William H. Bowen wrote:
> "Lee C. Carpenter" <lee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know why the G8 is governed at a paltry 135 mph? My '00
SSEi has
>> 121 fewer horsepower and will do 130. Seems very low for this car, I
was
>> expecting 145-150.
>>
>> Lee
>
> Lee,
>
> In 3 words - PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWYERS. For quite a few years GM has
> speed-limited their cars to match the speed rating of the tires
> installed on the car.
>
> I'll bet before too long someone will have a software hack for the
> PCM to disable the speed limiter.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Bowen
> Sacramento, CA
There won't be a "software" hack. You need the tool that can program the
PCM. Grand AMs have been this way since '99, and to override the limiter
you need a specific tool. One that I know is an HP Tuner.
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