what's the top speed for a 2000 3.8L V-6 Camaro?(w/o the gov.)

 

doubt you will get a straight answer. from what i understand it is not easy to disable it. I could be wrong. Sure you know with gov it is 118, i think, atleast mine stops about there. Do not think it would be to much faster then that with out it. Not stock atleast.

But what do I know?

 

I've heard around 155.

 

I heard around 130 on 3.8 v6's but like previously posted it's not easy removing the gov. I remember my 99 3.8 would hit that limiter at 118 and it scared the bejeses out of me. It was a loud pop (I thought I blew my engine, lol).

well omega9 I know my car can hit 155

Sorry I couldn't resist. Like I said, I heard it was around 130 but I never was able to remove that darn thing on any of my old v6's

Good luck with yours

 

why is it so hard to remove the speed limiter?

can't i use one of those programmer things?

 

I thought it was because programers were not sold for V6's like the LS1's. But I just checked LM Performance and they do have one V6 programer for 98-02 models. The HPP3 which says it'll adjust shift points and remove the factory speed limiter. It was $320 I think plus shipping. So my bad, apparently it's not too hard just not real cheap.

Why do you want to go over 118 mph anyway? It'll just get you into trouble boy and da law don't like dat.

J/K but please be very careful at any speeds over 100 and make sure your tires are rated for 130ish. The last time I bought tires for my old v6 they were only rated for 120mph. So if you move the speed limiter then please research your tires for the speed rating before you "see what she can do". The life you save may be your own.

Good Luck

 

at 115 with a mild cross wind the camaro tends to get a little squirrly. I think it has to do with the lack of side areodynamics. I lowered my car 2" all around, full suspension package front and rear spoilers for added downforce, z rated tires and it is like glass on the highway. I ran from Denver to Las Vegas in a little over 7.5 hours. The bad thing is the car will do right under 120 but the cruise control wont let you set it above 110. (cruise control at that speed is probably a bad idea anyway.

 

Use to do 118 the whole way to school on I-75 daily still felt like it had some juice, but I would have a hard time buying that it would climb up to 155. But I could be wrong. Then again my Rustang friend tells me that cars will continue to gain speed forever if you have a long enough road . Anyways it did not feel loose or anything @ the 118 , but then again my dumb a** also drove to Orlando at about 110 in a 94 Dodge Caravan with **** tires.

 

Can I just ask how the hell you guys are driving over a hundred miles an hour for a long period of time without getting nailed big time?

lol

 

Isn't it great! Too bad my factory speed governer is set at 160

 

I havent found a road big enough for me to go over 95 for more then a minute or two.

Seriousely I think you would need a really long flat road to push the V6 simply cuz I dont think the top end is there much over 90

 

Really? I heard from lots of people that the factory set the limit at 167 if you had the z-rated tires. I wouldn't know because there is no way in he!! that I would go that fast to see if it's right. It's too scary for me at that high of speed. Anything over 125 and half my brain is thinking about how much it would cost to bail me out of jail if I hit a radar gun while the other half is thinking about what my remains would look like if I lost control and crashed at this speed.

I guess I'm a big wuss but hey I got three kids to provide for. If I was in my 20's and single I might be more of a daredevil. But just between us (shhh don't tell my wife) once and a while when I'm on the highway with no traffic I gun it to 140 and quickly get back down to 75ish. Why?

Because I can

 

i don't know... but it doesn't take much to get my car to 100!

 

lol. I've never taken the WS6 above 100mph If I got a ticket, insurance would murder me. I've heard that all 98+ f-bodies with z rated tires have a governer at 160mph, but I don't know for sure.

 

Luck lots of luck. Does not take much for me to push it past 100. Gets there really easy. Its is my small 20 year old brain that always me to drive that fast for long periods of time