Why 44 mph?

[Joedirt]

Is there a speed or rpm limiter? Or is 44 all it's got?

[allenflucas]

There is a limiter..

[Joedirt]

Anyone know how to override it? I'm sure it's in the computer some how.

[jandrold]

After some thought about the speed limit issue, I think it is more of a RPM limit and gear size issue than a speed limit issue. The RPM is limited to a safe limit so the engine would have a decent life span and the gear choosen is for the power they wanted, and that worked out to the 44 or so mph. If we need more speed, someone needs to find/machine some diffrent gears. The engine has plenty of power to pull a higher gear. It could be done by having the orginal Co. that machined the current gears put out a diffrent ratio, since they already have all the original specs.

Jim O.
USMC Ret.

[CaptDan]

After some thought about the speed limit issue, I think it is more of a RPM limit and gear size issue than a speed limit issue. The RPM is limited to a safe limit so the engine would have a decent life span and the gear choosen is for the power they wanted, and that worked out to the 44 or so mph. If we need more speed, someone needs to find/machine some diffrent gears. The engine has plenty of power to pull a higher gear. It could be done by having the orginal Co. that machined the current gears put out a diffrent ratio, since they already have all the original specs.

Jim O.
USMC Ret.

:IAgre:

ps ...thanks for your service Jim !