Top Speed after Speed Limiter removed?

[Woody]

Anyone know what the top speed is on a n/a xd with the speed limiter dis-connected (or ecu re-flashed)? I did a couple searches, but could not find an answer to this question.

- Woody

[FordFasteRR]

the top speed is miserable.

lol

i figure with the gearing we have you might get 10 mph more out of it above the limiter.. so that would be about 130 mph ..

suxors ! LOL

[Woody]

FF - Thanks. I don't know, that's not too bad for a 4 banger.

- Woody

[vsolo]

FF - Thanks. I don't know, that's not too bad for a 4 banger.

- Woody I don't know either but 115 with the limiter was enough, the engine was doing about 4000. so maybe it would do 186 at 6500. I know I know there are other factors that would come into play.

[SWortham]

I don't know of anyone who has bypassed the speed limiter yet.

[Woody]

Watson had the powerchip ecu re-flash I think that removes the limiter.

- Woody

[Josh K]

I doubt it would go over 120. If it's doing 4000 @ 115, there's not enough power for it to overcome the drag to get much faster evern if there are RPM left on the tach.

[evan938]

mine will have the speed limiter gone when i get the REAL ecu for turbo setup :)

[evil247]

I have heard of 135ish in the 4 cyl tibs. They are a little more aerodynamic I think

[TNT4ME]

:D I doubt it would go over 120. If it's doing 4000 @ 115, there's not enough power for it to overcome the drag to get much faster evern if there are RPM left on the tach.

Believe me, it will do over 130 (if not for the limiter). I had a german 1.8 accent pass me on the autobahn, I was doing 116. And he did not just crawl past me. I was swearing the damn limiter all the way at that moment. A normal Opel 2.0 litre over here will 240 KMH. So thats what 140 ish?

I know, I know, limiter speed will not be bypassed on these cars (some, but not all 3). Josh K your other car would do nicely over here though :D

[SWortham]

I'd think you could top out around 135 or 140 mph in this car if everything's in good condition and your alignment is set to track perfectly at the top-end. I think part of what slows you down at the top-end is the alignment, believe it or not. When the suspension components flex too much and toe dynamically changes, drag & friction increases at the tires simply because they won't be pointing straight anymore. So if you can optimize the toe settings for high speed, then that's one less force of drag slowing you down. Of course, this is all just guessing, and I wouldn't even suggest taking the car out on the Autobahn in stock form and topping it out -- not with the stock tires & suspension, lol.

[TNT4ME]

No worries man,
The Autobahn won't hurt you. (LOL) I have driven many vehicles on the autobahn and must say the Elantra fairs quite well with low pros and the sway bar upgrade. Just some times when that limiter kicks in, and I know there is plenty left in her, I wish and wish someone would come up with a way to bypass all 3.

BTW, fastest yet was when my buddy rented a Ferrari ($500 a day) and we took it too 160 MPH and it scared the HELL out of us (curve came up)....

[Woody]

TNT - I beleive FordFaster suggested a way to bypass - remove the speed sensor harness and zip tie it to the frame, and GO!!! But the car will kick out a CEL. The other way is to do the Powerchip upgrade. (Which I will eventually do.) I beleive that removes the speed limiter from the ecu software (?)

- Woody

[FordFasteRR]

TNT - I beleive FordFaster suggested a way to bypass - remove the speed sensor harness and zip tie it to the frame, and GO!!! But the car will kick out a CEL. The other way is to do the Powerchip upgrade. (Which I will eventually do.) I beleive that removes the speed limiter from the ecu software (?)

- Woody


i have not verified if the mod works.

Its just a theory.

but nobody has tried it so we cant prove it.

to safely measure the speed, i suggest that someone try this mod on a dyno.. not on the street.

[BLK02XD]

the speed limiter kicks in before redline in fourth on mine, i think theres plenty more to go

[AUTOBOT]

so maybe it would do 186 at 6500

LOL, I don't know how you figured that one out but there is absolutely no logic to it.

To answer the question, gearing will allow it to aproximately go up to 147.5mph. It was figured out a while back on the RD Tibs and I believe the final gear ratio has not changed.

