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From: Lethbridge, Alberta, _______Canada._______ West Coast Bonneville Fest ___05,06,07 Survivor___

I was on an old secondary hwy, i rugged it and hit 185 km/h (110 mph) i think it must be governed because that was it for speed it wasnt even close to red line.
Only thing I'm thinking is the redline being higher won't matter because of the Engine Torque Management. It won't let you shift on your stock redline, it not having that revlimit doesn't matter because your timing and fuel will drop off just before shift anyway. This is fact in Series I supercharged cars. 1997+ is still speculative but they do have a Electronic Line Pressure (ELP) for ECM control of pump pressure
I love getting up there. I do it quite often anymore. Just put your foot to the floor and it takes off. I sometimes wish It didn't have the governor because I want to see how fast it could go. The problem I haven't been able to find a chip for my car. I have a 96 SE and even Hector said I would probably have to have one burnt specially for my car. It was the first year of OBDII. So everything that is offered is up to 95 and 97 and up.
Yeah check out http://westers_garage.eidnet.org/Index2.htm its one of the better companies I've found that'll do custom chips. I'm sure its not cheap though. The 84-95 models are $140 PROM $289 Memcal.
I've gotten mine to 110-112 a couple times on the thruway. So much fun but it burns so much gas so I haven't done it lately. Plus I really don't want to lose my license. I've been lucky so far but you never know when it will run out.
I'm surprised even with the Supercharger it will only go 110!? I would have figured the governor would not be set till 120 or something. That sucks. I wish I could go 140-142mph like Will.
I'll get there, just not with this Bonne.
I'm surprised even with the Supercharger it will only go 110!? I would have figured the governor would not be set till 120 or something. That sucks. I wish I could go 140-142mph like Will.
The governor was not set to what the car could do it was set for the stock tire'* speed rating were. As far as I know all the bonnevilles had the same tires stock so the speed rating and the governor would be the same on all of them.
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i have no clue what my gov is set at...but i had my car at 114 at like 3700 rpms and it still had more to go and was still goin but i let off....comin up to a closed bridge w/ no surface on it...lol needed to slow down...then when i was braking i was shooting sparks up the AZZ...
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..they love when the supercharger kicks in and it jolts you into the back of your seat..good times 