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Old 02-15-2010, 01:37 PM
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HI!... I've gone over 125MPH in my 2007 Ranger. No issues at at. Perfectly smooth and stable. Over 154MPH in my F-150, same thing, and over 160MPH in my 83 RANGER Pro Street.
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Old 02-15-2010, 01:38 PM
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160 in my Evo feels just fine.
true, 125 in my expo was comfy, i just dont like hitting 100+ in a vehicle that has all the weight in the front, and none in the back lol
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Old 02-15-2010, 02:13 PM
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yea i set the cruise right as the govenor kicks in but bro they sell all kinds of chips that can get you past that it you wanna go faster, dont now why but check out ebay, my freind had an 02 and he bought another ranger an 04 and it didnt have the govener he swapt harneses and it worked
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Old 02-15-2010, 02:21 PM
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I am in need of removing the speed governor as I am a Firefighter/EMT First Responder in a rural area, and time matters, 90 mph will not cut it, as I am used to 120+ in my wife's jeep, also, I have been trained in high speed driving and maneuvering by the police academy, and through EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operators Course). I understand that it is embedded in the eprom of the computer, and can be done with a programmer, but that is a large chunk of change, hard for a volunteer ff as I am to come up with. Any help will greatly appreciated.
Reckless endangerment does not make you a better firefighter. Call your EVOC instructor and ask his opinion on you doing 120mph in ANYTHING let alone a civilian vehicle. EVOC courses teach against that kind of reckless behavior to begin with. There is absolutely no reason at all for you be going 90mph to anything, let alone faster in any vehicle. Driving like that would be ground for immediate suspension and kiss the light/siren permits goodbye for good.
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Old 02-15-2010, 05:03 PM
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Reckless endangerment does not make you a better firefighter. Call your EVOC instructor and ask his opinion on you doing 120mph in ANYTHING let alone a civilian vehicle. EVOC courses teach against that kind of reckless behavior to begin with. There is absolutely no reason at all for you be going 90mph to anything, let alone faster in any vehicle. Driving like that would be ground for immediate suspension and kiss the light/siren permits goodbye for good.
Pretty much what the chief said too. So I am going to learn to drive slower. Got a bad habit of going pretty fast, code or not, before I joined the fire dept.
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Old 02-15-2010, 05:16 PM
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And I suggest you take a look at how most firefighters and EMT's die each year. It isn't heroically dying in a fire. THE ROAD kills more of us every year than any other cause of death (other than heat attacks). And that attitude you portray is exactly why.
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Old 02-20-2010, 07:04 PM
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well.. on my dads old 96 4.0 4x4 the limiter was set at 107 before the computer would shut off. then it would kick back on and you could go back up to 107 before it would shut down again. i drive about 70-90 all the time.. i never feel unseasy about going that fast..
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Old 02-21-2010, 12:02 AM
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mine only goes 65, cause the engine is about to die.
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Old 02-21-2010, 04:41 AM
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Hahah. My old '84 would start to jettison transmission fluid once you passed 67mph. 65 was fine. But beyond that, it got ugly.
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Old 11-30-2010, 10:32 AM
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i have a baja race truck on 35"s, full king suspenseion yadda yadda yadda...point being that my truck CAN handle going faster than 96mph, my 2009 toyota (stock everything) has a speed limiter at 120. now i think that is rediculus, going 120 in a stock yota is sketch, but with my truck 95 feels like 20 mph in the yota. whats wrong with going fast???, especialy if its a RACE truck...it pisses me off every time i make the long, straight, smooth, drive out to the dunes that i cant keep up with honda accords filled with mexicans because the speed limiter kickes in at 95..i think i might just start smashing stuff and pulling wires till it goes faster lol (joke)
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Old 11-30-2010, 10:41 AM
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Well i know my ranger will gladly do 117 but cant do much more, but i did have a state trooper escort, but i dont break 80 under normal circumstances, to much wasted fuel
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Old 11-30-2010, 10:56 AM
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I have had my 97 at the time had 32's on it with 3 bl. There is a stretch of highway here on 96 that is good for getting up to speed. I was heading home from work when one of the guys wanted ro race this stretch, he had a jetta. we were neck and neck at 120 until something of his car broke/fell/tore off, all I seen was sparks like the tranny dropped!

Anyhow, I dont know if the speed was accurate as I did have the larger tires on, but that truck felt like I was riding a cloud, smoooooooth!

I also have had my '67 up to speed once in high school the kid with the neon wanted a race, I had that truck buried over 100. 352 ci strait piped, just a screaming down the road! Now that was scary!!!! Drum brakes all around, no power steering, no power brakes, felt like I was on a rockets! loud, shakey, wow!
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Old 11-30-2010, 12:44 PM
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Yea my truck felt like it was floating over the road, it was fun i just cant afford to unwillingly donate that type of money to the state, but ill race back roads, only truck that races the civics and jettas out here, the poweralide while i drive, if i know the person im up against its usually a neck and neck race otherwise i make it a point to get in front and make them work for a win, and these arent the best roads, but they are the funnest
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Old 12-03-2010, 02:19 AM
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i had a 95 3.0 2wd that would kick out at 99 i would set cruise control at 98 far to often. truck did real good racing down the freeway at 90 and were not talking just on the strait stretches and no traffic. ah.... good times good times
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Old 12-03-2010, 06:40 PM
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I must be old because I can't think of any reason to be driving a lifted/lowered/stock Ranger any faster than 80 mph and possibly killing someone's wife/kids/family or drunk person staggering down the highway. So I guess I'd have to say to get rid of the speed control would be a totally stupid f**king thing to do. I would not want to be the one who explains to the cops that "I just wanted to go faster.....I didn't mean to kill anyone".
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