[WytchDctr]

2000 Tib
2003 Elantra

Gear ratio

Fifth
0.825
0.837

Final
3.650
3.650

thats very close to the same.

[Dman]

when i just got my elantra i was searching for info bout the ecu and came up on this site where this guy had a guide how to disable the governor. It was an older elantra tho, may have been 2002, or round there. He said he took it all hte way to 130mph :D . im gonna try to find the link again and pay more attention this time... ;)

[OdessitPashka]

blah, I think our engines/gears/etc are capable of 137mph, or that's what it says in the magazines. I never went above 117 on my XD, but my tib has completely different ratios with XDs, I shift into 4th at 67-69mph and 5th gear comes at about 105-109mph. So, with 5500rpm I was at 128mph and had room to go( but very very slowly), but I had to slow down because there was an exit coming soon and didn't wanna be near any cars doing this kind of driving.

[WytchDctr]

Did you just compare and automatics gear ratios to a stick when we are talking about topspeed between two LIKE cars?... no kidding they are diffrent. Maybe I miss read that. Check out hmaservice and look up trans specs. They are a little diffrent but not to far off with the biggest diffrences being in 1st and 2nd gear. I already have the numbers for the two gears that would matter as far as top speed goes in my last post.

[OdessitPashka]

No, I was refering to my 5sp tiburon ratios, and from previous posts I know that the XD people shift into 4th at 87mph or so. That is a really big difference. The 3rd and 4th gear is definitely different, not sure about 5th and final.

[WytchDctr]

mine is a clean 90mph (well on my speedo anyway) I got the numbers for 5th and final from hmaservice and they are on page 1.

[only1db]

the rd tib will do about 128--done it
the xd when not limited will do about 135-140....or atleast the gearing will let you

[NHElantraGT]

Watson had the powerchip ecu re-flash I think that removes the limiter.

- Woody


TNT - The other way is to do the Powerchip upgrade. (Which I will eventually do.) I beleive that removes the speed limiter from the ecu software (?)

- Woody

I have the Powerchip mod as well. Unless they just forgot during programming... it did not remove the limiter.

[BLK02XD]

wow when i checked in on the powerchip i thought they said they remove the rev limiter and the speed limiter. id let them know that. of course tell them you were on a closed course when you found that out

[Elantra2.001]

when i was building the turbo project, i found that if i raised the rev limit to 7500, and had 350 horses, i would have hit around 180

[hadleyish]

Back when i had my 1990 Eclipse me and a buddy was comming home from a strip club in lousiville and I had it up to 150 it registered 155 i think but i was wot for about 15 or 20 more seconds after that and still hade moderate pickup (Moderate of course for 5th gear high rpm pickup) Which isn't very much pick up....just a point of info...i guess it was turbo though....

i guess sorta related but just mostly a point of information that probably could hav ebeen excluded....
:tongue:

[2004avanteXD]

When i bought my car back in february, my ecu was fried. The dealership replaced it with a new one , but i think they may have forgot to program all of the stuff. Mainly because i can do about anywheres between 210-230 km/h for a joke. Is it possible that this could have happened?. Could they really forget to program some stuff?

[getfuzzd]

i read that with the limiter you can hit 115 with an Auto, and 125 with a stick.

[only1db]

about 117 for both trannies in the xd....

[jrod13]

i did 115 for roughly 15 minutes in minnesota here (personal emergency) and the car tracked just fine no overheating or anything was very impressed to be quite honest with you guys

[seraph0503]

yeah 115-116 in 5th at a lil under 5 grand in my car and it's stick. btw once u lower ur car it's alot easier to drive at high speed and not feel the shake when toping out wiht stock suspension.

[Slickk]

My 2001 gls does about 120-125 on flat road with no wind. it redlines in fifth gear at 141 mph downhill. When i drove to california i had it up to 141 in new mexico..

[FordFasteRR]

i dont know if i've posted this in the past or not... but all of the top speed readings that people are doing with just the speedo is totally inaccurate.

the only way that anyone can personally substantiate an accurate top speed run is to use a GPS with a top speed record feature.

they sell these GPSes for under $150 (garmin) makes some of the better ones.. however, you should verify that the model you are buying has the top speed RECORD feature, not just top speed display.


