George,
Are both of those shafts from the same displacement engines? The twisted shaft appears to be longer and of a greater cross section than the untwisted shaft (camera angle?).
The twisted shaft brings up another interesting point. As the (drive) shaft twists, it becomes shorter, which reduces the depth of engagement in one or both of the mating shafts (dist and pump)
John
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