Are Sti's limited to 180km/h by their ecu?

[predator]

Hi all

Just wondering if imported Jap cars like Stis/WRXs are limited to 180 by the car's ECU?

Would hate to go to Taupo for the meet and hit a limiter at 180 and spoil all the fun.

[Guest loren]

 predator said:

Hi all

Just wondering if imported Jap cars like Stis/WRXs are limited to 180 by the car's ECU?

Would hate to go to Taupo for the meet and hit a limiter at 180 and spoil all the fun. Guess there's an easy way to find out just hope that there's no cop near by.

yes they are limited, but don't worry, you will only just make 180 at taupo if at all.

[Guest boostcut]

i think they are. my sti didnt go past 180 but thats all the speedo read then i go a microtec and a few more goodies now i passed my fatherinlaws 6.0l hsv comodore when he was at 255 ;D

[Guest loren]

 boostcut said:

i passed my fatherinlaws 6.0l hsv comodore when he was at 255 ;D

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[Guest boostcut]

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what you meant to say was "yeah on the track" or "on a private closed road"

[Guest boostcut]

yes they are limited, but don't worry, you will only just make 180 at taupo if at all.

it depends on if they use the a1gp track or not that back straight is decieving. its fuckn long

[stira]

 boostcut said:

i think they are. my sti didnt go past 180 but thats all the speedo read then i go a microtec and a few more goodies now i passed my fatherinlaws 6.0l hsv comodore when he was at 255 ;D

I found my sti made my dick grow, and the more crap i talked the longer it got.

[Guest boostcut]

what are ou tryn to say?????

[Scoobydoo]

If you want to remove the speed cut, get a Pivot Speedmeter. 41 Automotive sell then and they have a sale atm

[stira]

 boostcut said:

what are ou tryn to say?????

Im trying to say thats not true, either that or your car would be producing huge numbers and the v8 had the handbrake on

[Guest boostcut]

well you can think of it this way 290kw and 1800 kgs with 5 people or 230kw 1300kg and two people but i know how fast it is i have seen both on dyno.....

[Guest loren]

 boostcut said:

yes they are limited, but don't worry, you will only just make 180 at taupo if at all.

it depends on if they use the a1gp track or not that back straight is decieving. its ****n long

I was talking about the a1gp track.

[stira]

 boostcut said:

well you can think of it this way 290kw and 1800 kgs with 5 people or 230kw 1300kg and two people but i know how fast it is i have seen both on dyno.....

Mine wasnt that quick and it had 260kws at the wheels and was 1200kgs, but if you say its true it must be :

[predator]

 

my sti didnt go past 180 but thats all the speedo read

From what I've heard the car feels like it hit a rev limiter when it hits that speed and just wont go any faster. Even the GTR34s have the same issues.

I met a guy a few months back with a 2004 sti- said he bought software that enabled him to connect his laptop to his car and change factory settings on the cars ecu with this software.

Anybody have anything similar?

Not that I'm advocating high speed.

[Guest]

http://forums.openecu.org/index.php

this may help u, they hav reflashing programs, think it only works on the newer models of subaru, the guys on there could help you, or just search the site.

-smurff

[Guest Oscar]

I have discovered with my Legacy that to remove the speedcut I only have to unplug the speedo. The ECU hasn't had a shitty yet, and I haven't had a chance to find out yet.

[Guest loren]

 Oscar said:

I have discovered with my Legacy that to remove the speedcut I only have to unplug the speedo. The ECU hasn't had a shitty yet, and I haven't had a chance to find out yet.

umm, so you have discovered something you haven't found out yet?

[Guest]

some of the older ones had it controled from the speedo that sent a signal back to the ecu,

goin off memory here, i think it was discused in the old forum, so tryin to pice together my memory lol

-smurff

[Guest]

 Oscar said:

I have discovered with my Legacy that to remove the speedcut I only have to unplug the speedo. The ECU hasn't had a shitty yet, and I haven't had a chance to find out yet.

I had an early 93 wrx and when the speedo cable snapped it went into fail-safe mode and wouldnt go over a certain rev. thats what i discovered anyway

[Johnnynz]

 boostcut said:

what are ou tryn to say?????

Someone did the number crunching on the old forum but if i remmeber right a stock (or near stock) STI isnt mathimaticaly capable of doing 255.

I may be wrong but im pretty sure I saw a thread to that affect.

All that aside I would be damn impressed to see it, I have seen some closed road runs of a couple of stock WRXs STIs a couple of years back and they were topping out at mid to low 240s, not even counting how innacurate the speedo is at that speed.

[Guest loren]

 Johnnynz']

[quote name='boostcut said:

what are ou tryn to say?????

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Someone did the number crunching on the old forum but if i remmeber right a stock (or near stock) STI isnt mathimaticaly capable of doing 255.

I may be wrong but im pretty sure I saw a thread to that affect.

All that aside I would be damn impressed to see it, I have seen some closed road runs of a couple of stock WRXs STIs a couple of years back and they were topping out at mid to low 240s, not even counting how innacurate the speedo is at that speed.

http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/wrx.html

http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/trans.html

http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/tyres.html

[DRFVDR]

woohoo means my Omega RX may get past

it not limited

been over 200 in it

[Stoffa]

ok I worked it out, my version 5 sti can do 268km/h in 5th gear at 8500 rpm

[Guest boostcut]

thankyou... but i agree who knows how accurate both cars speedos would be at that speed.. considering factory a speedo can be out 5%at 100km its probly up to 10 or 15% at 250ish

[Guest sleeperfoz]

i heard years ago that before the back side of the speedos had the loom in them,there was a screw with 180k on the back side of it.

by taking the screw out you removed the cut out.

true or false i dont know.however if its an older model you could look into it