2011 Mustang V6 dyno pull resulting in snapped driveshaft

My 2011 Mustang V6 breaking it's driveshaft on a dyno Jan 22, 2011.

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[kwmiked]

It's a v6 and always be s v6 ! We laugh at u when u do all this work to a car that is worth nothing when u go to sell it 5 years later! Don't waste your money on exhaust ! It sounds like shit! Buy a real car! Get a v8!

[PoleKitten87]

I laugh when my V6 gaps V8s at the track :)

[Flea420]

That's what you get when you think your Econobox is a race car.

[PoleKitten87]

@Flea420 Okay, except people are having them break just driving down the interstate now. My second one broke without any racing/dyno/or abuse put on it while driving through a parking lot. So its more like Ford has a bad design on these. Anyway, its been up to 160mph on the dyno now with a nice custom shaft. Econobox race car ftw!

[onlycodered]

What exactly were you doing in the parking lot? How quickly were you accelerating? Were you doing a burnout? Do you have any pictures of the second broken shaft? I am trying to do all the research possible before I decided whether or not an aftermarket shaft is right for me. I don't plan to push my car that much since I drive it daily but I'd like to have the option to take it to the track at some point.

[PoleKitten87]

@onlycodered The car was NOT beaten on at all when the 2nd shaft broke - no burnouts, no chirped gears, no drag racing, etc. Only regular, normal driving. I was not driving it the 2nd time it happened, it was at the shop who repaired the exhaust when it broke again. All he did was back up over the non-running dyno roller in the floor (as every other car ever in that shop has done) and backed it into their parking lot, and it broke again. I will try and remember to link a pic asap.

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@Flea420

300+HP is an Econobox for you? What do you drive?

[MitchMAH]

cast aluminum driveshaft FTW!!! I <3 FORD

[kwmiked]

Haha you only wish! Maybe a 85 skirtmarro! Lmao

[anjunabeats91]

what kind of custom drive shaft do you have on there now?

[trx420fm1]

hahaha next he will put some ricer wheels and body kit and lower it of coarce and then put a huge wind dragging ricer wing in the back and an exhaust tip of coarce :) hahahaha thats what happens when you go CHEAP

[trx420fm1]

@volvogeek a V6 mustang is an econobox (econobox means economy mustang that every one can afford) in other words could not afford a v8 so they saved money an bought a v6

[trx420fm1]

@kwmiked yes i have been a ASE master tech for many years and you are right about all of that except you left something out. The tires usually in most cases the speed limiter is set to what ever the speed rating of the tires are many people came to the shop i worked trying to get us to install chips in cars with stock tires but here it is a law that the car must have the proper speed rated tires on it first before we are allowed to chip them if not then the shop will be liable for it

[kwmiked]

@onlycodered , the v6 mustangs have a light weight driveshaft to help with fuel economy! This is why Ford sets the speed limit at 113 mph! Tuners and people that don't know what they are doing and they remove the 113 mph speed limiter this is the end result! The first person that this happened to tried to file a law suit with Ford and when the dealer found the car had a chip in it and speed limiter was removed the guy was SHIT OUT OF LUCK! HIS FAULT!! Don't be a cheap ass! Buy a v8