:)

[vsolo]

BTW, fastest yet was when my buddy rented a Ferrari ($500 a day) and we took it too 160 MPH and it scared the HELL out of us (curve came up).... I have driven on the Autobahn too, it takes a loooong time to slow down at that speed. I can imagine the conversation after that ride LOL. ;)
When my German friend drove I would ask why we are braking so soon, forgetting that were were doing 220 to 240 Kph. :eek: In logical German thinking he would answer. "because we are going fast" When I drove, he would also remind me "The guard rails are very unforgiving" :) Going a "only" 150 kpg (about 90 mph) seemed soooo slow.. :D Driving there is truely a unique experiance. :D

[acarzt]

I did 125 @ about 5500 RPMs in my '04 i4 Tib when it was stock... It didn't seem to have much left in it. If I would of kept going i might of seen 130. But I think the elantra's are geared different, I'm pretty sure the gears on the elantra are a little longer, at least first is. In my tib 1st gear ended just under 30, the Elantra ends a little over 30. Still need to test all the other gears :P 2nd in the Tib ended around 55, 3rd at about 85, 4th at about 110, and the highest i hit in 5th was 125 @5500 as stated earlier. I dont feel safe doing 100 in the Elantra lol In the Tib 100+ felt so smooth, like it was meant to be driven at that speed :P

[only1db]

a beta II is a beta II...they have the same gearbox....whether its the tib or xd...samething ;)

[acarzt]

a beta II is a beta II...they have the same gearbox....whether its the tib or xd...samething ;)

i'm not so sure about that... could someone dig up the gear ratios for the Tib I4 and the XD? :-)

[evan938]

if you were only getting to 30-55-85 in 1-2-3, the gearing probably is different...i hit redline @ 35mph, 60mph and 90mph on the dot...i havent really watched to see what redline is in 4th, caus at that point, im keepin my eyes on the road!

[clarion]

from experance, an 04 elantra can topped out alittle under 125, i guess 123 , but as posted above, im not sure how acurate the speedo is going that fast

[FordFasteRR]

has anyone used the GPS top speed recorder yet ?

until then... this thread has exhausted its worthlessness.

:)

[IcedOutPlaya]

from experance, an 04 elantra can topped out alittle under 125, i guess 123 , but as posted above, im not sure how acurate the speedo is going that fast

and that would be me on i-10 :cool:

[YBKewl]

Could we valide the spedo reading with the rpm?

[FordFasteRR]

no.. the tach is also off on most cars.

mine is off by about 100 rpms... maybe more.... lol

[YBKewl]

100/7000*100= 1.5%

1.5% is farly accurate for me

[Slickk]

I have a Uniden gpsrd radar detector with gps and a speed display with top speed memory i saw the radar detector speed hit 141 the car spedo was over the 140 mark..

[FordFasteRR]

I have a Uniden gpsrd radar detector with gps and a speed display with top speed memory i saw the radar detector speed hit 141 the car spedo was over the 140 mark..


on what car did you read 141 mph ?

[Slickk]

My 2001 gls 5 speed..hit 141 on the radar detector

[GTSTISL]

do you have the speed limiter removed?

[mrhoaf]

My 2001 gls 5 speed..hit 141 on the radar detector

It is lying to you.

I'd ask for my money back, 'casue it's not even close either....

[GTSTISL]

yea, if thats what the radar detector read, its way off.

[cclngthr]

Exactly. The speed limiter cuts you off at 115 mph.

[OdessitPashka]

Exactly. The speed limiter cuts you off at 115 mph.


can vary. I went 119 on my xd, and I believe couple people went over 120mph.

[Slickk]

the ecu is stock and i have not touched the speedlimiter.. The car hit 141 mph downhill in 5th gear at the revlimiter the spedometer needle was way over the 140 mark and my radar detector read 141 i also have a pioneer avic n1 which read 139mph.. No Joke its true beleve it or not.

[nogo2.0]

never mind

[GTSTISL]

i dont believe it. lets see some pics of this radar gun shootin 141. if u can do it again.

