147 Mph????

[bubbleandSqueak]

Originally Posted by wagnerl

ok, now, what is the higher speed limit in the country? 75mph? 80mph? AFAIK 75mph at the turnpike. Now, limit the speed (governor) at 145pmh, that's nice. It means, the government say no regular car should be allowed to run above 145mph, ok, show me a road where you can drive at 140mph. That's at least funny.

The government dose not say the governor in your car will be at 145mph or something like that, Pontiac is the one that said the Grand Am is not safe over 145mph. The governmet said over 65mph is not safe. (145 was what he said, I know my governor was at 105mph. )

[nighttraincp]

now i c y i dont live on the east coast any more. i got nailed in indiana doing 87 in a 45 construction zone and still paid only $190. and it stayed off my record. i drag on the hwy, but thats when i get off work at 4am. but everything is location. and it doesnt matter if ur speeding or following all the laws. every accident i've been in ive been when im doing the speed limit or less and obeying the law. u only controll a portion of what happens. everything else is in the hands of the moron that cant drive next to you.

[BFT]

Originally Posted by nighttraincp

now i c y i dont live on the east coast any more. i got nailed in indiana doing 87 in a 45 construction zone and still paid only $190. and it stayed off my record. i drag on the hwy, but thats when i get off work at 4am. but everything is location. and it doesnt matter if ur speeding or following all the laws. every accident i've been in ive been when im doing the speed limit or less and obeying the law. u only controll a portion of what happens. everything else is in the hands of the moron that cant drive next to you.

Er ........ how many accidents have you been in and how long have you been driving?

[GASE 95]

Originally Posted by nighttraincp

now i c y i dont live on the east coast any more. i got nailed in indiana doing 87 in a 45 construction zone and still paid only $190. and it stayed off my record. i drag on the hwy, but thats when i get off work at 4am. but everything is location. and it doesnt matter if ur speeding or following all the laws. every accident i've been in ive been when im doing the speed limit or less and obeying the law. u only controll a portion of what happens. everything else is in the hands of the moron that cant drive next to you.

"the moron that cant drive next to you" aka everybody on this forum who thinks theyre some kind of hot shot driver and drag race on public highways at speeds of 100+.

You raise an interesting point: "it doesnt matter if ur speeding or following the laws". Yeah that makes a whole lot of sense...
Ive been in a few accidents doing the speed limit or less myself but heres the difference: Some of my buds who wrecked doing high speeds died. I wonder what killed them: the high speeds maybe? It certainly wasnt jumping that fucking knoll doing 35.

"U only control a portion of what happens"
wake up pal, control is an illusion. Can you actually predict what will happen next? No, nobody knows whats gonna happen next....not even "professional drivers"

[Fluno24]

Back to the topic of this forum, I wouldn't be suprised if a GT could do 147, not saying he necessarily did it but considering I hit 125 in my plymouth acclaim until i hit the governor. with a tiny bit left to go. Granted i do know of similar Cars which have kept up with my friends SRT4. Turbo of course but i think it is still amusing to think of a Grandma car keeping up with what many Neon owners consider one of the fastest cars on the road.

[nighttraincp]

iv been in 2 acc. neither my fault. like nyc, people in chi cant drive. whats different about me and my friends is i know when 2 back off the thorttle. my buddies dont. 2 r lucky not 2 b dead\a coma\in jail. ur right there is no control, only choices. thats what makes driving so dangerious. there r so many other people chosing 2 do what they want 2 do that the risks are limitless. notice how the drunk driver is always the one to live? y is that? lifes a rush. everyone my age thinks that were flawless and cant b hurt. bs. everyone dies. its not the fall that kills you, actually its kinda fun. its the sudden stop onto an ungiving surface that kills. most of the time for the people like me, around 21, that surface is reality.

[Tom94gaGT]

147 is impossible. Everybody knows that the N body is not a true performance machine. The grand am is the same thing as a malibu and an alero under its skin (used to be the same as a skylark and an achieva). So it is clear that these other cars are not high performance viehicles. Unless you believe that it is possible for a chevy malibu to fly by you at 147 then a grand am will never do it either. There is no way that a grand am would go this fast stock...you would probably have trouble getting a true sports car (like an F body) that fast stock, governor or not.

[GrrrCnD085]

a comptuer governor can be removed with a cpu program...usually places will not do this though you have to do it your self and have the equipment to do it lol and z rated tires rock! they a rated at an unlimited speed :-P

[leadfootGTP]

Originally Posted by Tom94gaGT

147 is impossible. Everybody knows that the N body is not a true performance machine. The grand am is the same thing as a malibu and an alero under its skin (used to be the same as a skylark and an achieva). So it is clear that these other cars are not high performance viehicles. Unless you believe that it is possible for a chevy malibu to fly by you at 147 then a grand am will never do it either. There is no way that a grand am would go this fast stock...you would probably have trouble getting a true sports car (like an F body) that fast stock, governor or not.

governer removed and gears retuned a grand am can hit 147, not safely by any means, but it is possible, performance or not, its really the gearing that makes the difference, now, this thread was dead for a while, and i dont see any point in reopening it in order to state a point which has already been discussed

[GrrrCnD085]

ah that engine looks shweet...would it fit into a 92 ga? it has a 3.3 in it stock? thats the 3800 sc hehe that would rock... and yea to safely hit 150 youd hafta do some suspension and drivetrain upgrades...strut tower braces anti sway bars performance shocks/struts everything. how much can you find the 3800 sc for? used? totaled car at a junk yard or what not? just curious

[leadfootGTP]

you could prolly drop a 3800 in it i you really wanted one, you would have to do some frame modifications tho, this is not your car obviously, but it will give you an idea of what has to be done to drop a diff engine
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/526752
probly not very practical for you tho, plus a supercharged engine would be hell on your tranny

as far as the price goes you can fine used ones for around 3g i believe i was just looking but i couldnt find the site i was thinking of that sells them

[GrrrCnD085]

i found a few used ones wiht under 50k miles for around 1200 actually and i was also reading that the 3800 and the 3300 (what i have) are the same excpet the 38 has a different bore.. and the one i found for around 1200 has the tranny with it...this engine is having some major problems...so i might need to replace it soon anyways...=/ hope not but i dont know

[GrrrCnD085]

that cavalier is bad ass lol....we have sunfire as well...that would be a fun swap for the sunfire :-P lol

[leadfootGTP]

sweet

[BOYZERO]

its possible to hit 147 stock with comp upgrade. i always hit 127-8 stock in 3rd gear and feels like it still wants to pull. oh, the grand am is nothing compared to a malibu or achieva, same motor and trans but different tunning and trans gears. the LA1 can handle lots of power.
im planning to install this turbo kit around labor day next week.

http://www.turbochargedpower.com/99-04%20Grand%20Am.htm

some of us already have it....who doesnt know about it? everyone knows i hope.