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| | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 | For those people that had bought a Big Bolt with a governor that ran well. Then took off the governor how much do you think it improved acceleration and top MPH?
And how did you get rid of the governor, remove the whole unit or just remove the governor throttle plate? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,963 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,963 | Back when we used GMC to haul tankwagons out in the Texas Hill Country we always removed them because quite often we need a few more RPMS in a lower gear to hold the next higher gear. Removing them does nothing with power or acceleration. It just cuts back the top end they kind of fade before they get to the governor setting. We simply removed them and shortened the throttle rod. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 311 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 311 | 32vid I think removing them helps to insure no fuel or air loss from running through the governor. Having none of these losses helps your engine perform at its best.
Like crenweige, and others on your last post including myself have said, shorten (cut or replace) carb studs, source or make a shorter throttle rod.
If you remove the throttle plate and not the body you run the risk of a leak IMO.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 | 32vid I think removing them helps to insure no fuel or air loss from running through the governor. Having none of these losses helps your engine perform at its best.
Like crenweige, and others on your last post including myself have said, shorten (cut or replace) carb studs, source or make a shorter throttle rod.
If you remove the throttle plate and not the body you run the risk of a leak IMO. I agree with what you say. Though other things have priority for now. | | |
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