Freakin Speed Limiter!!!

I hit it today between 115-120 while racing an Accord. Damn that thing was pi$$ing me off!!! Gotta get the 97 upgraded ECU when they crack the code! I still beat the Accord though. Beat it bad. Thanks to Nizmolee for the wheels/tires that allowed me to do it, no more worrying about S rated tires, woohoo!!! :D

really?........speed limiter on max?.......ahh mannn...
....that`s y i could't drive it over 200km/h last time.....
.....i own a 99 se automatic maxima........ :cool:

Originally posted by bobo_80
really?........speed limiter on max?.......ahh mannn...
....that`s y i could't drive it over 200km/h last time.....
.....i own a 99 se automatic maxima........ :cool:


I think it's just the gxe's without the c&c package, I don't think the se is supposed to have one. ??? :D

well....that sounds good...!!....i'm gonna have to test it out sometime this weekend...!!:D

Originally posted by mtrai760
I hit it today between 115-120 while racing an Accord. Damn that thing was pi$$ing me off!!! Gotta get the 97 upgraded ECU when they crack the code! I still beat the Accord though. Beat it bad. Thanks to Nizmolee for the wheels/tires that allowed me to do it, no more worrying about S rated tires, woohoo!!! :D

Hold up!! An Accord made you hit your limiter in a Max?:eek2: :eek2: :huh:

Originally posted by DVSNCYNIKL


Hold up!! An Accord made you hit your limiter in a Max?:eek2: :eek2: :huh:


Not really. I was about 10-15 lengths ahead of him when it happened. The race started off at about 80mph. I kept slowing down and letting him catch up, then I would floor it and jump ahead. This kept going 4 or 5 times until we were both over 100. I decided to let him have it the last time, that's when I hit the limiter. I was planning on jumping ahead about a 1/4-1/2 mile and forgeting about him. Sometimes best laid plans don't always work out, especially when a speed limiter is involved. He still couldn't pass me though :D :silly2:

Last weekend I saw a vet and a viper racing and I join them. At that time I was going around 80 and when I reach around 142 it seem that the limiter got me and both the vet and the viper kept going. I was piss because the new max with the 160 odometer but no way we can reach that speed on the max.

ok.....uhh just wanted to know.....what's it like when the speed limiter goes on?....does the engine stop the fuel just like redline?..
..use brakes.....??..thx:p

The throttle just cuts out. One second the car is accelerating or holding speed, then nothing. It just feels like you took your foot off the gas pedal. You can step on it all day long, and it will not accelerate. Mine would not speed up again till about 105-110. Hope this helps :alien:

Once the limiter goes on and it seem the fuel cut off.
I got a Stillen air intake installed and it sound real
good and feel more power.

Man, sorry I didn't respond sooner. I thought for a minute that the Accord actually gave you a run for your money. I would have been like, he had something under that hood other than a 4 banger. Nice run!

I hit the speed limiter in the new Pathfinders . . . i believe it was around 110 . . .

Funny too, my brother and I both had these rentals . . . me in the Path, and he had a Grand Vitara (V6) . . . we were dancing around the parkway . . .

I kept my foot planted firmly on the gas . . . then all of a sudden the revs just declined . . . speed dropped to somewhere around 100 then it revved back up, then once it hit 110 again, it repeated . . . lol . . .

It'll keep doing that as long as you keep your foot on the gas . . . !

At first, I thought I broke something . . . I was thinking: "Enterprise is gonna have my ass!"

i know i'm new here and i'm anything but a expert on maximas or anything but i thought all cars have speed limiters because of a federal regulation. even the real expensive sports cars, unless a upgraded or reprogrammed ecu or a chip has been added. i have a se, maybe i'll give it a shot, but i read somewhere the maxima was limited at 112. correct me if i'm wrong, but that's what i've always been told, i can't say i'm positive about this, hopefully i'm wrong since i don't mind not having one.

112 mph is the speed rating for S-rated tires. Cars speed-mimiters are the maximum rating for the tire. THere is no speed-limiter law. So the max has a hard limiter. SOme cars have 'soft' limiters, which won't let the engine rev anymore.
A SE has H-rated srandard (I think), which means 118 mph. I think 17 inches with V-rated are optional, meaning 140 mph. Dont quote me, because I am far from certain.

