hodgey001

Just bought a jap import 2ltr wrx turbo impreza when i reach 110 115 mph it holds back like u its on a limiter as anyone any ideas it also only has 120 on the clock is it restricted can you help i never had an import before.

wah

what MY is it I had the same problem on my MY93 WRX import you will need to get a delimiter the one I got sits between the gearbox and the speedo ( sits inline of the cable ) this then slows the cable speed down by way of a little box of cogs thus letting you go over the JPN limit of 112kmh

Bubba po

You live in Germany, right?

fuz

sshhhhhhhh bubba youve been told not to mention the germans this time yiu are right on the limit
ER

dpb

Its all for your own good mate.................112kph isnt 110mph mind

Bubba po

wah

dpb true it isn't but has the speedo just had a MPH sticker stuck over the KPH and the delimiter not fitted !!!!

Kev_turbo

Jap cars are limited to 180kph (112 mph).

Either have the limiter removed and just read the MPH figures on the standard kph clock or fit a converter so the clock reads mph on the kph scale. In the latter case the limiter is still there but at 180mph.

Kev

scoobychimp

had the same prob on my 94 wrx import. best thing to do.......leave it to a pro!! ended up making a mess of mine. not sure where your from but the 2 nearest places to me who can sort this are: www.powerstation.org.uk and www.hyeline.com
will set you back 150/160 quid.

Shark Man

Mandatory **** Advice Post:

You do know your intercooler doesn't work above 110mph, so you'll melt your pistons and hammer your big ends due to high charge temps, detonation etc etc yadda yadda

GC8

The limiter cant be removed. Your car has had a 112mph facia fitted in place of the 180kph original (180kpm is 112mph...) The only way to go faster is to fit a reduction gearbox onto the speedometer cable, between the gearbox and the speedometer head. You will have to change the speedometer facia to one which reads 180mph (bear in mind that it will be quite a lot harder to read at legal speeds...). This doesnt remove the limiter, it simply icreases the road speed at which it comes into play, now 180mph as opposed to 180kph.

Dont buy a cheap 'eBay' type converter, Id expect to pay about £80 for an absolutely top quality one; fit it yourself, its totally straightforward.

Simon

scoobychimp

shark man, any chance you could give me some further advice? bit worried about your post above as didnt think i needed to do anything more after de-limiting???

Bubba po

Shark Man is being ironic, mate, to some extent. He's just quoting all the paranoia, myths and half-truths bandied about with respect to unremapped Jap imports.

What is true is that if you don't put top-quality fuel in it plus octane booster, and then go blasting off trying to get 150-odd mph out of it, then you risk blowing your engine, as many, many people have. HTH.

Shark Man

Excuse me, but I'm American

GC8

I didnt think that Americans understood irony?

Spoon

OK, now change gear again.