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what is my car limited to?

Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:44 PM
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its a 96 SE, how fast will it let me go(i dont plan on going any where near that speed but id just like to know) the speedometer goes to 115 so i would assume it goes that fast at least.thanks
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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Your car is probably governed at 105 mph. Or somwhere around that point anyway
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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The car can go quite fast, but the governor will stop ya.
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 12:14 AM
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My 96 SE will run about 107 mph then the govenor kicks in. An this will mostly be about the top speed because I have did a lot of searching and know body makes a perfomance chip for the 96 models. This was a transsision year for ECM'* and transmission so there is not chips around.
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 01:40 AM
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Limiter is supposed to be 108, it is a little different in every car and varies between 106 & 110mph. On a SSEi it is 128.
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 01:48 AM
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Hey..alright I was pretty close then...not bad
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 08:31 AM
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Best speed I've gotten out of mine was 110 MPH.
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 12:32 AM
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185 km/h or 110 mph is the most here...SSEi as well...
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
185 km/h or 110 mph is the most here...SSEi as well...
Did you back off, or did you hit a limit? You should have been able to do 128.
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 01:09 AM
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I thought it was 108 in 3rd, and in 4th/OD it was 128... Right?
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