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Old 03-15-2009, 06:58 PM
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Today I had the speedo pegged to 150 mph, then the car started cutting out like I hit the rev limiter, but I was nowhere near the rev limit. Does the PCM have a max speed programed into it?
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interesting, i am wondering the same thing... were you in 3rd or 4th gear?
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It happened in 3rd and 4th.
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I'm pretty sure it is 162 if the car came with Z rated tires. Less if it had non Z rated tires.
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Stock setting: 2002

{H0109} Maximum Vehicle Speed 160 MPH
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I'll be damned, that must be it. And come to think of it, it also happened in second gear! Honest.
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Yeah I stumbled upon this myself a few years ago. I had no idea it was limited in the PCM. I quickly took care of that. Never know when you may need to go that fast haha.
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yes..
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Consider yourself lucky, my car was limited to 120 until I got HP tuners
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I never made it to 160 before disabling it. I probably would've been a little pissed though.
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My T/A seemed to be limited to 140mph, has made in Canada in side the door, so perhaps the speed limit is also country dependent. The limit seems to act like a rev limiter. Have removed the speed limiter now
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Originally Posted by ShevrolayZ28
I'll be damned, that must be it. And come to think of it, it also happened in second gear! Honest.
You hit 160 mph in second gear
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Originally Posted by RedWS6 00
My T/A seemed to be limited to 140mph, has made in Canada in side the door, so perhaps the speed limit is also country dependent. The limit seems to act like a rev limiter. Have removed the speed limiter now
Our 4th gens are all Canadian built.
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Originally Posted by ItsNotStock
Consider yourself lucky, my car was limited to 120 until I got HP tuners
Mine was 108 (PATHETIC stock tires).

It has to do with the tires, has nothing to do with where the car was built...especially since they were all built at the same place, thats why the VIN #'s start with 2, 2 = Canada.

Those of us with the crappy stock tires also got steel driveshafts, the rumor that all LS1's have aluminum driveshafts is just that...a rumor.
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Originally Posted by Mike454SS
Mine was 108 (PATHETIC stock tires).
It has to do with the tires, has nothing to do with where the car was built...especially since they were all built at the same place, thats why the VIN #'s start with 2, 2 = Canada.
Those of us with the crappy stock tires also got steel driveshafts, the rumor that all LS1's have aluminum driveshafts is just that...a rumor.
Factory programmed speed limits are also market dependant.

All LS-powered cars for M-East Export are speed-limited regardless of tyres fitted.
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Originally Posted by moehorsepower
You hit 160 mph in second gear
I was waiting for someone to call me out on that. What it is is my trani controller is reporting a vastly exaggerated speed to the PCM. I was actually going around 70-80 mph but the dash speedo was pegged.

I guess I'll need to correct this with a speedo buffer box.
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Originally Posted by Zzzzz
Our 4th gens are all Canadian built.
My manual says 163 MPH.
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What can you guys make of this scenerio?

My brother (Tristan) has an 02 35th Ann. SS with 4700 miles on it. We recently installed Jet Hot LT's and a Pacesetter ORY matched to the factory installed SLP Dual Dual. Prior to the LT/ORY install the only mods to this car were a K&N Air Filter, SLP 160* Thermostat, and TB Coolant Line Bypass. Without the LT's/ORY I have been in the car while it had the 165 Speedo (there is a 5mph notch after the printed 160 on the gauge) burried. Now after the install, just today, Tristan had it up around 155pmh and said the car acted like it shut down. My question is, what the ****? Why would a speed limiter kick in now, when it surely didn't before? The car runs and drives perfectly. The only codes we had gotten were the PO140 and PO160, which are due to the removal of the rear O2 Sensors.

Hope nobody feels this is a Hijack. The thread was dormant for over 4 monthes. LOL



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