No governor or speed limiter on our cars.
Who is right?
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Who is right?
Been a while since I've posted anything.
How fast have any of you had your vettes, legally of couse (at a track or drag strip. The reason I ask is this: A friend of mine says that all stock vettes have a govenor programmed into them that will not allow the car to go but so fast (120 mph). I told him that I had seen posts of speeds a lot faster and he said I was full of it.
Who's right?
How fast have any of you had your vettes, legally of couse (at a track or drag strip. The reason I ask is this: A friend of mine says that all stock vettes have a govenor programmed into them that will not allow the car to go but so fast (120 mph). I told him that I had seen posts of speeds a lot faster and he said I was full of it.
Who's right?
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Originally Posted by graybeardtwt
Been a while since I've posted anything.
How fast have any of you had your vettes, legally of couse (at a track or drag strip. The reason I ask is this: A friend of mine says that all stock vettes have a govenor programmed into them that will not allow the car to go but so fast (120 mph). I told him that I had seen posts of speeds a lot faster and he said I was full of it.
Who's right?
How fast have any of you had your vettes, legally of couse (at a track or drag strip. The reason I ask is this: A friend of mine says that all stock vettes have a govenor programmed into them that will not allow the car to go but so fast (120 mph). I told him that I had seen posts of speeds a lot faster and he said I was full of it.
Who's right?
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c5s have a top speed around 175 no governor . the wind is the only thing that slows them down
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Your friend does not know what he is talking about. The only limit the Vette has is a drag limitation. Top speed for the C5 coupe is about 175 mph.
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Originally Posted by graybeardtwt
Been a while since I've posted anything.
How fast have any of you had your vettes, legally of couse (at a track or drag strip. The reason I ask is this: A friend of mine says that all stock vettes have a govenor programmed into them that will not allow the car to go but so fast (120 mph). I told him that I had seen posts of speeds a lot faster and he said I was full of it.
Who's right?
How fast have any of you had your vettes, legally of couse (at a track or drag strip. The reason I ask is this: A friend of mine says that all stock vettes have a govenor programmed into them that will not allow the car to go but so fast (120 mph). I told him that I had seen posts of speeds a lot faster and he said I was full of it.
Who's right?
Fastest is about 170...
Track?
