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Old 12-19-2011, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by speedtigger
Careful. It may be able to outrun you.
so will I win by default when he gets catapulted throught he air?
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Old 12-19-2011, 03:48 PM
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so will I win by default when he gets catapulted throught he air?
How are you enjoying your new ride, btw?
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Damn, that sucks. I can't blame the guy for being a little mad though, the '05-'10 GT's I think had like 300-305hp too and those were able to do 130-140 no problem from what I've seen.
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Makes me glad I just bought a driveshaft hoop.
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Driveshafts have always been a weak link for Fords. I remember when Marauders were trying to break into Impala SS territory and the driveshafts were turning into jump ropes at 120+ MPH speeds. Seems like Ford never bothered to lock it down like the GM counterparts have.
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Old 12-19-2011, 06:01 PM
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I bet that guy totally crapped his pants when it went!
Hell I almost did just watching the video, my sound was up too high
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Old 12-19-2011, 06:08 PM
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that sounded brutal. ill bet it tore the **** out of his car.


i wouldve call ford roadside assistance and played stupid.
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"i was just curising along at 5 under the speed limit when I heard this horrible noise.."

I doubt they'd fall for it.
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Originally Posted by LS1vazquez
Driveshafts have always been a weak link for Fords. I remember when Marauders were trying to break into Impala SS territory and the driveshafts were turning into jump ropes at 120+ MPH speeds. Seems like Ford never bothered to lock it down like the GM counterparts have.
Indeed, and even after the Marauder days, they still never went back and fixed the design on the Crown Vic's. Police interceptor versions of the crown victoria are limited to 127 for the 3.27 gear ratio and 119 for the 3.55. Although at one point they offered a composite drive shaft that apparently didn't have the issue.
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Old 12-19-2011, 08:07 PM
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"i was just curising along at 5 under the speed limit when I heard this horrible noise.."

I doubt they'd fall for it.
id still try. nothing to lose.
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Video doesn't work anymore
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Originally Posted by TransAmWS.6
Damn, that sucks. I can't blame the guy for being a little mad though, the '05-'10 GT's I think had like 300-305hp too and those were able to do 130-140 no problem from what I've seen.
This is what I was going to say; my 4X4 235hp truck when stock would do 118 with the factory speed limiter, how can they make a 300+hp sports car that's slower than that? Hell, bolt-ons and I would bet those cars hit around that in a 1/4 mile.

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id still try. nothing to lose.
There's no way they could track him down based on that video alone, either way that drive shaft should have been able to handle that speed.
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Old 12-19-2011, 10:05 PM
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Video doesn't work anymore
Ford paid 10 large to have it removed.
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No video.
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You guys need to learn how to use the googles-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qWhxYElSW0
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What's google?
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What's google?
Something Al Gore started in the mid-90s.
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*coughsarcasmcough*
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Originally Posted by 2002_Z28_Six_Speed
How are you enjoying your new ride, btw?
Good so far, need to do some mods though thats for sure. And the ******* panels by the console towards the raduo have all fallen off!! Turns out whenever we took it in for the radio wobbling the tech left out, ohh half a dozen of those clips amd we found a mysterious screw in the carpet...

So next wed. we shall see what they say and do when it gets brought in...
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*coughsarcasmcough*
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