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xpanda305x · 05-29-2010, 03:26 PM

how can i get ride of this any ENJOY the damn carrr!! i wanna go above 118!!! thats something hondas and 4 cycl should have not camaros!!

SGOS252382 · 05-29-2010, 03:38 PM

Tuner

Either a hand held tuner of custom tune.

Xanthos · 05-29-2010, 03:58 PM

You are capped at 118 because of the tires that come on the 18 inch wheels. They are not designed or rated to go above 118, and doing so could cause total failure.
- X

FirstCamaro2k10 · 05-29-2010, 03:58 PM

You have a LS, like me, and the car is set to not go over 118 because of the Tires.

Noturday · 05-29-2010, 04:13 PM

sounds like tires and a tune are in order, i wish i could afford a tune for my truck, my tires are rated for 150 mph, but it's limited at 100 (technically 98 according to GM, but my GPS with 6-7 satellites triangulating on my truck said 103) with a tuner i could get up to about 130 or so before the speedometer pegs out and breaks (saw it happen to another guy's truck)

Heather · 06-01-2010, 09:58 AM

Hmm, I've been 130 some with my 2LT.

*The_Blur* · 06-01-2010, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heather

Hmm, I've been 130 some with my 2LT.

You clearly have the Pirelli tires as a result of the RS package. You can go much faster than 130 without hitting the governor. Those with all-season tires have a much lower cap.

2010SLVRBULIT · 06-01-2010, 10:07 AM

just step on the gas harder.

Xanthos · 06-01-2010, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heather

Hmm, I've been 130 some with my 2LT.

The 2LT comes with either 19 or 20 inch wheels. Neither one is the 18 inch wheel we were talking about.

To spell it out:

LS - 118
1LT - 118
1LT/RS - 155
2LT - 155
2LT/RS - 155

- X

FC_GIBB · 06-01-2010, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xpanda305x

how can i get ride of this any ENJOY the damn carrr!! i wanna go above 118!!! thats something hondas and 4 cycl should have not camaros!!

My Integra GSR (bolt-ons no tune) didnt have a speed limiter, I've been 140+ in it and yes its a Honda, but my Camaro LS can get to 118 a little faster

I wouldnt tune it unless you get the tires to handle the speed.
i dont see myself going either unless a reliable turbo or s/c kit comes out.

CamaroDreams07 · 06-01-2010, 10:54 AM

Anybody know if the dealer will tune it assuming you get certified tires? Probably not, but just curious.

FC_GIBB · 06-01-2010, 10:57 AM

at least you didnt buy the 2011 Mustang V6 Premium @ 30k+ and find out that you have a 113mph limiter

Xanthos · 06-01-2010, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

Anybody know if the dealer will tune it assuming you get certified tires? Probably not, but just curious.

So far it doesn't seem like dealers have the capability to adjust the governor.
- X

marley. · 06-01-2010, 12:23 PM

I have put Pirelli's on my LS and gone to the dealer but they could not figure out how to adjust the governor.

05-29-2010, 03:26 PM	#1
xpanda305x Banned Drives: Dark Knight Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gunshine State Posts: 3,150 View My Garage	My ls being capped at 118mph? how can i get ride of this any ENJOY the damn carrr!! i wanna go above 118!!! thats something hondas and 4 cycl should have not camaros!!

05-29-2010, 03:58 PM	#3
Xanthos PWA Relapse Drives: Formerly-Stick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 12,588 View My Garage	You are capped at 118 because of the tires that come on the 18 inch wheels. They are not designed or rated to go above 118, and doing so could cause total failure. - X __________________ 2017 1LT/RS A8 Hyper Blue Metallic

05-29-2010, 04:13 PM	#5
Noturday [Not-your-day] Drives: 2005 Avalanche Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 223	sounds like tires and a tune are in order, i wish i could afford a tune for my truck, my tires are rated for 150 mph, but it's limited at 100 (technically 98 according to GM, but my GPS with 6-7 satellites triangulating on my truck said 103) with a tuner i could get up to about 130 or so before the speedometer pegs out and breaks (saw it happen to another guy's truck) __________________

06-01-2010, 09:58 AM	#6
Heather Drives: 2011 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ft. Bragg, North Carolina Posts: 123 View My Garage	Hmm, I've been 130 some with my 2LT. __________________ 2011 Black 2SS/RS M6

06-01-2010, 10:54 AM	#11
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	Anybody know if the dealer will tune it assuming you get certified tires? Probably not, but just curious. __________________ [B]

05-29-2010, 03:38 PM	#2
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 6,294	Tuner Either a hand held tuner of custom tune.

05-29-2010, 03:58 PM	#4
FirstCamaro2k10 Drives: 2010 Silver Ice Metallic Camaro LS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Just North of Beaumont, TX Posts: 731 View My Garage	You have a LS, like me, and the car is set to not go over 118 because of the Tires.

06-01-2010, 10:07 AM	#8
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,527 View My Garage	just step on the gas harder.

06-01-2010, 10:57 AM	#12
FC_GIBB Drives: 2012 Impala LTZ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greenbackville, VA Posts: 346 View My Garage	at least you didnt buy the 2011 Mustang V6 Premium @ 30k+ and find out that you have a 113mph limiter __________________ A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "'The United States of America", for an amount "up to, and including my life". That is honor, and there are way to many people in this country who no longer understand it.

06-01-2010, 12:23 PM	#14
marley. OCD Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mel's Drive-In Posts: 503	I have put Pirelli's on my LS and gone to the dealer but they could not figure out how to adjust the governor.

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