a shaft master rated at 900hp . I’m about 770hp so my question is what is a better shaft upgrade that can handle the hard launch.
Yes, I would call David at Shaftmasters
 

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I am interested in what happened when you talked to Shaftmasters. Rating a product at a certain power level and standing behind it are two different things. I would like to hear your experience with their customer service.
 

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Honestly I did not call shaftmaster about it i work long hours and did not feel like going through all the red tape customer service tend to do. So I just order a dynatech driveshaft per recommendation from the shop that did my build. The fabricator at the shop said the welds did not look good on the saftmaster.
 

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