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Damn Blaq who pissed in your cheerios this morning lol.

All I am saying is I don't care that they capped the top speed at 180. As an enthusiast if I was buying a GT500 I would want it to be awesome in the venues I could take it to. And none of those venues would I be able to get close to 180 so top speed doesn't really bother me. Now maybe its because I almost got caught street racing many years ago but since then I have always been a take it to the track kind of guy, and especially since I raced competitively in stuff other than just test n tune I have been a did I get the win light. That is just me personally, I am sure there are more like you that like being able to say it can do 200 MPH. All I am saying is me personally not a big deal that the car is limited to 180

BUT

Its the WHY is it capped at 180 that I would be more interested/concerned with. If it is because it can't handle it or its not stable at speeds that high than that would be really concerning and would make me think twice about how well engineered the car is. Did they cut corners? Did they not do this or that. that is what I would be more worried about other than what the top speed is. Now I am not going to be like some here and just say its cause it won't be stable or it will be unsafe or whatever (given ford recent history you may very well be right). I guess that part we will find out once someone unlocks the ECU.

I do find it humorous though that in the ZL1 section of the site there was quite a few who agreed about top speed: who cares. ( and yes there were a few that were against speed limiters/its a ford fail)

Originally Posted by URBAN LEGEND

Bar talk really. I’m good at about 165 mph.

Originally Posted by nicktechla

exactly

Originally Posted by Vtor_ZL1

Those are death wish speeds anyway.

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

For me, I could care less. My 2013 ZL1 convertible is limited by GM at 155 or so I believe.

Yes I have tracked the car as a beginner, both a few road courses as will as the local drag strip and have never even come close to reaching the maximum.

I imagine if I were serious about top speed, I'd probably already have done a tune at some point, and whatever limiter it may have had by the factory could be bypassed/eliminated with the tune.

On the other hand, having a factory limit just 'MIGHT' save some newbie that bought such a car and immediately turns all the nanny's off to see just what she'll do.

Originally Posted by Can'tHave2MuchHP

Physically, I don't think the 180 MPH limit is a big deal. I've never gone that fast in a street car or track car for that matter and though I've gotten somewhat close, the vehicles that I did would get there VERY quickly (1000 rwhp+ Corvettes). For a stock ZL1 or GT500 to get to 180, you have to be in it for a while. Sure, it's not slow but the aero and weight start to hurt the faster and faster you go. Even if you had a McLaren 720S, 180 MPH would take a scary amount of distance to get to without being seen by a LEO. Would a stock GT500 even do 180 MPH in a standing mile race? Reason I ask is that's the longest legal distance I'm aware of short of road rentals and the Autobahn etc.

Now, mentally, it doesn't sound cool to be the guy with the governed vehicle. But most mustangs are modified so I'm sure the speed limit will be the first thing to be tuned out. Probably won't be that big of a deal.

Originally Posted by mlee

This 180 thing means absolutely nothing. So what if a Camaro goes 200 ungoverned.

I hate it when someone asks how fast your car will go. That's when you know they have no clue.

It's my guess they based this limit on one mile. No one runs more than that anyway and if they do the car is no longer limited.