Video: Watch what happens when a Ford Mustang driveshaft fails at 135 mph (Autoblog)
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Safety, Videos, Ford
Before we get started, we feel the need to repeat the standard issue warning
about automotive stupidity: Do not try what’s shown in the video after the
jump, and if you do, make sure it’s in the safe confines of a legitimate track
facility.
One individual recently learned firsthand what happens when you remove the
factory’s 112-mph speed limiter on the Ford Mustang V6 and proceed to
accelerate to 135 mph. The vehicle lost its driveshaft, which turned itself
into a spinning hunk of metal that tore into the floorpan, bashed through its
interior bits and generally caused mechanical mayhem.
The term for this type of failure is “catastrophic.”
So, what happened? Well, we might first point out that the driver of this
particular Mustang was clearly still accelerating after the drivetrain started
making suspect noises – never a good idea. We have to imagine the vehicle was
vibrating like an overloaded Magic Fingers bed before things went sideways.
As it turns out, 305-horsepower, 280-pound-feet of torque 3.7-liter V6 Mustang
is built with a 2.73 rear gear ratio and a lightweight, one-piece driveshaft
that’s engineered to toe the line …
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