Driveshafts - Any Ideas for Upgrades
Turbo Mini Forums

This is whats left of the driveshafts after the weekend.

Anyone else brocen them like this?

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

holly shit mate!!! are you running with an LSD? what torque is your motor putting out?

Team Racing

No LSD, just a cross pin.

I don't know about torque fogures 120+ I think.

It's the super sticky Hoosier slicks that don't help.


Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

I think the only upgrade is hardy spicer's, thats what the boys use on the grass, and there is a lot of strain on them, as they run lsd's and loose contact with the ground a fair bit

Team Racing

Everyone seems to be breaking things alot!

Never seen one break like that.

Never seen that before!, just unlucky IMO. I thought pot joints lasted forever. I'd replace it with another. Looks like the gearbox casing and diff housing has survived so nothing to serious.

Good effort!

I think I might get some hardy spicers if you can get them to fit on standard diff outputs.

I'm planning on getting an LSD at some point in tyhe future anyway.

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Wil - You'll need a new Diff if fitting HS joints; the outputs are different.

10/10 for effort though!

Is the speedo housing ok - i'm guessig it's been mashed by a flailing driveshaft?

Edited by turbodave16v on 21st Jun, 2004.

An Lsd will improve your hillclimb times, i found an extra couple of seconds as alot of traction was gained coming out of the corners, instead of the inside wheel spinning. Does very little in a straight line for me.

I reckon Hardy Spicers are over rated and Pots joints under rated(IMO)

It does look like the spedo drive is wrecked but in fact as I don't use a spedo I took out all the internals and bolcked off the output hole, so it's fine. Just covered in grease and oil.

If I can't get the HS joints. Cany anyone sell me a near side driveshaft??

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

if I can find one, you can have it for free, I'll have a look for you tonight

Team Racing

nice one.

Where do you live btw, is it near Crewe or Market Harborough?

Save postage maybe?

Wil

Edited by wil_h on 21st Jun, 2004.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

south wales mate

Team Racing

That's where I was when it broke - Llandow

Obviously I'll pay any postage if you've got one.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Wil, i have a drive shaft and a speedo housing if it is any help.Not too far from market H. In fact you can even get a train from MH to Wellingborough!!

Edited by giallofly on 21st Jun, 2004.

llandow is aboyt 4 miles from my house! what did you think of the track?

Team Racing

if jon can't help out, I'll give jon a driveshaft to give to you

Team Racing

Ok cheers, I'm going to get my bro to speak to Jon.

Llandow was a good laugh, it's got everything, fast and slow corners and a fantastic fast chicane at the end of the back straight. We went there last year too. I only made one lap this year before the shaft broke, arse.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

wow thats seriously broken!!

not seen any pot joint go like that before... I hope my slicks wont do the same thing!

Usually the gearbox brakes before the pots do, unless your grassind were you spend some time up in the air and then come back to earth with a bump while still on full power

Alex

AlexF

Maybe that's it. The new slicks tend to cause the car to pitch up onto two wheels rather than slide. Although I tend to wait till it lands before I plant the throttle again.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

grip quite well then

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

which one you need, the longer one or the shorter one? I have a spare longer one you can have, but its missing one of the ball bearings if its helps? Im in keighley, west yorkshire.

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

it's the shorter one notice the speedo cable outlet on the left

I have a shaft here in leicester if you want it

you did a better job than I did on my shaft

Thanks to everyone who offered a driveshaft to me. My bro is off to get one off Jon (Giallofly) later today so the car will be running again this weekend.

Cheers

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

yay for Jon!

Where are you running this weekend?

alex

AlexF