4.10 Diff cross country

[lolcantturn]

Ok so it seems like if everything goes as planned, I will be driving from NJ to San Francisco on the week of May 20th. I've posted a couple of threads months earlier about Cali destinations and I think it's finally going to happen.
That being said,
My 318is is equipped with a 4.10, stock wheels. Some of these roads are 80mph speed limit, which means a lot of soccer moms doing 90+.
With a 4.10, would it be recommended to sustain 90mph for 2+ hours? What about 100 if the flow of traffic allows it?

[87e30]

Ok so it seems like if everything goes as planned, I will be driving from NJ to San Francisco on the week of May 20th. I've posted a couple of threads months earlier about Cali destinations and I think it's finally going to happen.
That being said,
My 318is is equipped with a 4.10, stock wheels. Some of these roads are 80mph speed limit, which means a lot of soccer moms doing 90+.
With a 4.10, would it be recommended to sustain 90mph for 2+ hours? What about 100 if the flow of traffic allows it?
Ideally, I want to go as slow as possible just to conserve gas. But of course there will be long open stretches where the flow of traffic is doing near triple digit speeds.

Your statement is contradictory/confusing. You do not have to go over the speed limit anywhere... of course I wouldn't blame you but then you're not conserving gas at all. But the car will run fine.

[IronFreak]

Borrow someones 2.93 haha

[lolcantturn]

Your statement is contradictory/confusing. You do not have to go over the speed limit anywhere... of course I wouldn't blame you but then you're not conserving gas at all. But the car will run fine.

Yes I should probably rephrase that lol.

[slammin.e28]

You'll be fine.

My dad drives his all over the place like that. Last big trip was to Michigan and back. '92 318i 'vert with 4:10.

[nando]

it's going to explode!

or, dumbest thread ever. can't decide..

[slammin.e28]

NB4 Jalopnik

[lolcantturn]

it's going to explode!

or, dumbest thread ever. can't decide..

Yes, questioning my 22 year old car's longevity driving ~5000RPM in 5th gear for hours on end, in the middle of the country, is quite dumb of me! R3v never fails to disappoint its elitism does it?

[nando]

you're the one who thinks you need to drive at 100mph, not me.

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

I drove my old '91 318is from Richmond, VA to Charleston, SC and back keeping 90+ the whole way and touching 105 a few times. Topped it out once too. The M42 had 342,000 miles on it and it did just fine.

I was fucking deaf for a week after doing that and girlfriend (riding shotgun) broke up with me shortly thereafter as well, but yeah, the car was fine.

That was summer of 2010.

[shaferbm]

NB4 Jalopnik

Seriously. I feel like they're turning into recyclers over there.

[10Toes]

You have an M42 the engine will blow up.

[slammin.e28]

You have an M42 the engine will pope.

Fixed.

[FredK]

you trina cook your diff berrings?

[lolcantturn]

You have an M42 the engine will blow up.

But I'm just trina get 34mpg?