"William H. Bowen" <wh_bowen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "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
I understand the tire correlation. My SSEi has "H" rated tires which
warrant
the 130 mph governing. However, no tire speed rating tops out at 135 mph.
149 would be next after the 130 level.
Must be something else.....like the lawyers.
Lee
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