maximum speed/ govenor?

[Racincc85]

how many miles do you have on your olds? i have 150k on my buick so maybe the wear accumulated over those miles is limiting its ability to perform at those speeds. Once you got to around 4k in 3rd gear, were you still accelerating fast or was your olds just creeping along?

[chevelleman]

i have about 175,000 miles on my olds and still pulls very well once i hit about 4k in third gear it still accelerates but it does take a while to get the rpms out of it

[Racincc85]

you're probably right about it just needing to be cleaned out then. I've been living in another state for the past year and a half, and i only returned home for about 3 months to drive the car. My mom's been using everyday to drive to the train station just so it doesnt sit, but she barely revs it up over 2000 RPMs. I'll be going home for good in may so when i get back i'll probably clean the fuel injectors, change the fuel filter and run it really hard on the highway everyday for a week or so. thanks for the help!!!

[chevelleman]

one other thing i forgot to mention was that im sure that you motor does just need to be cleaned out i've heard of the cats getting plugged really easy on these cars when they are babied around the 3800 is a very well built motor that does not show its age like many other motors when they get that many miles on them i just did a compression test on my motor not too long ago and my motor is still in great shape i ranged from 147-153 psi in all six cylinders so i know my motor is still in good shape and i bet yours is to it just needs to be run a bit

[aetackle7669]

me and a buddy were racing down the highway (he has a mazda 626) i pulled him like he wasnt even racing and i asked him the next day how fast we were going he said he was going 115 when i passed him so im going to put a 120+ mph tach on the car to see how fast she is but ofcourse mine isnt stock

[maxwedge]

What year is this, if 96 up up how did you get past the speed limiter?

[aetackle7669]

my car is a 90 lesabre custom