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85mph??

Old Feb 20, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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85mph??

i believe the guage on an 83F250 says 85mph...is there a govenor or can i exceed that..because this project i'm doing will end up being a race truck or just a fast street truck
 
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Old Feb 20, 2002 | 10:41 PM
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85mph??

These older trucks don't have onboard computers or governors. Depending on what you have under the hood and how well you build it, 85 mph won't be something to sweat over!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2002 | 11:06 PM
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85mph??

a stock v8 better be able to break that or you have problems
my old 302 in my 85 did 180 km/h which is 112 mph...it took a while to get there but the old girl did it.
(of course i measured off my buddys car's speedo)
 
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Old Feb 20, 2002 | 11:08 PM
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85mph??

I can prove it to you that they don't have speed limiters/governers, I've my 83 up to 125mph and I still 4th gear to go and about 1000rpm till redline in 3rd.(someone change the rearend to a 2.20:1)


82' Flareside with 400 horse under the hood
 
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 01:07 AM
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85mph??

I here what your are saying my 84's only goes up to 140km/h and I ahve been there many times, I have never thought about testing it with another cars speedo, good thinking except where to do it with no Cops. Are there aftermarket speedos that would go higher?
 
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 05:48 AM
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85mph??

You could check out www.autometer.com you could pick up one of those cool 200mph units. That will really make that truck fly. Just remember you are trying to push the side of a barn through the air.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 01:29 PM
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85mph??

i'm stupid i didn't even think the topic through or i would've known....duh no computer!! o well it was late!!
 
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 01:35 PM
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