jaygood2go

my 97 accord stalls at 120mph as if it changes gear into neutral. what could it be?

jdowen2

Where and why are you traveling at 120mph?

dragged

x2.. and could be protecting itself bro.

jaygood2go

come on guys i want real replys thank you!

jdowen2

If you have a big wing on the back that could be slowing you down.

Mishako129

Speed limiter, duh.

jaygood2go

ive heard of that. how do i get it fixed? i heard it had to be hooked up to a computer

NZXTInerTia

Damn ricers..

JuggerNaut-CTR

:likebutton:

Dunc

You have to put in race gas and the computer will read the elevated octane levels and disable the limiter. I prefer the 110 octane from Sunoco.

92 civic ex 4dr

Your 97 cd5 speed limits at 120 mph? Mine speed limits at 115 mph. It has to be disabled from the ecm. I haven't done it just to save my own ***.

Going that fast especially that much over the speed limit where i live. Is criminal speed. It's a felony also comes with the wonderful tag, reckless driving, i have two points because of reckless driving. Insurance is a bitch because of it.

Some city's consider criminal speed a huge thing and will try you with attempted murder (i know Indio ca. Was doing that for a while i think it was over turned though).


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GhostAccord

The ECU has a speed limiter and RPM limiter. When you hit the limting speed/RPM the ECU cuts fuel and spark to the cylinders. That's why you stalled. The reason your car has one is because there is no where, other than a race track, that your 20 year old car should be doing 120mph

Adding race gas will not allow your car to go any faster..... it is a speed limited option not octane limited option.

How do you get it fixed? There is nothing wrong with it.

Besides that, There is no way to change it on your stock engine control unit (ECU). You need to purchase a new ECU that has the ability to be tuned.... I would suggest that before you look into tuning an ECU. You should upgrade your brakes and suspension if you haven't already done so.

GhostAccord

Fixed.

StreetsideStig

I just want to know where you found this out.

GhostAccord

Who find what out?

My information came from Honda literature and personal testing/tuning...... Now I am not 100% sure if Honda uses both a fuel and an ignition cut or if it's just a fuel cut for these limiters......

BlackFlame11

Does everyone live in suburbs? You can hit 120 pretty easy on the highway...

TheMuffinMan

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Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

NZXTInerTia

Lets say you're going 120mph like a total **** on the highway. Lets also say the speed limit is 70mph and the average cruising speed of most people is 75mph. At 75mph you are traveling 110' feet a second. Average stopping distance is 433' feet. Now imagine 120mph, on a stock braking and suspension setup 120mph is far longer and your reaction time is far from everyone else traveling the regulated speed. You are putting almost every average driver at risk by traveling at these speeds along with your reaction time added onto that making you and your vehicle at huge risk along with your fellow drivers.

Ignorance.

OP sounds like a dumb kid who has no realization of what he is talking about or who he is putting in danger (along with himself) by traveling anywhere near close to those speeds. Unless we're talking about a drag strip here, which considering OP wants to "get rid of their limiter" it doesn't sound like it.

GhostAccord

Spoken like a true adolescent!

92 civic ex 4dr

I used to travel at those speeds. Not any more. I have two kids and a wife that depend on me, other people and families on the road I'm putting in danger driving like that not to mention getting a ticket, car impounded, jail time etc.

Now if i travel those speeds it's at night, on a desolate strip of highway with none else around to put in danger and the road is usually lit every few hundred feet by a street light so i can still see what's up ahead. Even then it's a very rare occasion. Been over a year since i have had that chance. (haven't built any good street rods recently)


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mclasser

Why the hell would you even go remotely that fast in a freakin 97 Accord (let me guess, a 4-beater)? Imagine if you had a tire blow out at those speeds. What if any weaknesses in your 16-yr old suspension reared their ugly heads then- bad wheel bearings, tie rods, etc? In my state, driving 85 mph+ is considered "driving with the intent to kill," where you can do one day of jail time for every mph above 85. Of course your driving record and insurance all go to hell for the next 10 yrs. By engaging in such reckless behavior, you put everyone else on the road and yourself in grave, grave danger

jaygood2go

yea i do plan on upgrading my brakes and suspension really soon.

TheMuffinMan

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I'd recommend tires as well...

92 civic ex 4dr

Tires are the biggest thing to me. Don't want one or more shredding or peeling apart because the speed limit on them was exceeded.


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BlackFlame11

It seems like everyone is jumping the gun here... I'm betting very few of the people that tune their cars go to the track. And why tune it for no reason? None of you are fooling anyone. My accord is almost completely stock. It's never been over eighty. Probably never will be. But, trying to act like none of you ever speed? That's just silly. And only a complete moron would speed that recklessly down a busy highway. I may have hit over hundred years ago in a faster car. But, it was as 92 civic put it. I'm sure the guy who posted the original question didn't ask it to be ridiculed for speeding. Even more sure is probably the fact that all of us have hit a speed limiter and thought about turning it off. Let's not be heretics. And OP... Just make sure it's what you want and be smart. But, it is your decision.