[republik]

soo yeah i read through this whole post and not one person said a thing about how to get rid of the limiter.... anyways my car bounces off 190km/h thats my limiter goes up to 190 then cuts down to 185ish goes up to 190 and cuts ive driven like that for over an hour while pacing a BMW M5 on my way to Kelowna BC cool thing was when the other driver turned off he gave me a thumbs up :) i waved back. anyways therese Plenty of power at 190 i'm sure the car would do 220km/h no prob if my mom's mitubishi Galant with a 2L engine can do 230km/h and stay at that speed for hours on end why couldent ours? dont we have similar architecture? it's similar to the 4g block?
anyways i find my engine is very similar to hers besides the intake on the other side. anyways ive Pounded my car for the past two years and nothings broken yet. clutch still grips great espeicaly since i took that damm spring out of the slave cylinder. so yeah i'm happy with my elantra.

[GTSTISL]

i dont think anyone knows how to remove the limiter, but its somethin in the ECU i think. how fast is 190km/h in mpph

[jh0n]

190 kph = 118.75 mph.

[GTSTISL]

oh ok, well that sounds just right.

[Gearcat]

As for top speed "without" the limiter removed ...

This is as fast as I wanted to take my first 2004 Elantra. This was my when I had my five speed GLS last year. I had it for six months and decided I wanted an automatic. I now have a 2004 GLS with an automatic that I have not topped out.

I backed off at 119 (after taking the picture :eek: ) and I was not against the limiter yet. I honestly think that 125 would be the top end because I only had about 800 RMP to go before I hit the horsepower peak. After that, it's all downhill cause of wind drag. I will have to admit, for being a pretty spongy suspension and all season tires, it handled it pretty well. I suspect a GT would be much more confidence inspiring at this speed.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/607000-607999/607158_6_full.jpg
I find it interesting that of all my pictures that are posted on my page at CarDomain, they chose to attach their logo to this one only. Hmmmm.

[GTSTISL]

well i think Hyundai has actually set the speed limiter at 118, but different factors could increase that, like a hill.

[slow 2K2GT]

^^wow just over 5000RPM, we must all be off a little. Last summer I hit that same speed but only at 4500RPM. Perhaps its the wheel/tire combo I have, but I think for sure the XD can hit 230km/h if not more.

[only1db]

i've gone about 130 in my tib...and thats all it had in him....i was just about at redline...the new tibs get up to 140...the beta II tranny has longer gears then the beta I did....140 is no prob with 17's and the struts turned up....and when you lower the car you are more aerodynamic...a little bit

[Sledge]

has anyone used the GPS top speed recorder yet ?

until then... this thread has exhausted its worthlessness.

:)

As a matter fact, I had mine on the highway when living in NY. I got my manual shift 02 Elantra up to 120. and my buddy had his GPS going @ the time it read the same. I didnt try to go much past that with it. but it semed like it was near its limit.
But hell I got my Motorcycle to go 190MPH does that count??

[themanfriday]

In about one week I expect to hit 150MPH. If it works I will let every one now. I have an 01 Elantra and naturally I am pushing 165WHP. on paper I should have 195MPH. That is without fine tuning. Just waiting on my Re-mapped ECU. THen I fine tune every thing together N/A baby.
I have an Elantra because I love it not because it's cheap. Parts are truely hard to find. So I just order everything from Korea.

Engine Parts:re-mapped ECU, Heavy duty clutch, Flywheel, All Pulleys I mean all, Cam sprocket, Big bore trottle body, CAI, Z1 Mod Chip. Fidenza headers, OBX Exhaust, and yes the ebay charger works attached to CAI.

Germany is a great place to road test

[GTSTISL]

Germany is a great place to road test
oh you lucky bastard. america needs an autobahn. i think i heard less people die on the auto then on regular highways... :eek: got any pics??

[FordFasteRR]

........... and yes the ebay charger works.
.............

ohh **** !


then you are not N/A !!

[xHolmeZxGT]

oh you lucky bastard. america needs an autobahn. i think i heard less people die on the auto then on regular highways... :eek: got any pics??

