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Old 10-19-2004, 06:11 AM
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What is this for/do? Chassis stiffness?

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Old 10-19-2004, 07:20 AM
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The torque tube is a structural aluminum tube in which the drive shaft is mounted and which connects the engine to the rear-mounted transmission. It resists the torque generated by the drive shaft, keeping the engine and tranny from spinning relative to each other due to the reactive torque that is a response to the driven torque transmitted through the drive shaft.

The C5 drivetrain - the torque tube is the large tube that spans the distance between the engine and tranny


Torque tube, tranny and differential from a manual shift C5


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The slave cylinder for the clutch, the input spline of the drive shaft and the portion of the torque tube that bolts to the bell housing on the engine

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It's so you don't have to buy a driveshaft loop for the drag strip.
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WOW; the pics tell a complete story !!!

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Nice explanation!

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