08-29-2008, 09:44 AM
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Onward and Upward.
Drives: '13 Equinox LTZ AWD,'09 Silverado
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Abilene, KS
Posts: 398
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Originally Posted by fastball
Most cars today are electronically governed due to the speed limitations of the factory installed tires they come with. People tend to forget, with all the money a car costs and everything involved on and in a car, the only thing that actually touches the ground are the tires..... That's always taken into consideration when engineers are devloping drivetrain and suspension components: the grade and size of the tires. Even the SS, I presume most of the cars built will come with all season rubber V rated (V is rated safely for speeds up to 149 mph). The summer only tire package? They might be Z's, but those are pretty expensive, so they may still stick with V for the summer only tire option.
You remove the governor and you DEFINITELY need to get a set of Z rated tires. This car will have huge potential to hit the 170 mark.
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Even the 4th Gen Z28 had Z rated tires (Goodyear Eagle GS-C), so I betcha they'll put Z rated tires on the new SS. The limiter on the '99 Z28 was 158MPH.
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