2005Explorer Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm surprised the few RWD haters haven't used this as a reason to outlaw RWD... Well at least if you have a drive shaft failure on a FWD car I doubt it is going to penetrate the floor pan of the car. Anyhow this person is an idiot. Doing what he did would be like hooking a 5,000 lb. trailer to an Escape then blaming Ford when the transmission fails even though the vehicle is only rated to tow 3,500 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm with 92merc.. I'm more interested in the fact that the six can do 135, not some idiot taking his vehicle beyond the mechanical limit(I'm looking at your Raptor-bent-frame-guys) The 3.7 pulls hard in the Mustang. I'm not the slightest bit surprised it will do 135. It was still accelerating when the driveshaft went south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss444 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The 3.7 pulls hard in the Mustang. I'm not the slightest bit surprised it will do 135. It was still accelerating when the driveshaft went south. And NOT slowly. It was still pulling hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT-Keith Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The 3.7 pulls hard in the Mustang. I'm not the slightest bit surprised it will do 135. It was still accelerating when the driveshaft went south. Oh I never doubted the 'Stang could reach those speeds with 305hp, just 10 shy of the 315hp V8 which was governed to ~150. If Ford is ever in need of a good marketing campaign they could use all the oafs who took their cars beyond the limit as muse. "Ford: May inspire stupidity" would make a great tagline in my opinion. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss444 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 "Ford: May inspire stupidity" would make a great tagline in my opinion. ^_^ HAHA! I like it. Get someone very dry and sarcastic like Pat Warburton and bring back Putty (I know...he's with Honda right now) to do some funny lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) HAHA! I like it. Get someone very dry and sarcastic like Pat Warburton and bring back Putty (I know...he's with Honda right now) to do some funny lines. Denis Leary could do it and he already does ads for Ford. Edited December 20, 2011 by TomServo92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevys Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Where? Are you pulling this out your ass? Start here. http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forums/2011-v6-mustang-tech/295917-2011-mustang-v6-drive-shaft-broken.html There are plenty more if you search. People are scared to death that mod their cars. Its a wake up call for sure. Interesting that Tom said he had Z rated tires so the limiter is for the driveshaft after all. Have not heard of problems with the Gt 2 piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORG Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Lesson learned here, anything above 120 on a speedometer is just decoration, don't use it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Lesson learned here, anything above 120 on a speedometer is just decoration, don't use it! Secondary lesson: Mod appropriately. Tertiary lesson: If you're going to do a warranty-voiding mod, DON'T upload the catastrophic failure to YouTube. The internets never forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Lesson learned here, anything above 120 on a speedometer is just decoration, don't use it! I did three parade laps at MIchigan International Speedway with the PCA club this summer, and hit about 140mph on the last lap in my Boxster and it really didn't feel like it. Some of the 911's on track with me were hitting about 160mph. After we parked our vehicles in pit area, MIS was giving rides in Mustang 5.0 and Dodge Challenger for $10/person. I talked with one of the Mustang drivers and he said he was hitting 145mph in the three laps they did with paying customers. They had to sign waivers like we did in case we killed ourselves. My Boxster is on Bridgestone Pontenzas high performance summer tires and they hopefully are safe up to Boxster's 160mph capability. Noting weird at 140mph anyway. The Mustang and Challeger looked good and sounded great at almost 150mph. They told us the PCA club to limite speeds to 70mph, but that lasted only one lap before all hell broke loose and it is scary checking up for pits at 140mph, but Porsche brakes work well and I lived another day. Believe it or not, parade laps at various race courses around country are pretty normal and good way to legally explore the performance of your sporty car. My goal next year is Mid-Ohio and Road America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Start here. http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forums/2011-v6-mustang-tech/295917-2011-mustang-v6-drive-shaft-broken.html There are plenty more if you search. People are scared to death that mod their cars. Its a wake up call for sure. Interesting that Tom said he had Z rated tires so the limiter is for the driveshaft after all. Have not heard of problems with the Gt 2 piece. I did a search of the NHTSA ODI database and there was nothing about the V6 Mustang at all much less something that would be a potential safety issue. I also haven't heard anything about it on The Mustang Source forums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Tertiary lesson: If you're going to do a warranty-voiding mod, DON'T upload the catastrophic failure to YouTube. The internets never forget. Apparently the cretin who uploaded the video made a feeble attempt to get the internets to forget - he removed it from YouTube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Apparently the cretin who uploaded the video made a feeble attempt to get the internets to forget - he removed it from YouTube! It got reposted... and thanks to DownloadHelper, it is now on my hard drive as well. :lol: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Apparently the cretin who uploaded the video made a feeble attempt to get the internets to forget - he removed it from YouTube! It got reposted... and thanks to DownloadHelper, it is now on my