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How fast have you gone with your trucks? If your speed limiter is higher than stock or is disabled, I really want to know your top speed. :chevy:
k1500chevy97 Senior Enthusiast

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The fastest I have gone in my truck has been 75 mph

But I remember someone saying that the speed limiter was set for 98 or 99 something like that dont plan on taking it up to the limiter anytime  :chevy:

Jpshostr Senior Enthusiast

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I hit 90 last spring during a calving emergency.  Had to run home from the west place to get a tool due to a problem and just put my foot to the floor.  Passed a cop doing about 85 while coming over the interstate that trip, he just waved at me.  Around home, if you see a farmtruck going fast as #### there is a pretty good reason why and they know they better not pull it over.
varmint2506 Enthusiast

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Never hit the limiter on the '98 but, wrapped the '89 back around to 35 one morning on the interstate. (thats about 120 mph or so). She had a little more left but I didn't.
BlueRado Enthusiast

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Hit the limiter several times in my '99.  :thumb:

 

Haven't tried yet on the '03, but rest assured I will try when I feel like I got enough miles on it!!  Wanna see if that 120 mph speedo is just for show!  (I'm betting they didn't change the limiter, just the speedo  :chevy:  )

Import Hater Enthusiast

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The limiter doesn't exactly make things very exciting.  But delaminating a tire trying to see how much faster than 97mph I could go might prove to be too exciting.

 

How 'bout we take this a step further?  What's the fastest you've all gone in a car period?  I have gone 183mph in an open road race in Nevada.  Have it on tape too.  All legal.  I've been somewhere in the high 160s area on a bike.  That wasn't.

 

Rob

Kansas Kid Senior Enthusiast

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I'm not sure, the speedo tops at 85.....

Yeah, but it comes back up on the other side if you go fast enough.  At least if the speedo on the 1990 pickups is like the ones on my 1989.  Don't ask how I know....   :chevy:

sincityZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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I have hit that pesky speed limiter many times, really need to get rid of it. :thumb: It has scared the crap out of me a few times when I didn't realize how bloodly fast I was going... :chevy:

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