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esbstuff · 02-19-2012, 01:16 PM

[quote=Keith Seymore;5198257]It has to do with propshaft (aka "driveshaft") critical speed.

So - on the two 350 trucks - there could have been a tire difference that put it over the edge, or perhaps a different horsepower rating which would allow for a higher top speed. I can assure you there was something different there that is not obvious to us after the fact.

Thanks for the reply, I never thought about it that way. These 2 trucks were scrapped 15 plus years ago, an all my records of them are gone too...

02-19-2012, 01:16 PM	#628
esbstuff Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: St Robert, Mo Posts: 730	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy [quote=Keith Seymore;5198257]It has to do with propshaft (aka "driveshaft") critical speed. So - on the two 350 trucks - there could have been a tire difference that put it over the edge, or perhaps a different horsepower rating which would allow for a higher top speed. I can assure you there was something different there that is not obvious to us after the fact. Thanks for the reply, I never thought about it that way. These 2 trucks were scrapped 15 plus years ago, an all my records of them are gone too...