I love my Bell 955

[99cougr]

Originally Posted by Senninkai

He thinks 80 is bad on my way to Fort Wayne Indiana one day there is a 2-3 mile stretch on US 24(which splits into a 4 lane high way for those 2-3 miles) and i wanted to see how fast my new 99 would go before the governor kicked in the gov kicks in at 115 drives it down to 110.

is your car the "sport" one? i heard it has a higher governor? correct me if im wrong

[Buttermore]

i "heard" they'll do 145+ in stock trim, just hear say tho

[99mcougar]

I believe the sport package does 137mph which is about 220km/h..

[sonza68]

Originally Posted by 99cougr

is your car the "sport" one? i heard it has a higher governor? correct me if im wrong

Sport Package = no speed limiter. Physics will stop you in the 140 +/- range though.

[freednighthawk]

I could have sworn that I read that they just raised the speed govenor to a little over 152 or 156...

I think that's one of those big debatable things.

[KUGAKRAZY]

I just bought a belltronics 965! I doubt it will save me from anything..since cops in Louisville wont bother with you unless you're doing 25+ over.

[frinesi2]

Originally Posted by freednighthawk

I could have sworn that I read that they just raised the speed govenor to a little over 152 or 156...

I think that's one of those big debatable things.

Like sonza said, sport package has no speed limiter. You are limited by engine power and wind resistance.

[wanderingmind]

Nice radar detector save!

[Tygerr]

Originally Posted by Senninkai

He thinks 80 is bad on my way to Fort Wayne Indiana one day there is a 2-3 mile stretch on US 24(which splits into a 4 lane high way for those 2-3 miles) and i wanted to see how fast my new 99 would go before the governor kicked in the gov kicks in at 115 drives it down to 110.

That roads always dead anyway, nice drive, but I wouldn't speed on it. Cops are sneaky here.

I was thinking of getting a radar detector, but I just decided it's easier not to speed.

[azbobbybooshay10]

Originally Posted by frinesi2

Like sonza said, sport package has no speed limiter. You are limited by engine power and wind resistance.

I kept having someone change that on the Cougar Wikipedia page, they kept saying "its not removed, just raised"...

EDIT: They changed it back AGAIN!!!!

"Sport Package" models with the V6 featured 4-wheel vented disc brakes (from the Contour SVT), 16" alloy wheels, and a higher speed governor installed. Contrary to popular belief, the speed governor was not removed, but simply raised as a result of high speed rated tires with the 16" wheels. The top speed of the manual transmission car was 135 mph (217 km/h) in top gear at redline. While this was considered attainable given enough road, the automatic transmission version could not reach this speed without significant engine modification. With the sport package, the speed governor was raised to just higher than 135 mph (217 km/h) so, essentially, it was never seen. Without the sport package, the speed governor was set at 115 mph (185 km/h).