Speedo question

[Yeshe]

i realised that most 1.6L saloons have speedo range up to 220km/h while some 2L or even 2.5L sedans/SUV have only speedo range up to 180km/h, notably like mark x although running on a V6 2.5L engine.

 

does it mean that cars like mark x cannot go beyond 180km/h? what happen if they go beyond 180km/h? the needle just stuck at 180? can anyone change the speedo gauge to a wider range?

[Sjlim]

Bro,

 

I believe the cars you have seen are JDM models, which are electronically limited to 180 km/h top speed. Cheers.

[Silveratenza]

If I am not wrong, cars here had their top speed being electronically limited. Some other countries also does that as well.

 

Whatever showing on speedo is not the actual top speed it can reach though...

[Nhrisuzu]

Mark X is JDM.. Japan Domestic Model.. it is imported u see??

 

Japan speed limited to 180kmh.. so all cars for domestic use over there show speedo to only 180kmh..

 

how to bypass?? most people fit a RSM so can show more speed..

 

as for how the speedo will look like?? check out the attachment.. E36UDM's avatar..

 

someone do correct me if i am wrong, newbie here..

Edited March 8, 2007 by Nhrisuzu

[Route88]

Is the max speed speedo important?

Some cars can't get to the max speed anyway.

 

No the speedo will go to 185km/h max,usually speed cut will trigger ...the only way is to bypass the speed cut.

[Yeshe]

then its quite strange when the max speed on speedo for VIOS is 200 while mark x is 180. does that mean mark x can only achieve 180km/h on NSH, while the VIOS can do 200km/h? ( i have witnessed stock VIOS doing 200km/h on NSH )

[Nhrisuzu]

how u know that vios is stock??

 

hmmm.. Mark X will just get 180kmh unless he/she does a bypass for the speedcut.. if not no matter how hard the driver whack the pedal, the speed is still 180kmh max..

[Gabriel]

no wonder...now me get it...

if u watched tokyo drift u would noe wad me saying le...

 

'anything above 180km/h and the police cannot catch u...theirs are stock cars...limited to 180km/h'

remember hans saying dis...

 

so it is like a way to 'allow' police to catch speedsters am i rite

in japan i mean

[Route88]

U sure its stock? Some vios have turbo u know

If a vios can achieve 200km/h ,for how long? 5 - 10 secs and bragging all the way to frens?

The car can fly

 

Anyway its not safe for small cc with light body to achieve tat speed.Thats why JDM cars max 180km/h even its a big cc like mark X, 180km/h no problemo,can sustain long time.

[Yeshe]

becos i was driving it

[Yeshe]

confirm stock MT vios, but 200km/h can only be sustain for short while. 190km/h would be more sustainable, when the traffic was cleared.

[Ultramega]

yes, obviously the needle will stick at 180. where else can it go if tat's the max on the speedo?

 

but be prepared to buy a new speedo after the fun, cos speedos have some springs inside. by driving more than the max, the spring will be spoilt. that was what happened to my motorbike last time. the speedo shows max even when my bike is parked. haha

Edited March 8, 2007 by Ultramega