Governer..
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why would u want to go over 92 in a RANGER!? I have taken an RX8 where i shouldnt have gone a few times... but that car is made to do it, rangers were never made to go that fast...
Just my .02, you're going to land your self in jail or in a coffin
i don't even like hitting 85 any more the truck shakes like crazy
Just my .02, you're going to land your self in jail or in a coffin
i don't even like hitting 85 any more the truck shakes like crazy
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Originally Posted by o3edge777
haha. cause i think its okay to go a little bit faster than 92.
lol. i'm not saying im gonna set the land speed record for stock 3.0L ranger.. but it'd be nice to break 100. haha
lol. i'm not saying im gonna set the land speed record for stock 3.0L ranger.. but it'd be nice to break 100. haha
We went out one night.
He in his truck.
I drove mine.
He beat me over the hill.
I stayed with him till he died .
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Here in AZ the speed limit is 75. If you need to pass a group of people (even 2 cars) doing 65 you can easily hit the 92 limit. There isn't a more $hitty feeling than be next to someone passing and have the limiter kick in. I think a tuner is the only way.
Those of us that have been around for a while have bad high speed stories to tell and I bet in nearly every case more than the speed of the vehicle is involved.
Those of us that have been around for a while have bad high speed stories to tell and I bet in nearly every case more than the speed of the vehicle is involved.
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I'm sorry to hear that man.. i really am.. but i'm a speed freak.. always have been. My whole family is. My MOM has an orange 07 GT 5spd.. my brother has a 98 Cobra, my stepdad has a 68 Chevelle.. i mean.. c'mon. lets please not preach to me about driving fast in my truck. I know how to drive.. and i know the roads in which i drive fast on.. so... yeh.
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
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i've got the same problem with my ranger. i've been driving 60 miles round trip on fl's turnpike everyday for school, the past 4 years. and it even worse this year. i put in 4.56 and havent gotten the bigger tires yet. so the new limiter is at about 80ish. it SUCKS. back before the gears it was cool, cause with 31" tires, it was off set to about 105.
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Originally Posted by o3edge777
I'm sorry to hear that man.. i really am.. but i'm a speed freak.. always have been. My whole family is. My MOM has an orange 07 GT 5spd.. my brother has a 98 Cobra, my stepdad has a 68 Chevelle.. i mean.. c'mon. lets please not preach to me about driving fast in my truck. I know how to drive.. and i know the roads in which i drive fast on.. so... yeh.
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
That being said..
At 110mph, these trucks want to leave the ground. Air gets underneath and things start getting loose. I've done a LOT to my suspension and it doesn't help THAT much. I have ( its debatable ) damn good tires, not some off-road or ' SUV ' type tires.
At 120mph, bump-steer in the rack and pinion gets scary. A pothole shaked the whole vehical.
At 130mph, start praying to your diety as if you have to change a lane or hit the brakes.. Life becomes VERY short lived from then.
I presently have my truck governed at 100mph for my own good.
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Originally Posted by 99ranger4x4
why would u want to go over 92 in a RANGER!? I have taken an RX8 where i shouldnt have gone a few times... but that car is made to do it, rangers were never made to go that fast...
Just my .02, you're going to land your self in jail or in a coffin
i don't even like hitting 85 any more the truck shakes like crazy
Just my .02, you're going to land your self in jail or in a coffin
i don't even like hitting 85 any more the truck shakes like crazy
you get shakes at 85? Fastes my truck has hit was 125. my truck hits 110 daily and it handles like the shiz. lol my truck outhandles and feels more stable than any CAR ive driven. it's funny, cause going around a downhill corner at 90 in my truck with two dips at seperate poitns in the road feels safer and more stable in my truck than it does in my cousins lowered "Riced" Plymouth Breeze,(Same as Dodge Neon?) could be because its a dodge tho :P
Originally Posted by OTRtech
Me and a buddy used to be that way.About 25 years ago.When trucks could easily go 100.
We went out one night.
He in his truck.
I drove mine.
He beat me over the hill.
I stayed with him till he died .
We went out one night.
He in his truck.
I drove mine.
He beat me over the hill.
I stayed with him till he died .
As for D.'s comment. Ive had5 speeding tickets. 1 paid for. 1 Challenged and won. and 1 point left on my licsence lol. But to my point. i do notice my rear end get a lil floaty at higher speeds. kinda like it wants to fly or drift.
Last edited by Hellion; 10-29-2007 at 02:54 PM.
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my 07' FX4 has never seen past 87mph....WHY? Because as far as GEICO's concerned, I'm a perfect driver and I really like my 38$ a month insurance. And umm ya...if you wanna go fast...get a coupe or something...regular old rangers aint made to go fast and even if it does 120ish...theres no handling what-so-ever! One wrong move (regardless of whether your mom has a GT, and your bro has a cobra...COBRA>RANGER) and your doing barrel rolls.
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Originally Posted by o3edge777
I'm sorry to hear that man.. i really am.. but i'm a speed freak.. always have been. My whole family is. My MOM has an orange 07 GT 5spd.. my brother has a 98 Cobra, my stepdad has a 68 Chevelle.. i mean.. c'mon. lets please not preach to me about driving fast in my truck. I know how to drive.. and i know the roads in which i drive fast on.. so... yeh.
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
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Originally Posted by Hellion
Tuner. Xcalibrator2 best bet. California wont even let you take out the gov. because its a safety feature and you wont pass smog or some crap like that.
you get shakes at 85? Fastes my truck has hit was 125. my truck hits 110 daily and it handles like the shiz. lol my truck outhandles and feels more stable than any CAR ive driven. it's funny, cause going around a downhill corner at 90 in my truck with two dips at seperate poitns in the road feels safer and more stable in my truck than it does in my cousins lowered "Riced" Plymouth Breeze,(Same as Dodge Neon?) could be because its a dodge tho :P
you get shakes at 85? Fastes my truck has hit was 125. my truck hits 110 daily and it handles like the shiz. lol my truck outhandles and feels more stable than any CAR ive driven. it's funny, cause going around a downhill corner at 90 in my truck with two dips at seperate poitns in the road feels safer and more stable in my truck than it does in my cousins lowered "Riced" Plymouth Breeze,(Same as Dodge Neon?) could be because its a dodge tho :P
have u not see what i have done to the whole suspension system, not only 5" higher but i have beat the **** out of it.. i DOUBT it functions like it religionists did... in fact i would put money on it not...
Originally Posted by Hellion
As for D.'s comment. Ive had5 speeding tickets. 1 paid for. 1 Challenged and won. and 1 point left on my licsence lol. But to my point. i do notice my rear end get a lil floaty at higher speeds. kinda like it wants to fly or drift.
Originally Posted by o3edge777
I'm sorry to hear that man.. i really am.. but i'm a speed freak.. always have been. My whole family is. My MOM has an orange 07 GT 5spd.. my brother has a 98 Cobra, my stepdad has a 68 Chevelle.. i mean.. c'mon. lets please not preach to me about driving fast in my truck. I know how to drive.. and i know the roads in which i drive fast on.. so... yeh.
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
I'll post up all of the videos i have filmed and made.. go to my myspace.. i have filmed and edited every one.
www.myspace.com/o3cobra777
just because your mom has an 07 GT doesn't mean she's a good driver, or does drive fast. Maybe she is i dont know.. but i dont care if you are a good driver, as far as i know your ranger is pretty damn stock. good driver or not you dont need to be going very fast, go buy a MUSTANG GT, or RX-8 or camaro or viper, vette, t/a, i know not all of them are designed to go THAT fast but all of them are 100x better than a ranger if your a speed freak.
/dig up
/rant
night guys