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Same hereState Farm offered me a discount for a plug in monitor on my vehicles and I said nooooooo!
But my interpretation of "pegging" a speedo is running it to the max where the ecu cuts the engine out...after a tune you can reach a higher speed on the speedo...no doubt there. Just a different definition of the same word I guess! Pegging an undervalued gauge on another piece of equipment may be something else indeed.
I got an 84 E150 to 110 or so but the speedo only went to 85. The needle didnt have a stop it just kept going round. I also was timing the mile markers for near accuracy.
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LOL, it doesn't matter, the base price of the truck is 20k. You're paying for all of the upgrades and add ons but the fact of the matter is that a 20k truck still has the same shitty paint job as the 36k truck, among other things.
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Couldn't agree with you more on the paint from Ford on my other vehicles
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Don't worry, we had this discussion in another thread, I have leased/owned 7 cars from 4 different manufacturers in the last 13 years and they have ALL had the same horrible waterbased paint that is required nowadays due to EPA regulations. I had a late 80s Honda Civic in college and the paint on it was amazing compared to the garbage water based paint I've had on every recent vehicle I've leased or owned. Unfortunately if you care about your paint, paint protection film is a necessary and very expensive evil.Couldn't agree with you more on the paint from Ford on my other vehicles
The Toyota Yaris also has a 140 mph speedometer. Does anyone in their right mind think it will do it.
What about if and when Ford releases a tune with factory warranty that removes the governor. Should those people then have their 110mph speedo replaced.
Just curious but is this your first car.
No judging here. I was young and dumb. . Surprised I've made it this long.
Agree. Involved in a line of Ford vehicles they wanted to save money on. Decided to save money on tires the had us speed limit the vehicle to 128 mph. Capable of 145+
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1960 Ford Falcon cluster…note top speed. 144 straight six engine gave 90hp, and this car took 18 seconds to reach 60 mph.
100? Never. 80 downhill with a tailwind maybe.
Every car I have ever owned had an “ambitious” Speedometer.
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A 1986 Mustang LX 5.0L was slightly quicker than the Mustang GT, probably because it weighed a bit less without the ground effects and spoilers. The 1986 Mustang LX 5.0L would do a 0-60 mph in 6.2 secs according to Car and Driver magazine. The GT did it in about 6.5 secs. It wasn't until 1985 that the Mustangs and Camaros got a boost in power. The pre-85's were slower 0-60 than the Maverick Ecoboost. The Hybrid Maverick would have given them a run.
As far as the speedometer going higher than actual, the car manufacturers probably do that so that they can use it in other cars they make that DO have a higher top speed. The Escape 2.0L ecoboost for example goes up to 126 mph I believe.
They limit the top speed to protect the components from damage. The trans for instance isn't rated for the hp the 2.0 puts out and they just limited the power so it doesn't grenade.
