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Originally Posted by carbonBLUE
yeah sad that the new v6 driveshaft shatters and the v8 tranny starts having problems at 5k miles
i would spend 30k on a supra with 200k miles on it compared to a new mustang, i may break a driveshaft... at 800rwhp...
the reason why mustangs are cheap is because they are cheaply made and untested... i mean if the 5.0L started having tranny problems for a lot of people at 5k miles... they must have done almost no track testing and built the thing on a computer hoping it would work, the BRZ/86/FR-S has seen 6 years of track testing... i would be amazed if its reliability didnt satisfy me... or if anything broke under 50k miles, even on its first year...
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This post is absurd. The transmission "issues" have largely been reported by people who modified and drag raced the car.
The V6 driveshaft was designed for fuel mileage and it is suspected that the speeds from the infamous video were not intended by the manufacturer, creating vibration the driveshaft wasn't designed to take.
Given the heavy motorsport involvement of the Mustang, especially in the Continental Tire Championship running engines nearly identical to that available in the Boss, it's quite clear that the Mustang has no shortage of track testing.
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Originally Posted by 86fanatic
Well you only have to look back one page in this thread to see the video of the driveshaft failing on the V6 Mustang that had it's limiter removed. I was surprised upon seeing that video, and upon further research also surprised to learn that the V8 has a speed limiter which is relatively low for it's power, and same with the Boss.
All in all, it does paint a picture about weaknesses in the drive train.
Of course they are still a good value and your accusation of calling me a fan boy seems way out of place relative to what I was saying.
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It paints a picture of the upper limits of factory aerodynamics, much like manufacturers like Mercedes and BMW, who don't want a few exercising poor judgment and ending up with a short-distance aircraft.
When I bought my Boss, I did so because I tired of the costly repairs and maintenance of Porsche 911s, both old and new. It's a stout, well-built package of a machine that doesn't have the brittle and expensive movement arms that require frequent replacement of its German and Japanese counterparts when driven as intended. I don't have to worry about the "Porsche tax" if I have an off or have to replace a major component following track usage and I'm happy with my decision.