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    Default Equal Length Driveshafts on a Smallblock Gearbox

    Forgive me if this has been discussed before on PNG - I have done no research on the subject at this time.

    But the question is simple............is there a way to run equal length shafts on an F10/F13 gearbox (i.e. on standard size CV output flanges)?

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    It may be worth contacting Ben (boffer8) as I know this is something he was looking into. No idea whether he is still researching this though

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    I'd like to know about this also

    Can't see how you'd use a CLET set up

    Corsa D's have a set up

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    The corsa vxr middle shaft is shorter than the big block one but ive not tried it against a block yet or counted the teeth,

    I have both somewhere i could dig out

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    Im talking pish, the corsa one is longer and the gearbox end is 24 spline, cv side is 34 spline
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    just use a big block gear box and run the nova equal lenght drive shaft set up onto thing i will have to make it an adapter plate to bolt the drive shaft bearing mount to

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    I wouldn't want a big block box on there, too heavy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edd View Post
    I wouldn't want a big block box on there, too heavy
    Indeed, as Edd correctly identifies, that is the whole point of this post, I don't want to use a big block gearbox!
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    You can get small block diffs with big block output flanges. Rallymarshal (Paul) knows the dealio.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iain View Post
    You can get small block diffs with big block output flanges. Rallymarshal (Paul) knows the dealio.
    Iain - not wanting to do this either, I want to use standard Nova shafts and CV's.
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    Corsa vxr one doesn't fit, tried it today it needs large side gears on the diff neither the XE or vxr brackets match the bolt holes on the back of my E16 block,
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