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#406260 02/06/02 10:32 PM
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Hokay, so add me to the list of folks who're going through these troubles, my vortech just went back to vortech today. I had about 5 months and 9k miles on it before it went out, and it was completely stripped splines. A few questions I have after reading this thread....

Can someone please enlighten me as to the diff between the S-trim vs SQ-trim gears?

When my SC comes back, what would folks recommend attempting? Should I be looking into someone who can heat or cryo-treat the shaft and SC splines, or be looking to put in the high-pressure marine grease mentioned earlier in the thread?

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Whats that put the CEG failure rate at?
WorldTour - bad splines & seals
PhatSVT - bad seals
Buckshot77 - bad splines
fst4dr - bad splines
Bob King - bad splines
Ikarius_svt - bad splines
Corey - still running, but has low miles
Jim Bandy - still running, but has low miles.

Correct me if I am wrong but I get: 75% WAY TO GO VORTECH!!!
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#406262 02/06/02 11:25 PM
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No you should align the drive shaft 'dead on ' end to end with a lazer dot so there is no misalingment.... wink


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Has anyone stripped out one with the revised driveshaft? I guess only time will tell.


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Well, I am pretty sure I was the first to get the new shaft and I have less then 1000miles on it, so we will see what happens.


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Bug ATI to make a procharger for the duratecs. I am ordering their 3.8L Mustang kit that is supposed to up it to 350hp. Their test car with only the prochrger ran a 13.89 in the quarter mile and it is a AODE! Plus they very reliable and come with a 1 year warranty standard or you can get a 3 year warranty for 500 more $s.


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2001 Ford Mustang 3.8L EFI AODE
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#406266 02/09/02 03:47 AM
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Quote:
No you should align the drive shaft 'dead on ' end to end with a lazer dot so there is no misalingment....


Exactly what terry says.. align it as precisely as possible, but I still think you need another bearing(or at least a support) to help keep it that way due to variations in the engine harmonics...
Think of it this way.. even 1 degree on a half a meter is still a variation of aver a half a millimeter at the end... and in those splines that would be enough to cause bad wear... The problem you run into is with it being a belt drive, with a pulley at one end, and thesupport bearing close to that end, the torque on the arm from the tension in the belt due to resistance(due to engine load etc..) of the engines pulley's rotations, will cause the threaded end to "twist" just slightly, and if you are off by even .8mm then after X000 miles, yes even a hardened shaft will show wear.. to the point where your splines will be damaged past the ability to inter-mesh with the splines on the Charger.....
The only good way to run a supercharger off of a long jack shaft, would have been to install a set of pulley's at both ends, driven by belts(cogged or splined), allowing the belts to take up this problem of torque/twisting... but.. they didnt do that.. (do to cost, space considerations, whatever.... ) and youre stuck with splines..... good luckoh well maybe Im just an idiot... confused


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