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Old 04-27-2017, 03:56 PM   #13 (permalink)
ChopStix
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I originally purchased the 1LE drive shaft during my go fast days.
The real economic advantage will be from being able to grease the U-joints and not shelling out a U-joint on a road trip and/or having to go back to the drive shaft shop to spend another $100+ on a U-joint replacement in 50,000 to 100,000 miles.
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I'm no expert, but I would think that it would take less power to turn the aluminum at the same speed as a steel one, which should have a tiny mpg benefit. I'm not saying just that one change would equal 1 mpg. But maybe if it was combined with some other mods it might show a measurable benefit.
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