Tire pressure Sensor Pressure Range
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Melting Slicks
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Tire pressure Sensor Pressure Range
When using TPS's can you set a "Personalized" pressure..or are the TPS's set for s specific pressure.
And what about the range of presures can they be set...say I want an alarm if my pressure drops 3 lbs or rises above 8 lbs
And what about the range of presures can they be set...say I want an alarm if my pressure drops 3 lbs or rises above 8 lbs
Dogface
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They are set to give a message to the DIC when you have a too low or too high amount. Low is 24lbs and I think the high is around 40 (can't remember this one) Anyway it is not a pick and choose pressure.
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks..I was grubbing around and found this..
Operation
The sensors operate only above 20 mph (32 kph) and transmit once per hour when parked, to preserve battery power.
If the pressure in a tire rises or falls outside the calibration limits, the condition is displayed by the DIC. The low limit is 24 psi (168 kPa) and the upper limit is 39 psi (272 kPa).
I typically run my tires near their max pressure to get as much life out of the tires as possiable...so depending on the tires my operational range might be above 39lbs...
ie...Goodyear GSD3's max pressure is 44 lbs I generall fill my tire up to 38lbs jfor city driving..and zIf Im going to be on the road i might drop it down to 35 knowing that the tires will warm up to about 40 (these numbers are numbers I used in my Camaro..just using these for examples)..On a vette Im guessing the pressures might be a bit lower because of weight diffrences
Operation
The sensors operate only above 20 mph (32 kph) and transmit once per hour when parked, to preserve battery power.
If the pressure in a tire rises or falls outside the calibration limits, the condition is displayed by the DIC. The low limit is 24 psi (168 kPa) and the upper limit is 39 psi (272 kPa).
I typically run my tires near their max pressure to get as much life out of the tires as possiable...so depending on the tires my operational range might be above 39lbs...
ie...Goodyear GSD3's max pressure is 44 lbs I generall fill my tire up to 38lbs jfor city driving..and zIf Im going to be on the road i might drop it down to 35 knowing that the tires will warm up to about 40 (these numbers are numbers I used in my Camaro..just using these for examples)..On a vette Im guessing the pressures might be a bit lower because of weight diffrences
Dogface
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St. Jude Donor '15, '17
Thanks..I was grubbing around and found this..
Operation
The sensors operate only above 20 mph (32 kph) and transmit once per hour when parked, to preserve battery power.
If the pressure in a tire rises or falls outside the calibration limits, the condition is displayed by the DIC. The low limit is 24 psi (168 kPa) and the upper limit is 39 psi (272 kPa).
I typically run my tires near their max pressure to get as much life out of the tires as possiable...so depending on the tires my operational range might be above 39lbs...
ie...Goodyear GSD3's max pressure is 44 lbs I generall fill my tire up to 38lbs jfor city driving..and zIf Im going to be on the road i might drop it down to 35 knowing that the tires will warm up to about 40 (these numbers are numbers I used in my Camaro..just using these for examples)..On a vette Im guessing the pressures might be a bit lower because of weight diffrences
Operation
The sensors operate only above 20 mph (32 kph) and transmit once per hour when parked, to preserve battery power.
If the pressure in a tire rises or falls outside the calibration limits, the condition is displayed by the DIC. The low limit is 24 psi (168 kPa) and the upper limit is 39 psi (272 kPa).
I typically run my tires near their max pressure to get as much life out of the tires as possiable...so depending on the tires my operational range might be above 39lbs...
ie...Goodyear GSD3's max pressure is 44 lbs I generall fill my tire up to 38lbs jfor city driving..and zIf Im going to be on the road i might drop it down to 35 knowing that the tires will warm up to about 40 (these numbers are numbers I used in my Camaro..just using these for examples)..On a vette Im guessing the pressures might be a bit lower because of weight diffrences
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Thanks..I was grubbing around and found this..
Operation
The sensors operate only above 20 mph (32 kph) and transmit once per hour when parked, to preserve battery power.
If the pressure in a tire rises or falls outside the calibration limits, the condition is displayed by the DIC. The low limit is 24 psi (168 kPa) and the upper limit is 39 psi (272 kPa).
