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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 12:14 PM
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hey i was drivin my car on this long highway in miami at like 4 in the mornin next to my friend in her new civic...well we were like cruisin at 100, and i sed shit i jus got my wheels aligned and balanced (has been ugly for the longest) i sed lets see what i can do...so i down shift and i hit bout 105 and shift back to 5th and let her rip...so im goin, 120 try to pass it, i think it was 125 and vrooooooooooooooooooooom it slows down, whats good with that? i cant get pass 125? its not like i do it often, but its jus nice to know i can pass it. is there a limiter or is it somethin else? 97 accord lx
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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Its called the speed governor. Mines cuts off at 115mph. There are ways you can bypass it is by chipping the ecu or using vtec controllers.
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 01:10 PM
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surprised ur governor let u get that high...mine's at like 112/115
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 05:43 PM
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yea i read about that and i was wonderin how i got to 125 and thought it might have been somethin else...oh well
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 05:49 PM
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93 ex, no governor woo, but i still cant go past around 130-135
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 11:54 PM
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True,I was just about to mention that mine doesnt have a limiter either.93's Rule.
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 01:21 PM
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dumb ex's...good that u can't get that high tho...w/o better rubber u could blow ur tires...maybe u can't get past due to engine and aerodynamics
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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in 5th...what were your rmp's when the limiter kicked in...by the way, where is the rev limiter on 5th gen EX's?...there sure is a lot of red line on my tach, but im to big of a wuss to check where it stops revving
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 03:21 PM
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most all low profile tires are rated at least 150+
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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odd I never hit a limiter in my 96 ex.
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