LMAO thats the in Germany, people REALLY know how to drive! Here in the states, you have people that "THINK :confused: " they can drive fast and aggressively........LMAO WRONG! They cause the wrecks. Not to get all off topic

[themanfriday]

I am N/A when it is off. I have to use a switch in the car to put it on. I installedit by my foot pedal. I don't use it all the time sometimes I forget it's there when I am racing because I am all in to the race. Yeah I'm sorry the Germans get happy when they see a car with body kit and exhast. they always wanna race especially the ones driving Audi's and BMWs.

[GTSTISL]

^^ i think your full of it, lets see some pics.

[Slickk]

My elantra will do 141 Downhill at the revlimiter. I have hit 141 going downhilll in new mexico. This is a fact.

[themanfriday]

Okay you want pics!!! I am going for a drive this Friday stay tuned. Never doubt the fri-guy. Don't for get (oh sorry you didn't know) as an american working for the USGov. I don't have many rules as to what I can do with my car in Germany no big inspections, they only check to ensure the car is safe to drive. The top end of my rev is 7500. my dawg in Korea raised it for me. My remapped ECU is from Korea. He actually wants to get me a Custom made 400HP TURBO for the car. To much money though. Proof will be posted next week.

Germany is a great place to race

[themanfriday]

My re-mapped ECU did not work. I called the guy in korea and he said he will email me with what I sould do. Man Ihope it works by week end I have a show. and a race to go too. It's not turning over. I checke and did not have a spark.,

Germany is a great place to test drive

[Pumbaa]

Well sadly I found out it only does 112. The 17"s I have are about 1/4" shorter than my stock 15's and tires side by side can only make my car top out at 112. Damn speedlimiter. Anyways, give a little story here.

Went to a Hyundai meet last weekend, and on the way home I raced a 97 RD1 tib, a 03 GT V6 GK tib, and a 05 V6 SE GK tib. I followed the GT V6 onto the freeway, its not a super amount faster than my Elantra. Though I was weighed down with a passenger, a 60lb speaker box and a 20lb TV in the back. But I was able to keep up onto the freeway. The SE was right on my butt. The 97 RD1 missed the onramp and had to do a u-turn. So I'm cruisin about 85mph to catch the 03 GK with the 05 GK still behind me. Then I see projector lights and the RD1 fly past me at 100mph. This pissed the 05 GK off so he passed me and took off. So I took off to follow. Then the 97 RD1 passed the 03 GK and making him chase him down. I was at 105mph and climbing going up hill with all of them in my sight, and I'm saying "Go baby Go" while my friend says common you can catch them. I get to 112mph and boom the car lurches forward and the acceleration halts. I hold it like that for a minute and watch everyone pull away. :( Damn speed limiter. I could have easily made 120-125. That damn 97 RD1 let the 05 SE GK catch up then it decimated it way ahead of me. They were doing 130-135. So I just stayed at 100 and cruised 20 miles home.

My car doesn't have very good topend. They way I've tuned it all my power is in the mid range. So its awesome from stoplight to stoplight. I can keep on a V6 tib's rear by 1-2 car lengths. (I have GT 5 door, heavy car) The ported IM does help a little, I do seem to have a bit more acceleration in the top end, but not much, its all in the mid range. So an 80mph roll isn't going to help against the V6.

[OdessitPashka]

So, all you have is Ford's IM and TB?

[themanfriday]

Okay I found out that only the dealer can release the ECU. There are some special codes in the Hyundai ECU that in germany only the dealer has the authority to do that kind of work. Damn and races start Friday. I have an appointment set up. Here are a few pics of my Baby

Engine: 9lb Flywheel, Stage 1 Clutch, Shark Racing Front Strut, All Pulleys, Blower, Trottle Boby, Custom AI, Headers, Camsprocket, OBX Dual Bazooka Muffler w/DTM Tips (About to Bore Manifold)

Body: EVO 3 Kit, CRC Spoiler, Red Underbody LED Kit, Red light washer nossles, Blacked Out Taillights, Functional Hood Scoop, 17" HP Racing (Custon Color).

Interior:Gold & Red, Leather (Under Construction).