Yeah, an Accord would suck your tailpipe all day long. My Uncle is thinking of getting a Max (as a reward for quitting smoking and drinking {he isn't an alcoholic, he just drinks in the garage and gets tired. So he stopped})
Yah, A reprogrammed chip without the limiter is good. Or if you got bigger tires, the speedo would read it differently than your actual speed, allowing faster (unknown) speeds. I would think there was a chip out there though.
And at those speeds, lots of times cops avoid you (too fast, high speed chase, death, destruction, so they let you go. I know someone who was a cop, and he let someone go if they were going 120 +mph (200+kph)).

Oh, a new SE can go 140 mph. SOme simple mods, and 155-170 should be possible. The latter would require maybe a blower.

DOWN WITH KILL-JOY DEVICES (AKA, Speed Limiters):devil:

Oh, Accords can come with 200 hp V6's, but a Max is far superior:D

Only the cheapest model max, the GXE without the comfort and convience package, (like I have) came with a speed limiter. This was due to, as I've been told, having S-rated tires. All other models, GLE, SE, and GXE with the C&C, have NO limiter, other than drag and you fear level :D Ive been told the 5th gens have a limiter somewhere around 142, but don't quote me. I would not take a car that fast on the tires that came with it anyway. The Max limiter is programed into the ECU, so it can be removed, or, you can just go get a same year ECU from a GLE or SE, problem solved. I'll do it someday when I have the time. Get caught over 100, your not getting a ticket, your going to spend time with Tiny. :eek:

I think you mean Tony. And if you are going fast enough, they might leave you alone. In the Toronto Star, they were talking to cops about a speeding crackdown on the major highways. One cop had 2 guys go past him at about 250kph (150mph). He LEFT THEM ALONE!! It would take too long to catch up, and it would put citizens and officers in danger. SO you have to go fast enough to not get pulled over, don't loiter at mega-legal speeds, go as fast as you can, and make sure that is over (to be safe) 140 mph. And if they catch you, I didn't say a thing. Wait, its on the net, DAMN IT!!
Anyway, if you treat Tony right, he will be gentle to;)

ohh my god......to all the ppl that drives a maxima.....i feel really lucky i`m a max driver.......okok....one of my friends took his subaru outback out for a drive last night....there were 5 of us in the car.....by the way the car is a year 99 or 00 165hp boxer 4 engine, and he decided to see the top speed of his car so he floored it........and u know what?.......i just see the RPM go crazy and the car barely going faster.....and it took us about 3 mins to get to top speed.....hahahhaha.....176''km/h''.....!!...yeh...my max auto gan reach already 180km/h at 3rd....!!:frog: :smoka:

well, to be fair he had 5 people on board. And 176 kph is about 112 mph, which could be what his speed limiter is. It might be a soft limiter, just not giving the engine any more gas (it still gives what it was giving before), which is pretty good for a 165 hp car with 5 people. My uncles truck does the same rpm-crazy-but-no-forward-movement thing, it is quite amusing. We laugh and laugh about how much it sucks. Strange, but true. Anyway, A max is far superior. ;)

yeh i guess so.....personally i think subaru is not a bad brand....it`s wrx is cool too....but i rather drive a 20th edition max........^^...get all the fun and luxury.......!!!..and a pride of maxima....:D

I'd rather have a WRX than a max right now, but a max over any other subaru, and pretty much everything else in its price range. I want something a little different than the hordes of Camry's, Accords, and Explorers hogging our highways.

ANYONE KNOW OF ALTEZZA TAIL LENSE, I AM INTEREST PUTTING
A PAIR ON MY 2000 MAX BUT CNA'T FIND A PLACE THAT SALE THIS
KIND OF LENSE.

Originally posted by MAXIMASE2000
ANYONE KNOW OF ALTEZZA TAIL LENSE, I AM INTEREST PUTTING
A PAIR ON MY 2000 MAX BUT CNA'T FIND A PLACE THAT SALE THIS
KIND OF LENSE.


APC has said they will make them, but doesn't have any spare molds right now. So right now, no one make altezza's for the Max, and there is no release date for any. Sorry. :D

Altezza tail lights would look awesome! Better than the factory ones anyway.

try turning on your hazard lights before you hit the limit or just disconnecting the wire from the speedometer to the transmission

Originally posted by cakemix
try turning on your hazard lights before you hit the limit or just disconnecting the wire from the speedometer to the transmission

Yeah, but I want to know how fast I'm going, or whats the point? :D

heres a (probalby dumb) idea: Use one of those bike speedometers (you attach to the wheel). OR find out all the gearing, and then the RPM's will tell you your speed (this is how the car usually tells). I will post the formula later if you want it.