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Originally Posted by Asetechrail
Are you bidding on this bus? I talked to C-TRAN about the top speed of these buses. They stated that the top speed is 65mph which is speed limited by the computer.
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I am not bidding on this one. Wrong coast.
As far as the speed is concerned, I know that Phantoms go faster on suburban routes. There might be a chance to get approval from Gillig to cancel the limiter and/or unlock a 6th gear if applicable. I am certainly going to try that route if I ever find my bus.
Even if the limiter cannot be removed, 65 mph is enough for me. Dropping the cruise rpm would be nice though. That could be done either by a 6th gear unlock or a different rear ratio. If Gillig/Allison are non-responsive to my request for a 6th gear, I am going to drop a different carrier in the rear axle. Most likely with differential locker (a Rockwell/Meritor option) while we are at it.
If the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) is in the transmission and nothing measures the wheel speed, then changing the rear ratio would automatically increase the top speed with the limiter in place.