Idiot Removes Governor on V6 Mustang, Driveshaft Removes Itself
12-21-2011, 04:48 PM
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Strange I never hit it. I don't like going above 130 anyway because the car does wobble a bit. As far as the kid in the video the DS should have held up imo. The car has 300 hp, limiter or not v6's arent cheap these days either. Ford can afford to put a decent DS in it.
12-21-2011, 04:56 PM
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Thats cheaper than the $690 AmericanMuscle wants for theirs... Wonder which one is better.
12-21-2011, 05:40 PM
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Strange I never hit it. I don't like going above 130 anyway because the car does wobble a bit. As far as the kid in the video the DS should have held up imo. The car has 300 hp, limiter or not v6's arent cheap these days either. Ford can afford to put a decent DS in it.
My limiter has been raised to something stupid, so I'll never see it. Took the stock GT driveshaft up to 157.6 (on 3.55 gears/27" diameter tires) and the ride was smooth as butter... I won't be getting any higher than that in the standing mile without extensive work which will include replacing the transmission and drive shaft among other things.
12-21-2011, 11:10 PM
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Personally, I think the driveshaft should be able to handle the power the car makes. Despite the fact that he removed the governer, I would be livid if I was him. It's been said plenty of times on different forums, if Ford didn't intend for the V6 Mustang to be driven in a sporty manner, then they shouldn't advertise it in a commercial doing crazy burnouts and powerslides.
Everyone is being way too damn hard on this kid. Personally, I think the driveshaft should have held, but I hope he doesn't expect to get anything out of Ford for this. Governor disabled = warranty VOID. But honestly, who here has never pushed their car a bit more than they should once or twice? And if you haven't, why did you buy a Mustang?
That driveshaft should not have done that. I'm a die hard Ford fan for life, never owned anything but. But I do miss the days when you get get in a Ford, beat the ever living **** out of it, and nothing would break. The days of overbuilding are gone. Not only for Ford, but for everyone. Look at the GTR, take the traction control off and the drivetrain promptly ejects itself from the car. What's the point in having a car like that if it can't handle it's own power?
12-22-2011, 12:31 AM
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The kids dumb for not knowing that the drive shaft couldn't handle that but honestly I cant believe they would build it like that.
my stock 1995 bmw 5 series will go 140 on the highway without a hiccup.
my stock 1995 bmw 5 series will go 140 on the highway without a hiccup.
12-22-2011, 06:30 AM
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Not really. Who the hell buys a sports car, gets in it, drives it fast like it supposed to be driven and thinks to himself... Hmm I hope my DS doesn't explode outta the underneath of the car if I drive it fast. I can tell you my DS failing has never crossed my mind before I read this thread.
12-22-2011, 07:17 AM
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Not really. Who the hell buys a sports car, gets in it, drives it fast like it supposed to be driven and thinks to himself... Hmm I hope my DS doesn't explode outta the underneath of the car if I drive it fast. I can tell you my DS failing has never crossed my mind before I read this thread.
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12-22-2011, 08:42 AM
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Not really. Who the hell buys a sports car, gets in it, drives it fast like it supposed to be driven and thinks to himself... Hmm I hope my DS doesn't explode outta the underneath of the car if I drive it fast. I can tell you my DS failing has never crossed my mind before I read this thread.
True, I guess your right. lol
12-22-2011, 09:13 AM
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Not really. Who the hell buys a sports car, gets in it, drives it fast like it supposed to be driven and thinks to himself... Hmm I hope my DS doesn't explode outta the underneath of the car if I drive it fast. I can tell you my DS failing has never crossed my mind before I read this thread.
I don't even wanna dyno/drag it for timeruns now, for fear I'm gonna grenade the poor thing.. Only 2 places on the track that I'd bump the limiter but I'm not looking forward to that now either.
Time for another 1k mod give or take..
12-22-2011, 09:28 AM
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Found this - Shaftmasters are breaking too??
http://v6mustangperformance.com/news...haft-failures/
Anyone make carbon ones for us yet??
http://v6mustangperformance.com/news...haft-failures/
Anyone make carbon ones for us yet??