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Jun 16, 2002 | 06:35 PM

1986CamaroSC

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From: Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Car: 1986 Camaro SC

Axle/Gears: 3.42

Do i have a governor

i was wondering if i have a governor on my car? it's a 86' 2.8.

Jun 16, 2002 | 08:28 PM

Camar_Hunter_c

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if it cannot go over 110MPH then yes, if it goes faster no.

Jun 16, 2002 | 08:31 PM

1986CamaroSC

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in other words i'll never know, since i have the 140km/h(85mph) speedo, whats 110 like 170km/h??

Jun 16, 2002 | 09:47 PM

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I would bet you do, and thats the speed it kicks in. Begins shutting down cylinders on my 92 at 110-112

Jun 16, 2002 | 10:04 PM

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From: Moorpark

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

Jun 16, 2002 | 10:22 PM

stuart69427

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From: Fort Belvoir, VA USA

Car: 94 Camaro

Engine: 3.4L

Transmission: 4l60e

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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

hah! what is this LAW ??????? I dont understand

Is it like that speed minimum sign i always see????

Jun 17, 2002 | 01:02 PM

TomP

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From: Central NJ, USA

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.

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Jun 24, 2002 | 12:31 AM

krazycracka55

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From: Fort Worth, Tx

Car: 92 RS 25th Anniversary

Engine: 3.1

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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

Jun 26, 2002 | 04:47 PM

easySPEEDcamaro

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Car: 1992 Camaro Z28 Anniversary Edition

Engine: 305 TPI

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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...

Jun 26, 2002 | 06:54 PM

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FAST RS

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From: Moorpark

Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD

Engine: CAMARO 3.1L FIREBIRD 455

Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400

umm do u mean 180 KM or 180 MPH?

Jun 26, 2002 | 07:54 PM

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1991tealRSt-topGuy

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Car: 1991 Corvette Coupe

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Transmission: 700R4/4L60 same trans different name

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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

its because of the non-speed rated tires that come stock on our cars......atleast that was my professor's answer when i asked him

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................

Mar 5, 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?

Mar 5, 2015 | 04:15 PM

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Car: 1991 Camaro RS

Engine: Lq4 6.0 SBE s485 turbo E85

Transmission: Fsi th400 stage 4. 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....

Mar 5, 2015 | 04:55 PM

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Re: Do i have a governor

Quote:

Originally Posted by fasteddi

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....

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