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We didn't know that until the first models failed and we used real-world experiements with "magic" ( a new technology: super-slow-motion video) to introduce and verify the new variable (lift on backstroke). It always makes perfect sense in hindsight.

Variables. I guess you don't work with those, do you? I live and work in the real world. I use real world proofs applied to mathematical equations to modify variables as the evidence presents itself along the course of the experiment. If it makes you feel better or smarter, you are right that...

Mathematics are fine on paper, and hypothesis are fine in a classroom, but where the rubber meets the road, where first place gets paid and everyone elso goes home; at the dyno, or at the dragstrip, or in many, many other forms of motorsports throuoghout history, and currently, the 1pc. wins...

Now that's the beginings of some really useful information! $190 is an affordable rebuild in my book! Where did you have that done, and what parts did you get replaced? Were OEM parts used, or aftermarket? I would love to rebuild my old shaft (again) but the shop I used boogered it up the...

If it's the same company making it, how is cheap related to quality? Wouldn't it be cheaper because it uses less parts, less fabrication, and less time to produce, not because it was built to a lesser standard? It would appear that you have confused inexpensive with lesser quality. And you...

Again, if 2pc driveshafts were as efficient as 1pcrs, they would use them in racing. But they are not and do not. From an engineering standpoint, they are not equal. The greater mass, more moving parts, and increased drag reduce efficiency of the 2pc. The greater complexity means increased...

I'm confused. That wasn't the result of a driveshaft failure, was it? I thought I recognized it from my own experiences to be the result of a brilliant application of sheer stupidity. Believe me, I'm no stranger to stupid. I'm currently recovering from surgery necessitated by my latest...

Seriously Stupid is going 140+mph on public roads. And yet... And of course I don't know your history, we've never met, let alone gotten to know each other. But I understand that you have a concern about 1pc driveshafts in mk3's. I'm just trying to understand the basis of your concern.

Then get a truck. Or a Prius. Supras go fast. Fast is dangerous.

Too many variables to accurately predict outcomes. That is what usually shows up during thier experiments. My buddies '68 Chevelle lifted about two feet off the ground at~65mph as the driveshaft buckled under the car. His front ujoint jet go, not the DS itself. When the shaft buckled under...

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?58272-Driveshaft-Critical-Speed-A-Calculator/page2 Use the wrong materials or the wrong diameter or thickness, and a 2 piece can be far worse... Is anyone suggesting that the DS shops are knowingly selling parts that are designed and/or built...

A blown tire, failed brakes, or other far more common mechanical failures are what worry me most when I'm on the edge. For me, I trust the odds. I am certain that I have a better chance of being struck by lightning three times and surviving (or winning lotto) than I do of having a...

Wow IJ, that shaft is massive! I bet all the girls say that though...lmfao! So I guess you felt that the stocker was inadequate for your intended purpose. Just guessing, but that probably didn't come cheap...$$$ I beleive that is what I've been saying this entire time; if it is...

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