I typically run my tires near their max pressure to get as much life out of the tires as possiable...so depending on the tires my operational range might be above 39lbs...
ie...Goodyear GSD3's max pressure is 44 lbs I generall fill my tire up to 38lbs jfor city driving..and zIf Im going to be on the road i might drop it down to 35 knowing that the tires will warm up to about 40 (these numbers are numbers I used in my Camaro..just using these for examples)..On a vette Im guessing the pressures might be a bit lower because of weight diffrences
Operation
The sensors operate only above 20 mph (32 kph) and transmit once per hour when parked, to preserve battery power.
If the pressure in a tire rises or falls outside the calibration limits, the condition is displayed by the DIC. The low limit is 24 psi (168 kPa) and the upper limit is 39 psi (272 kPa).
I typically run my tires near their max pressure to get as much life out of the tires as possiable...so depending on the tires my operational range might be above 39lbs...
ie...Goodyear GSD3's max pressure is 44 lbs I generall fill my tire up to 38lbs jfor city driving..and zIf Im going to be on the road i might drop it down to 35 knowing that the tires will warm up to about 40 (these numbers are numbers I used in my Camaro..just using these for examples)..On a vette Im guessing the pressures might be a bit lower because of weight diffrences
Your going to find that a wide tire like the ones your running on your car will drive and wear the best at 28-30 rears and 30-32 fronts (cold pressure reading)
I have 305/30/19's on the rear of my ZO6 and I need to set mine to operate at 30 psi "HOT". It sounds very contrary to what you normaly run but, you have to actually see a perfectly good set of tires get tossed in the dump cause the center section of the tires are down to the cords and the outsides are still like new to really understand the problem.
Run what you think is correct but if you polled 1000 veteran C5 owners, you going to find out that the normal range of operation is between 28-32 PSI and about half of them will run a couple of pounds less in the rears than in the front.
My 2 cents.
BC
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Melting Slicks
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Bill thanks...
Again..these are my experiences with the GS's on my Camaro..Ive yet to start to play with the Corvette pressures (Im running the Super Car Tires right now)
But I wa sgetting really great wear at higher pressures
...but the Corvette as Im learning is a diffrent animal
Again..these are my experiences with the GS's on my Camaro..Ive yet to start to play with the Corvette pressures (Im running the Super Car Tires right now)
But I wa sgetting really great wear at higher pressures
...but the Corvette as Im learning is a diffrent animal
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Bill thanks...
Again..these are my experiences with the GS's on my Camaro..Ive yet to start to play with the Corvette pressures (Im running the Super Car Tires right now)
But I wa sgetting really great wear at higher pressures
...but the Corvette as Im learning is a diffrent animal
Again..these are my experiences with the GS's on my Camaro..Ive yet to start to play with the Corvette pressures (Im running the Super Car Tires right now)
But I wa sgetting really great wear at higher pressures
...but the Corvette as Im learning is a diffrent animal
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Tps
I thought the DIC sent a warning at 24 on the low and 45 on the high? Can someone please check that? I typically run my OEM spec run flats at 35/35 hot on the highway and 33/32 local. 
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High Pressure limit
Before I raced my 2002 C5 for the first time on the Silver State Classic Challenge (the twice a year race south fo Ely Nevada)open road race I checked the Tire Rack's web site for the proper tire pressure for sustained high speed driving. When I set the tire pressure in accordance with the info provided on the Tire Rack's web site (36 psi cold) I get a high pressure DIC message at pressures above 40 psi for each tire. I hit the reset button each time DIC message appears. It is very annoying when you are driving at an average speed of 125 mph and an occasional blast up to 165 mph during the 90 mile course. I have since lowered the cold psi to 32 psi. That will prevent the hot psi to exceed 40psi. I wish there was a way to set a higher limit.
Last edited by Vegas Panton; Mar 15, 2007 at 11:30 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks for all the input but remember guys Im talking street driving...running with hight pressuers on the street..Im not looking for Max grip....anyway
So the TPS are not configurable jto my "personal" preference of tire pressure..that kinda sucks..and makes them pointless, if you change brands or types of tires...gues Ill save my money
So the TPS are not configurable jto my "personal" preference of tire pressure..that kinda sucks..and makes them pointless, if you change brands or types of tires...gues Ill save my money