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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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If i rip the governer off, lord knows how and where, what speed could i do at 5000 rpm in overdrive?
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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You'd bury the needle...no doubt
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i managed 115 somehow in my 89.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 08:56 PM
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what rpms in what gear?
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3rd gear but I have no tach so I don't know the RPM, but I have a 2.84 ratio so do the math and figure the rpm'*.
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I've done +137mph in my 91 SSE.
My needle only goes upto 120mph, but I was passing my friend and he was doing 137mph (220kph).

More torque, more power
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225 km/h was my top speed with my 90 le...the sse only got up to 170 then shuts off .
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shuts off?
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Your car is governed?
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thats what im told. it goes up to 110mph and then holds steady, nomatter what i do.
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