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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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Question govenor?

so today i was racing one of my buddys with an 09 cobalt ls (LAP) and my spedometer stopped at 111 but i kept going faster, he said we both got up to 120. i have an 07 auto and his is manual so do i have a govenor or does my car have issues? i have a cold air intake B&M shift and its lowered 3.5 inches would my MINOR mods have anything to do with it? im just curious to why my speedo stopped but the engine didnt
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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how did you lower it 3.5"?
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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i think a better question is how long were you racing to get going that fast? it had to be several minutes at WOT.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackCobalt707
how did you lower it 3.5"?
dropzone springs theyre rated at 2.5'' but from the weight of the car it dropped it an extra inch

Originally Posted by randizzle
i think a better question is how long were you racing to get going that fast? it had to be several minutes at WOT.
a good 2 or 3 minutes

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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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oooh ok. any pics?
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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yes sir. i just uploaded a side view into my gallery so you can see how low it is
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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haha, no thats not a govenor, If you have a governor (or however you spell it haha) if you have a governor then the car would cut off if you got going to fast.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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haha, no thats not a govenor, If you have a governor (or however you spell it haha) if you have a governor then the car would cut off if you got going to fast.

o alright haha so then whats the deal with my speedo?
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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o alright haha so then whats the deal with my speedo?
Could have just got stuck I guess, its hard to tell really haha
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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haha ok. well thanx man!
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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why stare at the spedometer when you're going over 100mph?
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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haha i look at mine doin 155 but i got it on cruiz controll =D(ss)
soundslike it got suck or somthing like that
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SSstuSTAGE2
haha i look at mine doin 155 but i got it on cruiz controll =D(ss)
Do you think this makes you cool? +5 badassery? You would be incorrect.
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