E30 top speed limiter

[euroshark]

Niiice... I wonder what the 335i will pull with a 3.25LSD? Maybe 150? Im pretty sure the gearing is good to over 160, but I'll have to plug it into the gear calculator.

I hit an indicated 145mph in my Alfa, stock 2.5 with 155hp :)

Maintained it too, pinned at 6000rpm (rev limited at 6300) for around 15 - 20 miles through south western Colorado.

[nando]

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

james was right, I had the wrong wire.. you got it though, I found pin 14 (I think it's on the blue plug??) and there was a green wire.. I just cut it for now, I can always splice it together later if I want to.

putting that damn instrument cluster back in was a major PITA.. stupid @$%^ airbag!!

[crunk3]

I hit roughly 210-220km/h in my 318is

[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

[Jparkr]

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

[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

[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

[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]

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

[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.

[pineapplegti]

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

[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]

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

[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]

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 ??