As we have all heard, there have been reports of people losing their driveshafts by removing the speed limiter and taking it too fast.. 135 Mph in one case, almost 160 on a dyno in another.. Anyway my question is, if one were to swap their gears from the stock 2.73's to well, anything, what would the "safest" top speed be? in top gear wouldn't the driveshaft be spinning approx 23% faster for any given speed (assuming 3.73's) I would think at this rate, even hitting the original "safe" speed of 115 would be spinning the driveshaft that much faster leading to failure?
Of course any of these modifications, even removing the limiter are warranty voiding..I get that.. Curious of the Performance pack cars with 3.31's..what is their electronic limiter set to? do they have a better driveshaft? I'm just wondering if people swapping to 3.73's or even worse 4.10's could have a catistropic failure overtaking someone on the freeway and hitting 100?
Thoughts?
Of course any of these modifications, even removing the limiter are warranty voiding..I get that.. Curious of the Performance pack cars with 3.31's..what is their electronic limiter set to? do they have a better driveshaft? I'm just wondering if people swapping to 3.73's or even worse 4.10's could have a catistropic failure overtaking someone on the freeway and hitting 100?
Thoughts?