hard drive as well. :lol: A cardinal rule to remember: Once it's posted on the internet, it's no longer under your control and it never goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevys Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I did a search of the NHTSA ODI database and there was nothing about the V6 Mustang at all much less something that would be a potential safety issue. I also haven't heard anything about it on The Mustang Source forums. Its not wide spread at all Tom. I remembered it because I thought it was about of an odd part to fail as you would ever think about. Keep your speed to reasonable levels just to be safe. If your going to mod it and hammer on it get an aftermarket drive shaft. Ford cut this right to the edge it seems. Those 3.7 cars do run dang good for what they are and deserve better parts than this imo. In fairness that car on that video was tuned I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT-Keith Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Lesson learned here, anything above 120 on a speedometer is just decoration, don't use it! Hahahaha! As a kid in the 80s I used to love getting into that-era imports and seeing something like 180mph on the speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Its not wide spread at all Tom. I remembered it because I thought it was about of an odd part to fail as you would ever think about. Keep your speed to reasonable levels just to be safe. If your going to mod it and hammer on it get an aftermarket drive shaft. Ford cut this right to the edge it seems. Those 3.7 cars do run dang good for what they are and deserve better parts than this imo. In fairness that car on that video was tuned I think. Good. I was worried even though I don't plan on modding mine (except for maybe K&N panel filter). I've been very pleased with mine. My two previous Mustangs were 5.0s so I was bit worried about a V6 but the 3.7 is a gem and a performance bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Ford cut this right to the edge it seems. Those 3.7 cars do run dang good for what they are and deserve better parts than this imo I'm sorry, but you have no right to expect your car to perform without breakage 23mph above its factory set speed limit. Ford did not cut this 'to the edge', if you are going to void your warranty, do NOT expect your car to withstand the abuse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHorse Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I've been very pleased with mine. My two previous Mustangs were 5.0s so I was bit worried about a V6 but the 3.7 is a gem and a performance bargain. Yeah the V6 is great so long as you don't want to go faster than 112 mph which by the way is a slower top speed than my Corolla at 115. :hysterical: I had to Richard. Couldn't resist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgts Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) I'm sorry but I've drove and seen older Fords faster then 135 and not had one problem, a driveshaft on a performance car shouldn't fail especially with a simple mod of removing a limiter. Say what you want but a base Mustang is not a basic transportation anymore and its enginering shouldn't reflect it, not to mention the Chevy and import boys are laughing it up now. Edited December 20, 2011 by Fgts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F250 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Well at least if you have a drive shaft failure on a FWD car I doubt it is going to penetrate the floor pan of the car. Anyhow this person is an idiot. Doing what he did would be like hooking a 5,000 lb. trailer to an Escape then blaming Ford when the transmission fails even though the vehicle is only rated to tow 3,500 lbs. Front wheel drive shaft failure can take out your steering at 135 MPH ! Yea, that's better. Want to turn off the speed limiter and go play race driver? Ford Racing Parts offers drive shaft safety loops which are mandatory at some tracks. plus you can get a race ready shaft assy for a few hundred bucks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Evidently, idiots with Mustang V6es abound. This one So did 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme4x4 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm sorry but I've drove and seen older Fords faster then 135 and not had one problem, a driveshaft on a performance car shouldn't fail especially with a simple mod of removing a limiter. Say what you want but a base Mustang is not a basic transportation anymore and its enginering shouldn't reflect it, not to mention the Chevy and import boys are laughing it up now. I don't recall the older Fords getting 31mpg on the highway, either. The Chevy boys don't get 31mpg either. The imports may get the mileage, but they are far from 305hp. There are tradeoffs for everything. Purposely removing a safety device (speed limiter), then pushing your stock vehicle to speeds it was not designed for (135), then not slowing down or stopping when the first vibration happened.......................... IS NOT Fords fault. It doesn't matter what Ford would design something for, some idiot would exceed it, and then it would still be fodder for internet fanbois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm sorry but I've drove and seen older Fords faster then 135 and not had one problem, a driveshaft on a performance car shouldn't fail especially with a simple mod of removing a limiter. Say what you want but a base Mustang is not a basic transportation anymore and its enginering shouldn't reflect it, not to mention the Chevy and import boys are laughing it up now. Guess you never heard of cost vs benefit...why would Ford spend more money on a item that broke doing 27% more then it was spec out to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Yeah the V6 is great so long as you don't want to go faster than 112 mph which by the way is a slower top speed than my Corolla at 115. :hysterical: I had to Richard. Couldn't resist. Oh yeah? I bet I can hit my speed limiter MUCH faster than you and I won't have to push the car very hard! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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