It is actually 98mph. Im pretty sure GM has electronically limited (with a fuel shutoff) all trucks and suv's at least since I had a '97 S-10

 

Thanks for the info,

I can understand Mercedes and BMW having a limiter programmed at 155 mph but 98!!!

the H3 can do much better than that and still remain very safe. I shall have this limiter removed and find out what this car is upto.

any idea about the best way to take it off??

 

I saw a Range Rover roll several times at 90-100 mph on the I-5 a few years ago. The guy had just passed me in my Montero seconds before. I was going about 75 and he went by me like was standing still. It was straight and dry too. Since seeing that, I have no urge to go anywhere near 100 in any SUV, especially one with big squishy 33s.

 

JM, yes, there is a speed limiter on the H3 and it is set at 100 miles an hour! A buddy of mine has a friend that tried it on his H3 and his did the same thing when he reached 100 on the speedometer.

I just installed (today) a PCMforless and had the speed limiter taken out. I just may try it to see what happens!

 

Good luck with that.

I can already tell you that the dealer isn't going to take it off for any reason you can come up with. (unless of course you get some shady service tech to do it for you, without the managments knowledge.) Where are you driving 100 mph at anyway? I'm not sure how I feel about them putting the limiter on there.... but, at the same time, I'm uneffected by it because I have no need to drive 100 plus mph.

If you're driving that fast, and have a wreck and kill someones family, you had better pray to whomever you believe in, that it's not mine. [sm=proof.gif]

 

Some of us have had PCMforless reprogram our computers. Cost is $149.00. Best bucks that I have spent for a mod. They will remove the limiter (if you want). I don't like the idea of a speed limiter (and had it removed), but I don't plan to test the truck to see if they indeed removed it.

Much more importantly, they made several 'individualized' performance (and preference) tunes. For instance, I tow a 3500# boat occasionally and they took that into consideration. There are a couple of lengthy threads on the topic.

PCM reprogram is highly recommended..[sm=signs007.gif][sm=signs007.gif][sm=signs007.gif].

 

Sounds about right to me from what I've heard ... Cutting the ignition would be a safety hazzard, fuel on the other hand ... Man, these are the things that makes me miss the SRT-10, no cap ...

 

Well I recon so, with one of these bad boys under the bonnet....Must of been a screamer[8D]

 

Didn't know we have autobahn here in North America.

Speed limits are there for a reason.

 

If I'm not mistaken, JM is in France..I'm not sure what the speed laws are there but its a whole lot closer to the autobahn than I am.