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Old 02-10-2009, 02:59 AM
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sorry if there's already been this thread but i couldn't find it. Is there any way other than goin standalone ECU to remove the govenor?
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:05 AM
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Easy answer...no

More in depth, You will run out of shortly after anyways so it is pointless. If you wanna go faster, the easier way is to get tires that are taller than stock.
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+ r&r with a camry 5spd
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yeahh what they say.. i think the governor is at 127? and if u take it off the engine redlines 5th gear like 7 mph after that or something? haha
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another person with a deathwish.
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governor*
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Originally Posted by athletefeet66
governor*
seriously..

someone needs firefox..
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Greddy Ultimate removes speed limiter
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Simply not true about the gearing...our racecar's been to 135 mph in 5th with plenty of revs left...the math works out to this...

Someone's going to have to format...Excel pasting is no good...

Tire Size Gear Ratios
Width 215 mm. 1st 3.538
Profile 45 % 2nd 2.045
Size 17 in. 3rd 1.333
4th 0.972
5th 0.775
Calculated Tire Size 6th
Diameter 24.618 in.
Rollout 77.340 in. FD 4.235
Revs/mile 819

RPM at Start
MPH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
50 10229 5913 3854 2810 2241

MPH at Engine Speed
RPM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
6,500 31.77 54.97 84.33 115.65 145.04
RPM Drop 3757 4237 4740 5183
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