OK.. the ITR is supposed to be limited at 145 right? I got in a fat argument on the SRO board wiht some *** about this... But in the process of racing some M3 My speedo was past the 150 mark at I guess would be liek 152 if the speedo continued.. but I was basically hitting redline in 5th... so was ther not a limiter on some of the ITR.. or sumtin... or does it work differently in them.. cus I know in my old car when u hit the limiter.. it killed the gas so u couldn't go past that point... the only reason I can think of is cus.. u know how speedos read differently and aren't totally accurate.. is there another comp or sumtin that know ur exact speed in the ITR.. and does this comp control the limiter? cus my car is bone stock so I dunno why I guess it never kicked in?

 

I believe the top speed is 147...

 

Wherever your revlimiter is, I have a 9100rpm rev limiter, therefore I have a little higher top speed...although the speedo is off, so you really don't have a clue as to what speed you're actually traveling unless you have a radar gun(of which most only go to 145mph) or you're being tracked via GPS.
Austin

 

I've seen 150 on the speedo with more room on the tack about 600-700 rpms. THe speedo and tachs are most definitly off but this was on stock tires so it should be by 4-5 mph max at that speed. I would say just short of 150 for sure.

 

so theres no real speed limiter on the car.. more or less just revs... and who feels me on this one... 7500-8000 RPM in 5th that constant.. humm.. man is that not the greatest sound ever?

 

I have had my R up to 150mph, speedo indicated. who knows how accurate that is though.

 

it sounds great, but remember to change oil frequently at those constant rpms.

 

heck yea.. burn oil like no 2morrow.. I dun get up there much ne more.. gotta drive liek a granny for liek 7 years.. if my reckless ticket goes thru =/..... I'll just waste gas and got 110 in 4th.. same sound lol

 

only 110 in 4th? i think i can get up about 120 in 4th

 

A M3 is limited to 130 stock (Most serious M3 owners will get a chip as their 1st mod which should eliminate that).

I've had my car up to a indicated 150 (ITR not the hybrid. I wouldn't know how fast the hybrid is I only a reading up to 120 and I've had WWWAAAAAAYYYYYYY past that).

 

Somewhat related.... The gear limited top speed of my hatchabck is 172mph... this assumes I can hold 9500rpm in 5th gear

The King Mugen ITR was able to hold 9100 rpm in 5th gear during testing at Honda's facility in CA. I believe Scott said it was 157mph.

 

I think I hit the beginnign of red at about 115 or so.. i dun liek to go past red.. even though it can go a little more I guess

 

Yea we got in a fat argument cus when I reace the m3.. at about 130 or so I started pullign on him... and I dunno if it was cus limiter.. or I jsut piulle don him.. o if he let off.. cus I htink he was still arodun me when I was gogin 140.. and the guy I got in an argument.. was getting all brave.. and talking ****.. cus I guess he has his m3 pride or sumtin lol

 

i was just messin

BTW, I raced my friends BRAND NEW M3 last week, and it for sure is NOT LIMITED to 130mph, and the car is bone stock.

 

oh no I was talkgin liek a 98 m3.. **** that a the current gneration.. woudl destroy me

 

actually I didnt really get destroyed on the highway, and I was rather surprised. Im sure the weight of the passengers played a huge part though(two people in the M3, one was 260lbs, the other was more around 300 LOL), and it was just me(155lbs and my friend about the same weight in the ITR) and he was creepin away from me, but he wasnt ******* my face off or anything. But off the line, its an entirely different story and its a complete raping haha

 

ive had my R at 150 and i had some red line to play wiht....but ran out of room.
who knows how accurate that **** is at that high of a speed?

 

a 99 Prelude is off by nearly 10mph going only about 90 or so... (my friend GPS'd it) so i would say a 10mph overstatement might not be too far fetched.

 

Ill see if I can get a my cop friend to clock me at 150mph haha

 

OT:

Am I the only one who thinks testing your top speed is dangerous like street racing? If your gonna test it out...pick out a good stretch of highway that is straight and wide. And test it during low traffic conditions (early morning).

-Tommy who's gone up to 130 MPH and that's plenty fast for him. My ITR will not see that kind of speed again (at least not on public roads).

 

yep.. did it on a straitaway at like 2AM

 

i went up to 150mph@8200rpm

 

On a closed course with a proffessional driver, the ITR will top out >155 Mph. Of course I would never do this on the open road.

 

I did it at 12noon on crowded streets, with 4 flat tires, in the rain

 

I heard 162.5 according to revs....vs final drive at 9100 rpm