I believe the gearbox from this boyi will last long even with a spring upgrade (except for sp140/150 and up of course). Alot of ppl in my country and I, use china V3 mechboxes (cyma,jg). And these chinese made V3 mekboxs can handle upgrade springs well (up to 500++fps). I think 400fps won't be a problem for this gearbox, also considering that spring alone is not the only factor that affects muzzle velocity.