Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-34954086-20120922085545/@comment-34954086-20130413055118

In all honesty, that's how I expected that scene to end, The Energy catalysing the chemicals uses to grant him his powers in the same why the electrical surge did before, and boosting his speed to equal or surpass Barry and Impulse. Energy can lend itself to increased velocities afterall.

That didn't explicitly happen of course.

Another theory I had for him developing the powers would be based on the chemicals he used. Jay and Barry had proper formulas, Wally used a kid's chemistry set. It's fairly believable that he wouldn't have access to certain chemicals whose catalysation results in the greater speed. Injections of the chemical with sufficient charge would possibly give the reaction. But it may be far less permanent, only lasting until the chemical works through his system. Could be handled as with Shields. If one of the chemicals were mercury, I figure, Max Mercury doesn't exist from what we know, Having Kid Flash take on that Mercury name, if the increase in capabilities were through the use of Mercury, would be nicely appropriate given that Max is involved in most Speed Force origination stories.

It's possible, certainly. But, I'm happy with Wally at his current speed level, it shows a lot more character. However, if something were to happen so that it's not his character (I'm in approval of the return as Zoom concept), then no limitations on his speed would be no issue.