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Old 10-09-2014, 10:59 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN View Post
There are absolutely no "limiters" in these cars except drag, I don't think you fully understand your own question, but, the reason you see 135 mph-145 mph or whatever is because the car literally cannot go past that in it's stock form with the current hp, ie. it cannot overcome the air resistance . The car if, I remember correctly from a dyno run video, is mechanically limited (transmission can't go further) than around 175 mph.
I gotcha. And I do understand what I am trying to ask here. That makes total since and I figured that was the case with this car stock. Yet I figured there are powerful cars from the factory that are electronically configured to not allow the car go past a certain speed (safety reasons???).

I would think the 4.10 gear ratio would be the limiting factor in the top speed.

@Kwaziekeller answered my question. I simply wanted to know if the car was controlled by a governor. Governor simply slipped my mind as the key term. It's not controlled by one and now I feel satisfied :-)
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