Are older S10s geared lower?

[Jerry80871852]

When did they start putting such things on cars and trucks to limit the speed.

Do they put this speed limiter on all cars and trucks?

[dmbrisket 51]

ALL vehicals in the united states as of 1996 had to have the restriction put on them, federal law

[16th hippy]

just a sidenote of specs for ya...hope it helps.
98 s-10 extended cab LS trim
2.2L I-4 WITH a fubar cat.
5 speed manual transmission
2WD drivetrain, 4.10 gear ratio
ALL STOCK.

at 70mph, tach holds steady at 3,050rpm
at around 94-96mph, tach cuts off engine at 4,000rpm(96mph was on a downhill...lol)
i can jump alot of "rice rockets" off the line, chirp the tires going into second, and if i have bad tires, chirp them going into third as well. but after second, i have nothing left...lol so much for the "all powerful" 2.2l.

[16th hippy]

Originally Posted by dmbrisket 51

ALL vehicals in the united states as of 1996 had to have the restriction put on them, federal law

have to call a bs flag there alot of cars may have governers, but not all. it is however federal law that trucks cannot run "triple digits". the corvette, viper, gt, supra(stock) and so on have no governers. i know i am naming some high dollar cars, but at the same time, i have driven low end nissans and toytoas alot faster than 90-100 mph, all stock with no governer to eb removed. some will shut off around 130mph, some will shut off higher, and some will not shut off at all.

[rlith]

Originally Posted by 16th hippy

have to call a bs flag there alot of cars may have governers, but not all. it is however federal law that trucks cannot run "triple digits". the corvette, viper, gt, supra(stock) and so on have no governers. i know i am naming some high dollar cars, but at the same time, i have driven low end nissans and toytoas alot faster than 90-100 mph, all stock with no governer to eb removed. some will shut off around 130mph, some will shut off higher, and some will not shut off at all.

Actually on the vette it's 160... It's not that they are required, but the cut off is a safety based on the tire rating for stock...Lets say when I drop in my v8, I manage 2 get up to 140.. The issue is that my existing tires are certainly not rated for that and could easily blow out and kill me. (granted, I don't have stock tires, but my current ones are rated for a 100mph..) That's where the rating system and limiters come into play.

[Jerry80871852]

Thanks for the comments, this I was unaware of.

I always wondered why they made cars and trucks that would run faster than the speed limit of our highways.

Once year ago back in my cross country truck driving days another trucking friend and I were going up interstate 5 and were going between 80 and 90 MPH and a fellow in a car asked me on the CB radio, I thought they put governors on trucks to keep them from running over the speed limit.

I acted dumb and said a governor has something to do with the state, not a truck don't it?

Which on 18 Wheelers the governor controlled only engine RPM not speed, and it would depend on the truck gears how fast one could go.

[16th hippy]

if there is a governer on the vette, then how come i can take one and top it out(on a track of course), with no mods?