GEN 2 107 MPH Speed limiter

[Loufish]

Seen this discussion on other truck forums...People will keep finding mechanical reasons NOT to exceed the factory limit (tires, driveshaft, brakes, etc....) and their not wrong...Now some of these issues can pop up at 106 mph also...
All that being said every so often I've felt the "need for speed" while on the desert highway when the traffic is very light or non exsistant. My last truck was a 04' Titan tuned for 91 oct and the speed limit removed..That truck hauled ass and I had it to about 127 mph several times (I stopped going faster, common sense kicked it) and it was still pulling...but for a short time because although I wasn't dangerous to anyone else if something goes wrong it was going to be worst then bad...

Favorite overspeed?...running against a friend running in his stock Duramax to it's limited top end (99 mph) and looking over at him, I waved and dropped a gear and left him until I was at 125+...Ran at that speed for maybe 30 seconds...

I just might be tempted to remove the factory limiter if I could...

 

[Gsteve]

My gen1 did 125. I’ll soon know what a tuned g2 will do. I’m guessing 135

 

[Stroked out]

Faster but stock tires feel mushy around 130

 

[MonteCube]

Load ratings are designed to be published in a completely safe range. The actual load failure impact weight or the metric is way higher. On tires, max PSI rating is maximum safe PSI according to manufacturer and their testing. The PSI to blow up the tire may be double the listed / printed max. The tensile strength on bolts are all different, but tested by pulling on them until the metal stretches like taffy or snaps. They'll divide by two and list that as tensile strength, which it is not actually, but to plan building loads it's a safe area to be when things aren't installed right. 2x4s are not 2" by 4" anymore, in my lifetime. I found one old board on a farm actually 2x4. So, 108 will not blow up your tires from rpms or anywhere near. Of course hitting a spike strip at 60 will be easier to recover than 120 mph, this is also why we plan our routes and know our terrains before balls to the wall G forces.