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120 MPH on my way home tonight.  |  |  | | 12-26-2007, 11:15 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern California - Orange county Posts: 978 |
so what kind of ti do u have, any mods?, did the governer kick in ?
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 | | | | | 12-26-2007, 04:00 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 |
Didnt know this was an impossible feat.  __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | | 12-26-2007, 04:19 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,224 |
Not impossible. . . what I've not been able to top is 140mph. I never had enough space on the road to do it + I'm not sure the car had enough HP. But, that was with my stock diff. With my 3.73 LSD, I can pull until 7k rpms (I'm still floored by how much power I still have in 5th) but my top speed is reduced now to around 110mph. So, that brings up the question. . . what is your final drive ratio? Stock? Higher? Lower? | | | | | 12-26-2007, 04:38 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 867 |
you gotta have a chip right? my ti hits 116 and stops.... __________________
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I hope you weren't holding the camera. __________________ ...steven
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| | | | | 12-26-2007, 06:30 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
my owners manual says 116 but I have gotten it up to 120 with no modifications | | | | | 12-26-2007, 06:34 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 |
Speedometers are not completely accurate at that speed. Rotational forces can cause the tire to "expand" which will throw off speedo readings as well as having non-stock sized tires can cause your speedometer to be wrong. | | | | | 12-26-2007, 06:37 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,224 |
Yeah, my ECU was flashed with Dinan software :-) | | | | | 12-26-2007, 06:49 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stamford, CT <-> Boston, MA Posts: 1,393 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 328ti  I hope you weren't holding the camera. | +1  __________________ 
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I've hit 120 before a few times. My governor steps in and stops me everytime. i need to get a chip but i only see the car going 130 after that. I dont think it could get 140 without redlining or something else maybe going wrong. I wouldnt test my engine. i know she is not old but man 140 could be too much for the engine. o and my friend one time said she was hitting 120 but i pulled away from her like she was doing 100 or 110. so maybe the speedo isnt wrong. __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 12-26-2007, 09:09 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 |
i hit 130 with stock ecu, only intake and exhaust and the governor stops everything but the car was only at 5k rpm so could reach 140+ and im running 17' wheels so the stock reading is different __________________  5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | | | 12-26-2007, 11:16 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
This has been gone over many times before, if your car is stock/ still has the governor in place you wont go over 116. At higher speeds your speedo becomes inaccurate and displays a higher speed then you are actually going. I think I remember someone saying it becomes slightly inaccurate at around 80 and gets worse after that. If your car is stock you did not actually go over 116 mph. __________________
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