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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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Removing Governor

Hey everyone I am the owner of a 93 Ford F-150 with a 4.9l. I was wondering if anybody knows how you can remove the governor. I have heard of disconnecting the speed sensor but then of course you loose the speedo. I am looking to build this truck into a street/strip machine but with a governed speed of 86 mph I can't do much. If anybody knows anything and can help thank you.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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Well, im not sure where the governor is, but 86MPH is not the limit... i've done well over 100 on mine.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2025 | 11:11 AM
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you guys can do over 70
 
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Old Mar 24, 2025 | 11:28 AM
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This conversation about governor's popped up a few months ago. I believe the ECU governs the vehicle to 96mph.
Edited : https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...n-94-f150.html
 
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Old Mar 24, 2025 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by thatpurplething
you guys can do over 70
You resurrected a thread from 2006. Was your comment a statement or a question?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2025 | 01:37 PM
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This era of pickup was electronically limited? I was always under the impression that they simply powered-out and the top speed was controlled by the grade and headwind.


 
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Old Mar 24, 2025 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by My4Fordtrucks
You resurrected a thread from 2006. Was your comment a statement or a question?
I keep falling for this trick.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2025 | 12:52 AM
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Amazes me some of the stuff that a person feels such a burning need to reply to that they go to all the trouble to sign up & post here just to enlighten.

And don't look at the dates.

I mean, what kind of surfing-searches digs up 20 year old threads that demands a response?
 
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The only real reason to comment on an old thread is to add good information. I search a lot before I ask a stupid question. These trucks are old and there is a lot of old thread out there. Many of them have helped me.

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Originally Posted by Scndsin
I mean, what kind of surfing-searches digs up 20 year old threads that demands a response?
"Related topics" seems to be the biggest culprit here.
 
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A governor in our trucks is different than the speed limiter.

The 385 series and diesel have an electronic governor that is built into the EEC that can run a PTO off the transmission.
When the PTO is under load, the governor will up the RPM of the engine.

All EEC-IV have an Engine RPM/Vehicle speed limiting flag with
 
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