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Old 10-28-2008, 09:41 PM
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im just wondering what the top speed of a 3800 camaro is. the speedo says 120 but im sure it would do more than that. anybody know?
 
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Old 10-28-2008, 10:00 PM
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Top speed of a stock 3800 is 120 mph. It'll do more but first u'd have to remove the governor. W/o a gov, i've seen speeds up to 140 but then it's pushing the redline.
 
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Old 10-28-2008, 10:01 PM
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Limiter at 118. People on another forum say anywhere from 135 to 145 mph w/o the limiter.
 
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Old 10-28-2008, 11:10 PM
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i was figuring it was limited. ive never gotten mine over 115. i hada friend with a 4 cyl accord and he got it to 125 with me in it one time. i figured if his did that, mine could do atleast 135
 
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Old 10-28-2008, 11:13 PM
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I feel like it would take a looooong time to hit 140 in a 3.8L. long flat stretches of road that are "safe" for those speeds are hard to find.
 
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Old 10-28-2008, 11:17 PM
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Downhill with a tail-wind....perhaps?
 
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Old 10-28-2008, 11:44 PM
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iono, my moms benz i got up to 142 on the freeway really early when noone was on it like 3 am
 
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Old 10-28-2008, 11:45 PM
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btw that was relevent, its a 2.4L n/a v6
 
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Old 10-29-2008, 12:51 AM
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how can you take off the governor ?
 
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Old 10-29-2008, 01:37 AM
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You have to tune it out of your PCM.
 
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