E30 top speed limiter

[charger5205]

im new. do you have to take the dash off or wat how do u get the cluster out

[erik325i]

I've hit 135mph on a slight uphill last month on the way to Vegas.

325i
9/88 build date
stock motor/ECU

-Erik

[e30 gangsta]

Ive done 140+ on a 173 with a mark d. 4/89 is my build. Car was auto then did the swap. Ive never heard of the manual ones having a limiter.

[pineapplegti]

Careful, Cruise control plugs in there too.

well as soon as the weather permits im gonna go pull it.. anychance there is a differencei in color between the cruise wire and the speed limiter reference ??

[MrK]

When I still had the m20 stroker in there, I hit above the maximum indicated speed on my speedometer (220km/h or 140mph) and no sign of a limiter.

[pineapplegti]

we have established that some cars have it and some. dont.. mine definitely has it :( :)

[german g]

Well, since I'm finally getting an allignment tomorrow and getting fresh new tires and wheels put on also..I'm gonna see if mine has the limiter or not on some back country kentucky roads:p

[pineapplegti]

ok ive removed the cluster and i only have one wire connected in the green slots.. im guessing thats my cruise control :(

[rede30]

ok ive removed the cluster and i only have one wire connected in the green slots.. im guessing thats my cruise control :(

I think both are on that same wire.

[nando]

I think both are on that same wire.

could be. I didn't see any other wires on mine.. but my cruise control isn't working right now anyway (due to 5 speed swap). maybe I'll pull it out and sell it to somebody in the UK. :p

[Nick]

A stock e30 should only be able to get up to 135 140ish...where does the limiter come in??? On my 750 it kicks in at 155, which I thoght was basically the industry standard.

I got rid of that bitch by installing performance chips the first week I had my car.

Ability to bottom out the 170MPH speedo FTW.
187MPH reported top speed in a car that cost me less than $10,000...FTMFW.

[nando]

on E30s that have it, it's 125mph

on E30s without, it's whenever the brick shape of the car keeps it from accelerating further, usually around 140.

a chip on an E30 won't do anything for the limiter

[pineapplegti]

could be. I didn't see any other wires on mine.. but my cruise control isn't working right now anyway (due to 5 speed swap). maybe I'll pull it out and sell it to somebody in the UK. :p

gotcha.. i love my cruise :) i pull pin 14 from the connector.. well see what happens :) hopefully the cruise still works

[Jparkr]

MOT! my Euro Mtech1 hit 150+ on a downhill sec. of I90 and that was with an E30 drivetrain :-D

[pineapplegti]

ok..pulled pin 14 and now the car runs out till there is no more gear left.. i buried the speedo so roughly 145-150 :) thanks for the help and yes the cruise still works