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up to what speed a 88 Mustang GT is Governed ?

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Old 12-26-2006, 04:18 AM
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Default up to what speed a 88 Mustang GT is Governed ?

The reason im asking is because a couple of week's ago an integra was trying to race me,so i got kind of mad and floord my gas pedal, by the way i have a 5 speed GT convertable stock ... lolso anyways as i was saying i took off like 7 car length's.Then he started catching up and my car only hit up to like 4000rpm's on 5th and i felt that it could still push more but it didnt... and i didnt know how fast was i going since it has an 85 speedo....
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Old 12-26-2006, 05:51 AM
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Default RE: up to what speed a 88 Mustang GT is Governed ?

I have the same thing as you and mine isnt governed at all, hell i cant even get the rev limiter to kick in! Ive hit 7 grand a few times according to the tach and nothing governs me at all.........I like it that way too
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Old 12-26-2006, 06:54 AM
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Default RE: up to what speed a 88 Mustang GT is Governed ?

Same here. I was wondering if it had a rev limiter. The red line is quite low on the thing.
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Old 12-26-2006, 09:51 AM
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Default RE: up to what speed a 88 Mustang GT is Governed ?

if your car truly is stock... you dont have the power to get it past 140. where as that integra is lighter and has a better aerodynamic profile... AND its geared better... they will take you out on the top end.

I used to have a probe that would run 140 down the highway all day long. I pulled on my fathers 96 cobra on top end because of the steepness of the overdrive gear in a mustang.
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Old 12-26-2006, 10:25 AM
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stock tachs are not right these cars do have a revc limiter on them at 6300 I belive but I have a 5800 tach light on my car (where redline is) and it doesnt' come on until the stock tach reaches at least 6500
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