Newbie Help Needed

[US_Tank]

I just bought a 2004 gas Club Car. This is my first golf cart. At the dealer, I asked if the cart could be souped up some so I can have a little more speed and I was told that it could be done. During the test drive I thought that the car was rather slow. The dealer told me that after 18 holes the cart should be fine. I made sure I have fresh gas in the cart and I drove the cart for about 3 miles the past two days.

According to my GPS, my max speed is 10.8 mph. I stressed to the dealer that I wanted a cart that would be able to get up and go a little faster. What should I do here as I have only had this cart for 3 days now? I am dissapointed in the speed. Ideally I would love to have around 20mph.

Thanks for the help.

[US_Tank]

Sorry, meant to put this in the gas thread.

[whitetail436]

read the sticky on speeding up your club car. just a zip tie on the governor will gain you probably 5 or 6 miles an hour.

[jrboatin]

I have a 07 gas and all I did was adjust the Gov arm on the rear axle. I left the black wire so many people talk about. But did adjust the ARM and I am now getting 20 mph and at times going down hill the Gov will kick in and shut it down for a second then restart. So will that I am happy.

[US_Tank]

Well I instructed the dealer to tune it up to max speed before I bought it. When I went to talk to him today he said to bring it in and he will tune it up. WTF?

I bought this 2004 used and in good shape for $3,600. Is that a fair price? As mentioned I am only getting 10.3 -10.8 mph out of it. I was not happy with the speed upon buying it and the dealer said he would have it taken care of when I picked it up.

I was reading on Club Car's website that these carts starting with the 04's would be able to be tuned to 19mph. Is this true? What can I realistically expect to achieve for speeds with this cart?

I also don't want to do any mods myself as I know nothing about golf carts. Is a $500 gear kit a viable option or should I look at a better fuel pump, K&N filter, etc as mentioned in the sticky posted above?

Thanks for any help!

[whitetail436]

i would recommend talking to tom with cart parts plus for the best options but i would think that machining both of your clutches would be a fairly easy way to get quite a bit more speed out of your cart but make sure and buy a puller for the drive clutch. as i said though talk to tom and he will give you the best advice. he is a super nice guy and very knowledgeable.

[bustech 63]

I Paid 3000.00 for my 05 cc gas like new condition.
tie strapped the governor changed the to Oil Mobil 1 replaced the Spark Plug, Air Filter, Fuel Filters.
Added A Jakes 6" Suspension Lift and 23 10.5 12 Tires and Wheels.
We Clocked the Cart @ 24mph next to My Truck.
I won't say you got Ripped off but you did Pay A Premium Price.

[Barracudas]

Yes, you can completely disable the rev limiter and run a tach. That's what we do with our CC's. You will see a difference but have to watch the rpms. Keep it down most of the time.


Cuda'

[4x4 CC]

I wouldn't run it over 4200 for very long but other than that you should be okay.