Hit Different Limiter
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Hit Different Limiter
I was driving 113mph in 4th gear and I was at 6,100rpm's. The fuel cut off and the rpm's dropped. I hit some sort of a limiter. Anyone had this happen? The rpm limiter is at 6,800rpm, so I don't get what this was? Speed limiter? I'll have to try going faster than 113mph in 5th next time...
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Rep Power: 0 I think our cars have a governer, (the same thing that keeps school busses in my area under 55 mph). It cuts the fuel once you reach a certain speed, and then lets the fuel flow again once the car has dropped to a certain speed. I don't know...just a theory.
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Rep Power: 0 Sounds like a speed governor or fuel cut off of some type, but i thought those were set around 120 on our cars? anyone know if we get tires rated at high speeds if Honda will reset our governors?
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Rep Power: 0 I have a 2k2 ex coupe, and my speed limiter lets me go to 132 mph. Honda will never reset your governor for any reason, I do believe there is some type of bypass though.
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Rep Power: 0 Funny things....our "speed limiters" and "fuel cutoffs". I have been in the 125~127mph area once a long long time ago, and I decided it was enough, not any speed limiter. And the other day I was letting of some steam and enjoying my 5spd transmison when I noticed on one shift I waited till 7k to shift and it was still making power. I've bounced off the rev limiter many many times, so I know exacatlly how it feels, but this time the RPM just kept on creaping up.
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Rep Power: 419 Hmm... Yeah, I thnk I remember that happening once too... Maybe the limiter is based on a different sensor that we don't see? Then there is a discrepency betwean that sensor and the rpm's? Or... Maybe the ECU calculates a couple of things before cutting off the fuel. For example, I was in 4th creaping up to 113mph for a while. Maybe it has a time limit at high rpm's as well?
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[hr]Originally posted by: Grey
What gear you in? What rpm? Remember?[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: civichx81
i get to 127 mph and my fuel cuts off. it sux.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: civichx81
i get to 127 mph and my fuel cuts off. it sux.[hr]
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Rep Power: 372 that would be your govenor kicking in. for some reason mine didnt kick in there, i had mine(auto) up to 130 before, but i have an injen race division cai and custom cat back with no resonator. so that might be the difference!
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Rep Power: 0 Little mod's might make a difference, and the idea of a time limiter doesn't sound too far fetched...but I don't really wanna go out there and rev up my car alot and drive around town trying to get to 130 or so to test these theories...
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Shame on you[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG] You were breaking the law. If QCK caught you you'd be in jail[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
Ok, enough of that, i'm about to bust a gut laughing....I've never hit the limiter and I got to about 122 in my LX.
Ok, enough of that, i'm about to bust a gut laughing....I've never hit the limiter and I got to about 122 in my LX.
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[hr]Originally posted by: silverdevil
Shame on you[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG] You were breaking the law. If QCK caught you you'd be in jail[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
Ok, enough of that, i'm about to bust a gut laughing....I've never hit the limiter and I got to about 122 in my LX.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: silverdevil
Shame on you[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG] You were breaking the law. If QCK caught you you'd be in jail[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
Ok, enough of that, i'm about to bust a gut laughing....I've never hit the limiter and I got to about 122 in my LX.[hr]
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2k2 Civic LX auto. 115mph max then governor kicks in and my fuel keeps getting cut off if i try to pass 115mph.. heh
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