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Old 02-10-2016, 07:33 AM
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I was talking to one of the service writers at the dealership near me and the said I could disable the governor and they would retune the car and it would get 35 more horse. anyone else heard this before
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Lot of new cars have top speed limited that must be what's talking about.

A tune can give you a good boost in performance.
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Old 02-11-2016, 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by willwrd
I was talking to one of the service writers at the dealership near me and the said I could disable the governor and they would retune the car and it would get 35 more horse. anyone else heard this before
A governor usually affects top speed not HP. Service Writers are not always experts in such things. Check into a tuner for the car!
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