Do i have a governor
06-16-2002, 08:31 PM
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Car: 1986 Camaro SC
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in other words i'll never know, since i have the 140km/h(85mph) speedo, whats 110 like 170km/h??
06-16-2002, 10:04 PM
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Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
Engine: CAMARO 3.1L FIREBIRD 455
Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400
And then when you take the Govener off you can have some fun lol. Any one knwo why all cars have Goveners on them i herd it had to do with some federal law
06-16-2002, 10:22 PM
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Car: 94 Camaro
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Originally posted by FAST RS
And then when you take the Govener off you can have some fun lol. Any one knwo why all cars have Goveners on them i herd it had to do with some federal law
And then when you take the Govener off you can have some fun lol. Any one knwo why all cars have Goveners on them i herd it had to do with some federal law
Is it like that speed minimum sign i always see????
06-17-2002, 01:02 PM
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Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700R4
In the 80's, there was some federal law that didn't want speedometers over 85.
The speed limiters are there if the car wasn't ordered with the Z rated tires. The limiter is in the computer chip.
All automatic transmissions have a governor in the tailshaft that controls shift points (not speed limits), but I don't think that's what this post is about.
The speed limiters are there if the car wasn't ordered with the Z rated tires. The limiter is in the computer chip.
All automatic transmissions have a governor in the tailshaft that controls shift points (not speed limits), but I don't think that's what this post is about.
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06-24-2002, 12:31 AM
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Car: 92 RS 25th Anniversary
Engine: 3.1
Transmission: 700r4
yeah i have gotten my car up to 125mph
and that was when it was bone stock
havent been back up to that speed dont see the reason why
was just having fun with the car when i got my hands on it
and that was when it was bone stock
havent been back up to that speed dont see the reason why
was just having fun with the car when i got my hands on it
06-26-2002, 04:47 PM
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Car: 1992 Camaro Z28 Anniversary Edition
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: Borg Warner 5-Speed
Heh, I was racing some guy in a vw golf with my old 91 RS. luckily i found out what an rs was after i bought it and sold it immediately.
Anyhow, even with the RS I was smokin' him big time. Then I hit 180 and I thought my motor blew up or something, cuz my car just.... stalled....
Stupid governor...
Anyhow, even with the RS I was smokin' him big time. Then I hit 180 and I thought my motor blew up or something, cuz my car just.... stalled....
Stupid governor...
06-26-2002, 07:54 PM
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Car: 1991 Corvette Coupe
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Transmission: 700R4/4L60 same trans different name
Originally posted by FAST RS
And then when you take the Govener off you can have some fun lol. Any one knwo why all cars have Goveners on them i herd it had to do with some federal law
And then when you take the Govener off you can have some fun lol. Any one knwo why all cars have Goveners on them i herd it had to do with some federal law
he said since the car was not equipped safely (Z-rated tires) enough they put on the govenor instead
think about, whats cheaper for GM, Z-rated tires on every car OR a few lines of data in the PROM................
03-05-2015, 04:00 PM
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Re: Do i have a governor
Hey i just recently got a camaro, i have a 1986 305 5.0 v8, my speedometer says 145mph but my car only does 110-115 and the needle dances inbetween. Does a car that old have a ecm?
03-05-2015, 04:15 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: BBC 509 Merlin ii 9.6:1 pump gas
Transmission: ATI pro th350 sfi case. TSI 5500 st
Axle/Gears: Strange S60 4:10s
Re: Do i have a governor
A 1990-1992 3.1L is set in the bin file to 115mph off and 112 back on. Im not sure what the 2.8L is limited to in the ecm. Im not 100% sure what a 2.8L is limited to or if it has a limiter....
03-05-2015, 04:55 PM
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Car: Firebird
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Re: Do i have a governor
One of my friends had a 1988 2.8 T5 Firebird and it was limited to 112mph (120mph speedometer - tested on autobahn) ...I have no clue what he did but after a year or so he was doing 130 on GPS
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