Electronic: Custom Audio, Z1 Module, Re-mapped ECU(appointment next Friday)

[getfuzzd]

Sorry to say but you own some good 'rice" there.
IMHO either one or both of the spoilers have to go, and if the hood scoop isn't functional it also has to go as it just provides your front end with a small parachute of drag.

also id like to see wind tunnel testing not only to see if you can get airborne with that thing on the back too, but to also prove aerodynamic numbers

[Atomic]

I see that you have one of those electric turbo/superchargers too.

^^^Oops, off topic, sorry

[Keyan]

Cause we all know we need TWO spoilers to keep the power pinned down to the rear tires!!!

[themanfriday]

Aero The autobahn is my aerodynamic tester ;) . Catch me if you can. Oh yes! the scoop is functional :cool: . I hated tearing into my hood

Germany is a great place to test drive

[SPARTANELANTRA]

hey man what army base are you at those are american plates

[acarzt]

sorry to get BACK on topic heh.... but according to Car And Driver... the Tiburon GK and the Elantra have the SAME drag coefficient.... so if this IS true.... then the onlything holding the elantra back from red line is the power. GK tibs have hit 155 stock(V6 6 speed)... I know the gearing is different so we will probably never see 155.... but with enough power and the limiter removed... you should be able to bury that needle in the red :) now we just need someone brave enough to try it :D

the fastest i ever took my elantra was 110... and that was with a stock suspension(gls) and that was scary as hell.... with the new suspension it felt REAL smooth(<good thing) but the braking from that speed was a bit iffy...

ANYWAY... someone crunch some numbers and figure out what speed the gears will allow and that's the top speed of the elantra with enough power :)

[SilverBullet]

Damn and I always though that Deutschland had some of the most stringent car inspection standards around, no matter who you were.

The autobahn is surely becoming a scary place.....:eek:.

As far as top speed goes, my 05 GT hit 115 on a trip to WV. Suprisingly, it felt very stable, but then again it is a heavier car, there was virtually no cross-wind and the road was one of the best I've ever seen. Ohh and did I mention that my car comes with "sport-tuned suspension" lmfao.

Out of mere respect for the car and wet trousers, I did not try to hit the limiter, although I couldn't imagine it would have been more exciting....

[GTSTISL]

yea dude, that car is total rice. like he said, take off that drag wing, the gold rims look like ****, your gas cap needs to be the same color as your car, and that e-bay electric supercharger aint helpin ya. and did you only tint the rear windows? not the front windows or the rear? im glad to see you put so much money into your car, but it made it worse. you could have turbo'd it for all the money you put in to it. sorry man.

[OdessitPashka]

your car does look like crap...

117MPH was the fastest I went in my XD... not too bad for auto :)

[watson80]

Powerchip does remove the speed limiter. i tell you what tho I would be suprised as hell if anyone got to 130 in our cars. I tried mine after the powerchip and my other mods where all done. I had a hard time getting it past the normal cut off. That was before the larger wheels and body kit.

[Mr. Dan]

This might not be the place for it, but what does "rice" mean? I've heard the term "rice rocket" before, any relation? And why no pics? I also wished to pass judgement on someone elses ride. :)

[watson80]

Rice is the oriental slang...japanese, chinese, rice eaters. the build the cars they eat rice rice rockets. Its actually a little bit rude when you think about it

[OdessitPashka]

Powerchip does remove the speed limiter. i tell you what tho I would be suprised as hell if anyone got to 130 in our cars. I tried mine after the powerchip and my other mods where all done. I had a hard time getting it past the normal cut off. That was before the larger wheels and body kit.

what mods do you have man? My car starts to slow down after 115mph or so, but I can still get it to 128-130mph. That's for my RD.

[watson80]

Accord CAI, OBX 4-2-1 with full exhaust no cats, Powerchip, Light weight crank pulley, It went past the normal cut off but it was losing a lot of pull. I prolly gave up a lil too early it was about 122mph

[OPZ]

my question, where in the heck did you go around here to do that!? granted im not even ganna try cause i KNOW i will get busted... but where?

[GTSTISL]

^^who are u talkin to? in the DC metro area, try 270 or 95. if you have any highways close to your house, try those. you only get caught if you dont look out for cops.

[Phiber]

Repost pictures of the car! I didn't get to see it; I gotta see it!

