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Old 04-27-2013, 02:52 AM   #1
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155mph speed limiter

Can someone please tell me how to eliminate the 155 mph limiter in my vert?
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Old 04-27-2013, 02:57 AM   #2
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Can someone please tell me how to eliminate the 155 mph limiter in my vert?
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Old 04-27-2013, 03:14 AM   #3
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What track are you on that you need over 155?
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Old 04-27-2013, 03:17 AM   #4
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What track are you on that you need over 155?
Hahahahahahahah have you seen how long they make highways!!!
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Old 04-27-2013, 04:48 AM   #5
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Can someone please tell me how to eliminate the 155 mph limiter in my vert?
155 Limiter? First time I've heard of this, is it only in the convertibles? Had my Old SS Coupe at 153. Have yet to fully open up my ZL1 and it better Not be Limited
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Old 04-27-2013, 04:53 AM   #6
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Get rated Tyres!
I freaked at 137 :-(
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Old 04-27-2013, 05:21 AM   #7
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Dude, my old '83 Lincoln Town Car would do that.

These cars are made for stability at speed. Be careful and choose a good road on a good day with no traffic, but going fast is OK, really. Don't freak, just enjoy. =]
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Old 04-27-2013, 10:11 AM   #8
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155 Limiter? First time I've heard of this, is it only in the convertibles? Had my Old SS Coupe at 153. Have yet to fully open up my ZL1 and it better Not be Limited

Only the soft tops are limited, for safety reasons.
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Old 04-27-2013, 10:14 AM   #9
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Old 04-27-2013, 10:16 AM   #10
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155 Limiter? First time I've heard of this, is it only in the convertibles? Had my Old SS Coupe at 153. Have yet to fully open up my ZL1 and it better Not be Limited
Convertibles only.
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Old 04-27-2013, 10:23 AM   #11
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Only the soft tops are limited, for safety reasons.
From what little info I found on the topic, the Safety concern is really a business decision. I read somewhere that the tops were simply not tested for the higher top speed of the ZL1 over the SS. It seems to me the convertible has several SS traits. This tells me that GM chose to limit their cost by keeping the convertible within the already analyzed bounds of the SS. We do the same thing where I work.
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Old 04-27-2013, 10:24 AM   #12
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With a tune, it will keep accelerating till blows up! Now, that's high quality FUN!
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Old 04-27-2013, 10:39 AM   #13
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With a tune, it will keep accelerating till blows up! Now, that's high quality FUN!
I would still keep the rev limiter (unless I mod the engine).
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Old 04-27-2013, 10:41 AM   #14
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My 2010 was limited to 155.
You have to tune it out. Now it goes faster than that
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