Strange problem with the speed limiter. Please help.
I bought my WRX '96 five years ago. She was a great fun to drive,
as she had no speed limiter, so you could go full throttle to the top. But since last couple of weeks ago, you can't go beyond 180 kmph. Before that started happening I send her to another (not my usual) garage to see if they can fix problem with engine choking at random within 4k-6k RPM during heavy acceleration. When I received car back, I found that problem still persist, but garage owner said sth to that tune: "car is fine, and that what is happening is just ECU activates speed limiter". It did not make much sense to me, as the problem happened way below 180kmph, at totally random speed/RPM combinations. After that she went to my usual garage. Mechanic found the cause of random choking (burned pin at harness connector), fixed it, but... Now car can't go faster than 180 kmph no matter what you do. What do you make out of it ? Could anyone knowledgeable shed some light how can I go about to solve this issue ? |
So your speedometer is in km/hour? was it ever reading in miles/hour?
It sounds like the speedo adapter to make the speedo read in miles/hour has been removed and so the speed limiter is cutting in at 180km/h -112mph as per jap regs. I would assume your speedo is cable driven so you need a mechanical converter. |
Just out of interest, where do you use it above 112mph? Lol
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Originally Posted by JGlanzaV
(Post 11735125)
Just out of interest, where do you use it above 112mph? Lol
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Hi Beastie, thank you for your reply.
Originally Posted by Beastie
(Post 11735084)
So your speedometer is in km/hour? was it ever reading in miles/hour?
consistent with the GPS (unless change to smaller tires). I have no knowlege about her history from the previous owners, but I guess, it was just an assembly from Jap imports, as it is a typical way here. One interesting thing is that when using smaller tires speed-cut activates exactly at 180 kmph on the clock, while GPS shows ~172 kmph. Could it be an indication that speed limiter is built-in into the speedo ?
Originally Posted by Beastie
(Post 11735084)
It sounds like the speedo adapter to make the speedo read in miles/hour has been removed and so the speed limiter is cutting in at 180km/h -112mph as per jap regs.
Right ?
Originally Posted by Beastie
(Post 11735084)
I would assume your speedo is cable driven so you need a mechanical converter.
But apparently he does not have much experience with dealing with speed limiters. I have removed instrument cluster couple of years ago (to change to LED lights), and from what I can recall there was some (two?) multi-pin connectors there, no mechanical linkage, but maybe I am missing something. So, the question list boils down to: - Where that speed cut mechanism is located, and how it looks like ? - How can I remove / bypass this thing ? |
Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
(Post 11735130)
same as us all, on our own race track and private roads.
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Have a read here http://www.scoobyireland.com/forum/t...lp-please.html
It is probable that the limiter input to your ECU was reconnected during the recent repair. So if you get a converter to change your clocks to read in mph your limiter will be raised from 180km/h to 288km/hr so you won't see it again. Also have a look here http://www.svaspeedos.co.uk/e0022.html If you have a mechanical speedo then the converter is normally a small gearbox fitted at either cluster or gearbox to reduce the cable rpm so the speedo reads in miles. |
A quick follow up on the story.
I could not manage to buy the converter box, so I built one. Works great. Life is good again =) Thank you for your all input. |
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