My 97 Civic HX stops any acceleration at 95mph in 4th gear Unless I get a small "hill" or something it won't go past 95mph. Its a 5spd, is there a fuel cut off on it or something? It is far from redline in 4th gear, but it just stays a constant 95mph once you hit it. If you shift to 5th, stays the same speed...Can this be fixed...and how?

 

Please help...sorry about the impatience.

 

there is probably not enough power in the motor to go any faster.

 

i have heard of a chip or something i forgot what it was called but it limits the car to a certain speed.. this is mainly on new cars though that rich people buy their kids... hmmmmm i forgot what the name of it was but i doubt thats what u have...

 

There is no place in the US you can drive faster then 95, problem salved.

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maybe he was at the track

 

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If you are 1/4 mile with a stock hx i don't think you need to worry about anything above 95.

Show me a autocross track that lets you get above 95.

And no one takes a stock hx civic to a track you can go faster then 95.

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was j/k... chill the **** out
lol

 

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I am not bitter i am just messing around. I don't know how to fix the problem soo i am beening a smart *** i mean no harm.

 

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now that is something i have never heard before.
(no sarcasm intended)

 

its in the ecu its a speed govener plus the HX is for economical driving just switch out the ecu's problem solved

 

could disconnect your speedsensor, or run a switch to the wire so you can cut it off, the computer wont know how fast its going so it shouldn't stop....works on 240's.

 

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Then his mad vtec wont work.

 

Actually, I go to an abandoned airplane runway...

 

prolly just to weak, if there was a cut off you would know, it would be like bouncin it on the limiter

 

its not your govenor. just like sohcvtec said. your dont have enough power to go past 95. i took mine to 120 then the govenor kicked in. its not the ecu either as someone stated b4. put some simple bolts ons, on your car and maybe youll reach 100.

 

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u mean vtec-e

dude i have 98 hx, and in four itll go up as far as im comfortable taking ( both engine speed vehicle speed), but ive hit the governor in 5th?? ( i was runnin hella late )

but i wouldnt worry about speed in a HX when u get like 40 mpg j/k

 

he'd have plenty of power to go over 95, espcially if hes running a "low" rpm in 4th at 95, i've gone 120 in a 91 civic dx, and i'm sure it has more power then a 91 hatch.

 

My '97 hatch can do to 118mph, not that I ever drive it that fast.

 

Hmmm....I know for a fact my Hx with a stock engine(besides I/H/E) did 120mph in 4th. Long *** gears.

 

Very long gears, but no matter how long I stay on it, it won't go. It pisses me off, its embarassing...haha. I got a short ram air intake, and thats about it. Any problem for you around 100 mph?

 

You have to get you ecu chipped out with no rev limiters your car has a governor on it it wont aloow it above 95 mph. once you get your ecu chipped you could rev it till it blows if you want

 

rev limiter and the governor are two different things, rev limiter governs engine speed, as in RPM's.

 

Wouldn't mind revving till it blows...definitley need an engine swap...haha. b18c1

 

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WRONG. the governor is at 120. IMO there is no need to chip a ecu unless you have some serious power. please read up about the y5. there is more you need to learn about this wonderfull motor before you start ******* with it.