[rand49er]

Yeah, like Bowen said, good work, Tony! :thumbsup:

A couple of ques:

Are the splines out of the tranny the same so the driveshaft change would be just a plug and play?

Seems to me the most difficult thing here is remounting the spring perch, or am I minimizing the gas tank swap, etc.?

At around $5k, this becomes doable. I'd sell both sets of wheels (stockers and the MMs) to help pay for it, and that would open up a whole bunch of cool options for new five luggers. Probably could sell other stuff, too, like my good diff. Hmm-m ... gettin' closer to $4k now and wouldn't have to worry about a couple of post-warranty diff hits to the wallet in the future.

Again, thanks for looking into this Tony! :worship:

 

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... Randy, I'll send an email inquiring about the driveshaft splines on the new piece and see if it will bolt up to our T-56. If not, I think a good driveline shop could adapt it (and for that matter, adapt your current driveshaft instead of buying a whole new one).

The gas tank is a cake walk once the rear cradle is out.

Tony, how hard/difficult would it be to alter the spring perch ... I can't recall what that looks like off hand ... are we talkin' a lot of cutting with a torch and then fitting and welding under there? ... UGH!

 

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... I'd rather spend $5k to get a bulletproof rear-end that will launch hard with no wheelhop than spend $5-$6k on mods. ...

... and I'll keep firing questions their way until they tell me to get lost.

You're too late on the mod spending, but on the bright side, that's all I've got left to mod anyway!

And I for one certainly appreciate that you're bordering on becoming a pest for these guys/gals. If it helps at all, tell them that they owe us, but I'm sure you've already used that one.

Can't say it enough: THANKS, TONY!!!

... that will be one hell of a group buy! :histeric:

:highfive:

 

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Within the first few weeks of introduction, there will be plenty of wrecked V2s to scavenge parts.

:histeric:

 

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Plus, others have mentioned that MANY IRS cars display wheel hop including Porches.

 

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Some enterprising Caddy dealership with a guy that specializes in selling mods to V owners should put a package together for retrofitting our cars with all the necessary components/mods to do this. Would be a real feather in his cap.

Any suggestions?

 

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Well, out of the two guys I was thinking about, one has just nominated the other.

Tony, can't say it enough ... thank you, thank you, thank you for looking into the feasibility of doing this. :highfive:

 

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Where's Luke?

Should be punching in any time now.

 

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:woohoo:

 

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Maybe didn't read this closely enough, but if this is primarily just a diff swap (from a drivetrain standpoint only i.e. excluding the fuel tank), is there any way to provide axle shafts with substantially different torsional rigidity in order to reduce/eliminate wheelhop?

I mean, if the biggest difference is simply going to be the diff, these cars are still gonna hop like a 'roo on 'roids.

 

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Tony;

Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with this VITAL project - as others have said,(to paraphrase) " really no point in other mods when the stock LS6 is already too much for the present diff package etc." I am in Bradenton, FL, retired, and my 05 V is just out of warranty! Time to fix it right!!:lildevil: Seriously, I have done a lot of "wrenchin" on all types of racecars and would welcome helping you and Luke with this project.

Best Wishes;
Lonestranger
(941) 932-5355 = cell #
[email protected]

WHOA! Here we go! Tony!

If you guys could get a firm handle on the specific steps needed to do this plus get a firm line on all the parts including part numbers, etc, ... enough to do an FAQ-worthy set of instructions, this would be very well-received. Seriously, though, it would be great to refine this conceptual remedy into a concrete set of steps and bill of materials to do this. Lonestranger is making a great offer with his assistance.

THIS PROJECT L-L-L-I-I-I-V-V-E-E-S-S !!!

 

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Just like DoubleMint gum, you're both right.

Rey did hit upon one interesting point, and that is it would reasonably inexpensive do one halfshaft on a V1. Which one would be an issue (if it even really mattered), and the question wuld be how much would there be to gain ... a 2% reduction in WH (and associated improvement in the longevity of the diff) or would there be an 80% reduction. If it showed minimal improvement, then we'd know and focus elsewhere. If there was a dramatic improvement, then I'd think the market might be a couple dozen or maybe more (depending on price, of course). The experiment assessing the proposed "fix" would have to be controlled: same vehicle, same tires/pressures, same shocks, same pavement, same temps, same, same, same ... just different halfshaft.

 

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Hey, ctsv154, any chance you can put those ideas of yours into a step-wise series of schematic drawings for an old brain like mine? In particular, can you make it such that even I (not having the cradle and the associated links committed to memory) can visualize the wind up of torque before the tires break loose and the torsional force/stress buildup around the various suspension components and their attachment points?

I really like that very concise article of heavy's ... well explained, IMHO. Taking that and applying it visually to the V would greatly assist us aging engineers comprehend things without the need to crawl back under the car.

 

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... The more I look at it the more I wonder. The rest of the rear seems to be really heavy duty and then there is the weak looking aluminum differential, what weren't they thinking.

I bet the engineers were either trying to appease the bookkeepers, or the bookkeepers themselves spec'd the diff.