Speed Limiter Set To 108MPH

[FischAutoTechGarten]

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[Deleted member 23340]

why would someone after you with ill intent?

People nowadays don't need a reason

 

[inthecabin]

Same with my 21 Ranger speed limiter 108. I have a friend Chevy and I got the challenge from him. I declined so I got the FU are you chicken… first run I didn’t power brake etc.. Second run all of the nannies turned off, sport mode on and rear locker engaged. Power braking and then launch. It kept fading in my mirrors. Of course the excuse mill like not ready etc. 3rd launch smoke him again. He rolled down his window and said “ im going to head home “. I haven’t talked to him in six months. My other friend riding with him said I embarrassed the hell out of him.. oh well…

The Maverick is a great contender too.. either configuration.. however the Ranger 2.3 liter EB is really a badass on the 10R80 transmission. Poor Chevys and Tacomas getting eaten alive..

 

[Thoron99]

 

[SkeeterB]

Why are people shot by some a$$hole when minding their own business or at a birthday party.

 

[rlhdweman]

I've heard that the upper mph limits were based on OEM tire ratings

No, original tires, at least on mine are H rated (130). Even my 04 Taurus had T (118) rated tires & in an emergency situation once I found the limiter was also set at about 108 in that car. 108 is often used with Ford vehicles, my older GM's were set at 112 & they had S rated tires. It might have more to do with stability of the vehicle, pickups & suvs may not handle the higher speeds as well.

 

[JimParker256]

My first-year Taurus SHO was speed governed to 143 mph, and was still pulling strong until the governor kicked in. Or so I've heard...

 

[kkreit01]

Funny, my previous '21 Edge 2.0 EB was governed at 122. It had a higher center of gravity, and shorter wheelbase (which would make it less stable at high speeds). All my Hemi Rams were governed at 106. My jeep is 118.

 

[desmobob]

I grew up in the muscle car era. The first thing you did when you got a car was find out what the top end is! I still have that same curiosity.

My '88 Chevy 2500 4x4 5.7L had a speedometer that maxed out at 85MPH. Remember those? At the truck's top speed the speedo needle would wrap around the bottom and start back up the other side. I never did find out what the top speed actually was.

 

[Timothyd]

I grew up in the muscle car era. The first thing you did when you got a car was find out what the top end is! I still have that same curiosity.

My '88 Chevy 2500 4x4 5.7L had a speedometer that maxed out at 85MPH. Remember those? At the truck's top speed the speedo needle would wrap around the bottom and start back up the other side. I never did find out what the top speed actually was.

I remember renting a car in Wyoming in those days. Out in the middle of nowhere, literally. Every day I would leave my motel, put the pedal to the floor till I got to the jobsite 60 miles away, a mine. I had no idea how fast I was going. I'll probably never take my Maverick over a hundred.

 

[rlhdweman]

I grew up in the muscle car era. The first thing you did when you got a car was find out what the top end is! I still have that same curiosity.

My '88 Chevy 2500 4x4 5.7L had a speedometer that maxed out at 85MPH. Remember those? At the truck's top speed the speedo needle would wrap around the bottom and start back up the other side. I never did find out what the top speed actually was.

I remember doing that every time I got different wheels, mainly in the 80's, the last time I did that was in 2000 with a 94 Cadillac Deville Concourse with the Northstar, hit 132 with it. Everything around here is too built up now, it's not 'safe' to do that anymore. I remember those 85mph speedos, if memory serves me did that 88 Chevy have a 'dial' with lines on it that a little plate thing moved the whole piece instead of a needle for the speedo?

 

[desmobob]

I remember those 85mph speedos, if memory serves me did that 88 Chevy have a 'dial' with lines on it that a little plate thing moved the whole piece instead of a needle for the speedo?

I live in a rural area with several ideal and well-known places for top-speed testing.

As for that '88 Chevy's gauges, I can't remember for sure but I believe you're right. I put that truck through the ice of a frozen lake. One of the biggest hassles of repairing it was the gauge set. It was one of the very few things destroyed by the dunking and I had to replace the whole set as one piece with a junkyard find.

Ah... the good old days of my youth...

 

[Sleeper 7]

I know the problem 108 MPH and you want to go faster? Loose Nut Behind the wheel.

My snowmobile gos 0-108 in about 7 seconds and you need to hang on to bars. 108 sitting in a bucket seat is nothing really

 

[desmobob]

My snowmobile gos 0-108 in about 7 seconds and you need to hang on to bars. 108 sitting in a bucket seat is nothing really

I agree... 108 in a four-wheeled vehicle isn't much of a big deal. I have also travelled faster than that on a snowmobile (SkiDoo MXZ800).

I road raced motorcycles in the WERA Sprint Series in the mid-eighties and have ridden some pretty impressive sport bikes since then. I've done an honest 155MPH on a motorcycle (which is far from what some are capable of; most street-legal sport bikes are limited to <190 despite being capable of 200MPH or even more).

 

[Sleeper 7]

I agree... 108 in a four-wheeled vehicle isn't much of a big deal. I have also travelled faster than that on a snowmobile (SkiDoo MXZ800).

I road raced motorcycles in the WERA Sprint Series in the mid-eighties and have ridden some pretty impressive sport bikes since then. I've done an honest 155MPH on a motorcycle (which is far from what some are capable of; most street-legal sport bikes are limited to <190 despite being capable of 200MPH or even more).

Ya my sled tops out at 125 if I have that setup in which is slow compared to to the 1100hp outlaw turbos they have today. My 89 FZR 600 topped out about 148. Been in many mustangs north of 150 mph. Honestly id rather be on a bike at those speeds. Now im old and reflexes are not what they once were.

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