Did you also noticed the aluminum engine heads?
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD,MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dester223@aol.com [mailto:Dester223@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 8:43 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Drive shafts. Very weird.
Well, since I work at valvoline, I get to see a lot of cool stuff under cars
and trucks.
I noticed that the chevy/GMC full size trucks have a 4.5" diameter alum
driveshaft. That striked me as odd at first, but then a couple days goes by
and I see a 2000 dakota v6 pull in. it's a automatic and I look at the
driveshaft. Aluminium...
What's with the new alum. driveshafts? How much would an alum weigh
compared to a cast iron or whatever I have in my 97?
Brings me to another interesting point. Should I upgrade to an alum.
driveshaft? Due to it's lighter weigh, I'm guessing that could free up some
horsepower. What do you guys think? will a 2000 driveshaft from a v6
dakota
bolt up with mine?
-Dester
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