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Question about governer on my Camaro
i have a 94 camaro coupe and was wondering if 110 miles per hour(what it shows on the speedometer) is the limit of the car. Can it go faster? It seems it would go faster than that. Also, does the car really shut off at that speed?I hate rumors...like I said it is a 94 green camaro coupe with 82,000 miles on it with NO MODS. it is a 3.4 liter.thanks!@!
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I dont think youll get much above 110 with no mods... Secondly, I dont think the car actually shuts off, I think the engine shuts down until it gets back down under the governer... but yes, it does back you down. Im not speaking from experience, just what Ive heard, so dont quote me on it.
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thanks. I dont plan on doing these speeds, really. Just curious.
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Now here's a question I can help out with.
I use to own a 3.4 M5 1994 Camaro back in the day and I went to see how fast I could go in it. According to the speedo the limiter is at 105, once I hit 105mph my engine actually shut off but I think it's because it cut the fuel so I couldn't keep going faster but it was enough to kill the engine. So all I did was restart it and take the next couple of miles to slow down. |
the governor is set at 105, the real top speed of an f body (from wind resistance not engine) is around 125 (keep in mind the new vette is the fastest one ever and can't do 200 becasue of aerodynamics) it's supposed to cut timing and fuel to slow you down, it shouldn't kill the engine completely
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mine is set at 115. i had a some rpms left when it got to it. i'm sure they'll do 125 without the limiter.
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Originally Posted by archemedes
it's supposed to cut timing and fuel to slow you down, it shouldn't kill the engine completely
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thats crazy i was always wondering that cause i got pretty close to it but at like 110 i had to start slowing down cause i was running out of road.
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on my 3.4 i had it at the speed limiter (although the gauge was maxed out) and my engine just stayed at a steady RPM...no stalling.
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Originally Posted by NoRiceInside
on my 3.4 i had it at the speed limiter (although the gauge was maxed out) and my engine just stayed at a steady RPM...no stalling.
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3rd gens with a 350 and a 2.72 or 2.73 gear i dont remember which could go 140 without a limiter. my cousins 84 trans am could
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Originally Posted by gray89vert
3rd gens with a 350 and a 2.72 or 2.73 gear i dont remember which could go 140 without a limiter. my cousins 84 trans am could
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actually i saw that on the old video of the reveiling of the 87 irocs
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Originally Posted by gray89vert
actually i saw that on the old video of the reveiling of the 87 irocs
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Originally Posted by archemedes
and when motor trend did a top speed test they couldn't get them that fast (the vette of that era could only muster about 150)
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nope even teh new vette (z06) has a top speed of 195 mph. it is limited by the aerodynamics not the engine
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Um, okay? Im pretty sure the callaways set a land record for speed of above 250 mph.
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no vette has gone that fast without major aerodynamic changes (they have to have a belly pan to get that fast or they start to lift off the salt)
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http://www.fastcoolcars.com/callaway_sledgehammer.htm
General Information Price: $400,000 Miles Per Gallon: 10/19 mpg Curb Weight: 3671 lbs Layout: Front-Engine/RWD Transmission: 6-Speed Manual Front tires: 275/40/17 Rear tires: 275/40/17 Engine Type: Twin-Turbo V8 Displacement: 5733 cc Horsepower: 880 bhp @ 6250 rpm Torque: 772 lb-ft @ --- rpm Redline: ---- rpm Performance 0-60 mph: 3.9 sec 0-100 mph: 9.4 sec Quarter Mile: 10.6 sec @ 127 mph Skidpad: .98g Top Speed: 254.76 mph Braking, 60-0 mph: 122 ft Slalom Speed: 65.6 mph |
does it count when it's a one off special built race car?
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Its a callaway corvette isnt it?
Originally Posted by archemedes
(the vette of that era could only muster about 150)
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and the car Jeff gordon drives is a monte carlo right?
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I dont watch nascar, I have no idea.
Thats besides the point. You said no vette of that era (the 80s) went above 150. Im showing you that the Callaway Sledgehammer is a perfectly driveable car from the showrooms that has hit well above 150. Thats all Im saying. |
was not from showrooms, one was built, and done by a tuner. I am refering to rpoduction cars, and ones that were built regualrly and tested by magazines
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okay, well here you go then: http://www.fast-autos.net/vehicles/C...Corvette_ZR-1/
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when motor trend tested it they got about 150 (I had the magazine until I moved to AL) they said it would have been capable of faster if teh front tires stayed on the ground
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my 1995 Camaro is a v6 3.4 with a couple mods , intake , ravin exhaust, headers , etc and i was racing a Golf GTi on the highway and he was hittin 121mph and i was slowly pulling away from him. so i was doing 121+
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unless your pcm is reprogrammed, I doubt it. His spedometer was probably off, or he was bsing. Our cars are not known for top end torque.
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ive gotten my v6 up to 115 before the governor restrictor what ever you waan cal it kicked in but i as only at 3.6- 4 grand RPMs and deff could of kept going ....................cant you just get them tunned out ?
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take into consideration though regarding the vettes 75 - early 80s the oil crisis so they donw graded most prefromance cars in cluding the vette the 76 to the ned of it generation had about 180 HP
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My car will be at 115 and i still have a decent amount of pedal left...probably carries me about another 500-700 rpms. But like everyone else said its not very accurate.
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i hit the limiter in my car... the engine just kinda cut off like the pedal was doing nothing and when the rpms went down to about 2300 it re gained power. i have the 120 speedo and it was all the way around as far as it would go. i calculated it and i was actually going 108. not bad for having a 3.73 rear
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if anyone still wonders my car bone stock except for the flowys got to 113 and could keep going
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