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Old May 18, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Took the scoob out last nite , thought I give it a good run.
But when it got up to 120mph it kept laging as if out of fuel! Ease of n was fine or slowly go up past 120 n fine ?? Like I say felt strange died of but was fine the min I let off the gas, it's was not a full revs at all


It's a uk scooby x plated awd turbo ...
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Old May 18, 2010 | 03:52 PM
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Put in the OEM air box, see if that sorts it out!

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Old May 18, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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Not got it lol , Neva had it in .. But will try ta buddy
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Old May 18, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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Just a thought man, anything but the standard isn't recommended unless you have some other antics going on under the hood.

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Old May 18, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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good luck mate thats wat mine started doin and now i havnt got clue wats wrong with it
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Old May 18, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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mine only hits 122 according to my satnav, it has the speedo cable convertor i thought this delimited the car, ecu is a z4 turbo is tdo5 16g, car is 96 wrx, could it be limited and how would i delimit it?
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Old May 19, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Are the uk cars limited? Wot bout maf sensor ? How can I check that's work ok n not failing n putting ecu into limp mod
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Old May 20, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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Anyone?
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Old May 20, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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UK cars aren't limited (think the top speed is officially 143mph).
Limp home mode is 4500 revs and 0.5 bar boost (and normally the CEL is on)
Test the MAF voltage
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Old May 20, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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UK cars are not limited... only import cars... Hope all this speeding is going on, on track
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Old May 20, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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Yes on a track or privet road lol
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Old May 20, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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I've heard of a privet hedge, but road........?
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