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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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Top speed governor on the Boss

Can it be disengaged and if so some has anyone done it?
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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Takes an aftermarket tune.
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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It's set at 155 MPH...Just how fast do you need to go?
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ulev1st
It's set at 155 MPH...Just how fast do you need to go?
thats funny^
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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Sometimes on a track 155mph isn't enough.
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Does anyone else think it's a little weird that Ford keeps their Mustangs limited to 155mph when even something like the Challenger can do 180? I realize it's just racing on paper (for the most part), but still.
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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Does anyone else think it's a little weird that Ford keeps their Mustangs limited to 155mph when even something like the Challenger can do 180? I realize it's just racing on paper (for the most part), but still.
Soccer mom's in challengers doing 180, I've never seen it. LOL
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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Yea I really was just curious what the top speed of the Boss might really be with that .65 last gear....assuming you had little drag and flat road. ;-) I'm to chicken to go past 130 anyway.....
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by RixterGT
Does anyone else think it's a little weird that Ford keeps their Mustangs limited to 155mph when even something like the Challenger can do 180? I realize it's just racing on paper (for the most part), but still.
Well at lease the Mustang doesn't have PCM encryption like the Challenger
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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My Mustang will do 180+ from the factory.
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Mebent
Yea I really was just curious what the top speed of the Boss might really be with that .65 last gear....assuming you had little drag and flat road. ;-) I'm to chicken to go past 130 anyway.....
Well I ran my Boss flat out on a Dyno in 6th gear, and it took a while but when I finally let off I still hadn't hit the Speed Limiter. but I gotta say must have been pretty darn close!
Based on that experience, I'm thinkin' 5th gear is the one for the best speed on a stright-a-way.
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 02:32 AM
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I hit a little over 140 on the front straight of Thunderbolt.
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500
Soccer mom's in challengers doing 180, I've never seen it. LOL
Apparently you've never been late to soccer practice!
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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It's not always a question of "how fast will your car go"...

Don't forget to ask FIRST... "How good are your brakes and tires?"
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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It's somewhat irrelevant for most road courses. I've hit 150 on the GPS at BIR going into Turn 1, but that's at the end of a mile long straightaway. Most tracks don't have that kind of runout. I was also on a 26" tall rear tire and didn't run out of gear in 5th...in the neighborhood of 7200-7300 RPM.
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:24 PM
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^^This^^
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ulev1st
It's set at 155 MPH...Just how fast do you need to go?
Sometimes on the Autobahn 155mph isn't fast enough!
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Boss 1409
Sometimes on the Autobahn 155mph isn't fast enough!
True enough. I've driven on it, but not with a car like the Boss.
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500
thats funny^

Not to jack the thread but what's the Shelby set at compared to the Boss?
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackMamba03

Not to jack the thread but what's the Shelby set at compared to the Boss?
155 also. Theres a video somewhere where they took the limiter off and hit 192

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