Myth?

AGT · February 16, 2012

I heard this back when I was a kid but I never really confirmed. Does hitting the governor void the warranty?

AirForceAngler · February 16, 2012

Depends on how big of a hammer you use to hit it with. Don't leave any visible dents and you should be ok.

Carder09 · February 16, 2012

Hitting the gov? You mean disabling the gov cause im sure that would void any warranty being that is what it came with from factory.

kstruckcountry · February 16, 2012

No. It doesn't.

BlackZ71Silverado · February 16, 2012

NO, it's there to limit the speed of you truck due to factory tire speed rating and driveshaft speed rating. It does not void the warranty.

nickvrebel · February 16, 2012

I'm pretty sure just taking a swing at the governor will land you in jail, not sure what that has to do with your truck though.....

oh, you mean SPEED GOVERNOR No, it is a limit, it's there for reasons already stated: the speed rating of the tires, and other drivetrain components.

Austin83 · February 16, 2012

Why would you disable the governor on a Silverado? There is a governor for a reason, and it's there because the truck is not designed for high speeds.

txab · February 16, 2012

Why would you disable the governor on a Silverado? There is a governor for a reason, and it's there because the truck is not designed for high speeds.

AirForceAngler · February 16, 2012

Why would you disable the governor on a Silverado? There is a governor for a reason, and it's there because the truck is not designed for high speeds.

The OP didn't ask about disabling the governor, just what happens if you accelerate the engine/or the vehicle to the governor. The one question is - is the OP referring to revving the engine to the rev limiter or driving the vehicle to the governed top speed? I doubt doing either one of these would affect warranty unless they could prove it was done for extended periods of time.

tesnoboy · February 16, 2012

Why would you disable the governor on a Silverado? There is a governor for a reason, and it's there because the truck is not designed for high speeds.

The OP didn't ask about disabling the governor, just what happens if you accelerate the engine/or the vehicle to the governor. The one question is - is the OP referring to revving the engine to the rev limiter or driving the vehicle to the governed top speed? I doubt doing either one of these would affect warranty unless they could prove it was done for extended periods of time.

If that is what he meant, then no. It will keep your dumb ass from killing yourself! It's a pickup truck not a Vette! They aren't designed for high speed slaloms unless you modify to Nascar standards.

fraiolib · February 17, 2012

Why would you disable the governor on a Silverado? There is a governor for a reason, and it's there because the truck is not designed for high speeds.

The OP didn't ask about disabling the governor, just what happens if you accelerate the engine/or the vehicle to the governor. The one question is - is the OP referring to revving the engine to the rev limiter or driving the vehicle to the governed top speed? I doubt doing either one of these would affect warranty unless they could prove it was done for extended periods of time.

If that is what he meant, then no. It will keep your dumb ass from killing yourself! It's a pickup truck not a Vette! They aren't designed for high speed slaloms unless you modify to Nascar standards.

had my truck to 124 once, thank you black bear

tesnoboy · February 17, 2012

Why would you disable the governor on a Silverado? There is a governor for a reason, and it's there because the truck is not designed for high speeds.

The OP didn't ask about disabling the governor, just what happens if you accelerate the engine/or the vehicle to the governor. The one question is - is the OP referring to revving the engine to the rev limiter or driving the vehicle to the governed top speed? I doubt doing either one of these would affect warranty unless they could prove it was done for extended periods of time.

If that is what he meant, then no. It will keep your dumb ass from killing yourself! It's a pickup truck not a Vette! They aren't designed for high speed slaloms unless you modify to Nascar standards.

had my truck to 124 once, thank you black bear

How stable was it? Did you upgrade your suspension for better handling? I've only had mine up to 90 and I didn't feel comfortable going above that. I also didn't need a huge ticket.

AirForceAngler · February 17, 2012

I had my 2000 Ext Cab Z71 up to the governor one time, around 99mph, was not a lot of fun. Felt like there was no steering what so ever. Still not as bad as 75 in a bass boat, though! Talk about serious pucker factor!

becker87 · February 17, 2012

Why would you disable the governor on a Silverado? There is a governor for a reason, and it's there because the truck is not designed for high speeds.

The OP didn't ask about disabling the governor, just what happens if you accelerate the engine/or the vehicle to the governor. The one question is - is the OP referring to revving the engine to the rev limiter or driving the vehicle to the governed top speed? I doubt doing either one of these would affect warranty unless they could prove it was done for extended periods of time.

If that is what he meant, then no. It will keep your dumb ass from killing yourself! It's a pickup truck not a Vette! They aren't designed for high speed slaloms unless you modify to Nascar standards.

had my truck to 124 once, thank you black bear

How stable was it? Did you upgrade your suspension for better handling? I've only had mine up to 90 and I didn't feel comfortable going above that. I also didn't need a huge ticket.

Had mine to about 125 ish, I thought it was stable, would of kept going but my tires are not rated for it so i backed off quickly.

Austin83 · February 17, 2012

The Ford Lightnings would hit 146 mph before the governor would kick in, and I have heard of guys disabling that and getting to 170 on stock suspension