66 Chevelle LSA/4L90E Conversion - Page 28 - Lateral-g Forums

**camcojb** · #1 01-22-2015, 04:30 PM

Ken,

Did they mention how much HP that setup would hold?

**andrewb70** · #2 01-22-2015, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by camcojb

Ken,

Did they mention how much HP that setup would hold?

That driveshaft uses a custom billet CV that The Driveshaft Shop uses on their high HP drive axles. Since the drive axles see between 3 and 4 times (depending on R&P) the torque that the output shaft sees, durability is not a concern. The "fuse" in that link is the rear u-joint. The Driveshaft Shop also makes custom pinion flanges that will mount a CV. Here is one for a Ford 9", which is what I plan to use on my 1967 Cougar build.

Andrew

**camcojb** · #3 01-22-2015, 08:22 PM

Thanks Andrew.

**kwhizz** · #4 04-18-2015, 06:17 PM

Nice Sunny cool sunny day today and I got the Bug to get the Beater out and go to the Drag Strip...... Paid....went thru Tech....and pulled up to the line (Lot's of Prep)......LOL........When I got the Helmet out of the trunk I realized I still had all the normal travelling "Stuff" in the trunk.......Tool box, chairs, hydraulic Jack etc........LOL.......Made two passes......1st one just blew the tires off the car and had it sideways about a third of the way down the track..........2nd pass I drove it out and gradually got in it........2.3 60 ' time and went 12.21 @118..........Not bad for a Highway car........Easy 11's with Drag Radials.......But.......once is enough.........LOL

**waynieZ** · #5 04-18-2015, 06:22 PM

Sounds like a good time. Nice times too.

NAPA 68 · #6 04-20-2015, 06:34 PM

Ken,

Did that driveshaft accomplish everything you wanted it to? Also, what bore diameter master cylinder did you settle with?

Thanks!

Tim

**kwhizz** · #7 04-20-2015, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NAPA 68

Ken,

Did that driveshaft accomplish everything you wanted it to? Also, what bore diameter master cylinder did you settle with?

Thanks!

Tim

Yep......Driveshaft resolved all the issues.........Smooth as silk......Power Master 1" bore.......

NAPA 68 · #8 04-20-2015, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kwhizz

Yep......Driveshaft resolved all the issues.........Smooth as silk......Power Master 1" bore.......

Kool! I have been fighting driveline angles in the 59 and I swung and missed with the 7/8" manual master. Off to a 1" for the manual brakes for me

**kwhizz** · #9 08-31-2022, 03:05 PM

Update....... Didn't drive the car much this year, been driving the Impala all over..... Took the Chevelle out last week for a local show..... the car ran perfect as usual... On the way home after getting off the highway I noticed the engine was running rough...... Humm!!!!..... I was 10 minutes from home so when I got the car in the garage (no check engine light) I plugged the scanner in and no codes....... Hummm!!!!!......Used the infared heat gun and shot all the Header pipes...... #3 cyl was showing no heat....... Humm !!!!....... Put a spare coil on and started it up .......Same thing......Pulled the spark plug and it looked O.K........ Checked for spark and everything good......Hummm!!!!!......Got Air....Got Spark..... Fuel????...put a Noid light on the plug on injector #3 and everything good....... Hummm !!!!...... The only thing that made any sense was that the injector went bad (36,000 miles)....... Ordered a new set and put them in and the car run's perfect again......... You never know...... LOL

**camcojb** · #10 08-31-2022, 05:59 PM

Thanks for the update Ken. Not a really common occurrence I would think, injectors generally last a lot longer than that. Appreciate you posting up the steps to determine what had failed.