Speed Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hi,it's me again; On this ol' gas engine ,does it hurt to run it against the governor going down the road? I remember a friend of mine used to drive an old Detroit powered truck,and he said those were designed to run wide open. That rig never seemed to suffer from running up against the governor on the highway,but I'm not so sure on the old 354 I have. It'd seem to me the governor would be set towards the maximum rpm the engine should see,so that'd be a bit too high to cruise at. What's a reasonable engine speed to cruise on the highway? I saw that the max torque was at 1,100,but the max. horsepower was at 2,850. I'm thinking 2,200 would be about the best. Am I thinking right on this? Speed Quote "Remember-ANY Gun Control is Unconstitutional!"<!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><i><b>MACK-E Model Registry # 36</b></i><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><a href="http://www.nvabatetravel.com/"target="_blank">http://www.nvabatetravel.com/</a> Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1961-the-governor/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.