[themanfriday]

First: I have my Exhast Cam pulley set to 8deg R. What would be the best setting for the Intake Cam sprocket? any Idea any one I am trying to get the rice car ready for the races.
Secondly: It is a projest in process but if all you get here is negative reactions let me know for one the lower part of the car is going in that carbon color the gas tank is in. I am manufacturing a dual exhast. and the big wing is going to be carbon color. I though I would get constructive info here not sarcastic views. Here again are a few pics they will be here for 1 day then removed have fun.

[Atomic]

Truley, it's great to see someone doing anything to an Elantra, especially all the time and money you've put into it.

Here's my opinion and I'm not trying to put you down, I'm just wondering why you have 2 wings? Honestly, if you removed the factory wing and moved the aftermarket wing back to the edge of the trunk it'd look alot better. Maybe even paint the aluminum to color match it to the car. Leave the supports black and maybe paint your rims black, just a recommendation.

Also, are you seeing any noticeable improvement when you switch on that electric charger? I've never actually known someone with one on their car, so any feedback about it might help if someone else is interested in it. Again, honestly, I'd be too worried that it might come apart and ruin my engine.

^^^^Sorry about the off topic comment

On Topic: I've gotten to 100mph easily, but I'm too afraid to push it. Not because I don't think I or the car can handle it, but because Mesa PD has a plane that paces people on the freeway day and night, and DPS/Sheriffs will be on you in no time. Oh, and not to mention the many (9 now, I think) unmarked cars they have on the freeway looking for "agressive" drivers.

[GTSTISL]

hopefully my dad doesnt see this, but ive hit 110 and stopped there. it feels like its still got some guts to go faster. i'll have to try next time im out on the highway. usually there not enough room to do it even on the highway. and do anyone considering trying to hit 118 or even more than 100, u gotta be careful with cops and yourself. make sure its on a highway, and that nobody is around. it is fun though.

[themanfriday]

Okay, I did it today :phone: :D :D :clap: :multiples . I still can't run my car to hard but I drove pass the 125MPH mark to day. I was at the 5000RPM range. the only reason I did not try to go pass the mark is because my exit was very near. I will try after my new engine parts get broken in. I have not been able to test my new ECU out to its full potential yet because my car just got out the shop and all my bearings, rings, valves and that piston that I broke are still new and I was told that they need a breaking in period.

Man, I want to touch that 140MPH mark at least once. I must hit the autobahn some time in the next two weeks to try it.

[Cypher]

haha look at that!

the elantra could do 140 if it wanted to and with the right mods

[OdessitPashka]

Is this your car?

[themanfriday]

Who are you trying t fool with that? Next time don't forget to adjust the temp. guage. your car was not driving. attention to detail is one thing you learn in the military.

[yamaha]

That doesnt look photochopped to me. Either way, if it is a real picture, its pretty damn impressive.

[themanfriday]

Not photochoped, The gauge needles moved. It's easy can't you see that. Please believe me I know an elantra can hit 140 I have done it. But on a running car the temp would be atleast in the middle. I work on cars everyday I see the fine print.

[Cypher]

attention to detail may be one of those things you learn in the military but this was NOT PHOTOCHOPPED IT WAS MY CAR.... only thing was the front end was off the ground lol i just liked it so you could see the rpms at the speed... so if you had the power the transmission will allow you to get to 140

[yamaha]

See themanfriday, told you it wasnt chopped. :D

[themanfriday]

I never said it was chopped. Are you guys reading you said it was chopped. Please read my prior post again.

[Cypher]

alright lol i wish my car could do that... i have stock suspension at the moment i'd be scare to go too fast.... stupid gls suspension! and my bad themanfriday

[BLK02XD]

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/TURBOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.jpg
:abovelol: mines faster

[themanfriday]

Stay tuned guys I may have the altimate suspension answer. I just want to be the first with it before I release the info to you all.

[hyunelan2]

^^^ hmm.. That's cool and all, but what does suspension have to do with the Naturally Aspriated section?

[sed]

this thread is out of hand. Talk about arm chair quarterbacking.

This will stay locked until there is a definitive answer.

-shawn