Originally Posted by thezedsled

It frightens me that you need this explained to you. No offense but this should be common sense at the very least. You can disable the rev limiter all you want and the very worst thing that will happen is a blown motor but the speed limiter is another matter entirely. The reason cars are speed limited from the factory is because when these cars are designed and engineered they also conduct extensive testing to determine the vehicles maximum safe speed. While the car may be capable of going a certain speed there is often a point where it becomes unsafe and once they determine what that maximum safe speed is they place a limiter there so that you do not exceed it by accident. The Z is no land speed record setter and would most likely be very unsafe at that high of speed without significant modifications to it's coefficient drag profile. Not to mention at that speed if anything goes wrong you are guaranteed to die and may even take a few other people out with you! Something like a pothole or deep crack in the road or perhaps some debris on the road or even a simple tire blowout would spell a death sentence for you. The room for error decreases in parallel with the increase of speed. Just because the car can go faster doesn't mean it can do it safely...

Originally Posted by thezedsled

...You can disable the rev limiter all you want and the very worst thing that will happen is a blown motor ...or perhaps some debris on the road ...

Originally Posted by thezedsled

You could not be more wrong my friend. Other countries use speed limiters too, I know this because I have been to them and have owned and driven vehicles in them. I currently hold a drivers license for Japan, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. So I speak to you from experience when I say that almost every country uses speed limiters these days. The reason why the speed limiter is enforced more on all vehicles sold in the US whether they are made here or imported is because we have higher safety standards than some other countries when it comes to automobiles. For instance we require shatter resistant glass on all vehicles sold where as many other countries like Japan for example does not. You can get it as an option but it is not required. We also require every motor vehicle sold to be equipped with seat belts but some other countries like Korea do not. And the speed limiter is not 155MPH for all vehicles as you say, do your homework and you will see. The Ford GT is a perfect example as it is made and sold right here in the good ol U.S. of A. and it is limited at 220MPH, not 155MPH. And the reason why is simple, because it can safely go that fast.

Now that I have cleared that up let me retype what I said previously in a format that will be a bit easier for your brain to digest. I did not say that it isn't capable of going faster than the limited 155MPH. What I did say is that it is not capable of doing it safely and that is why they limited it to 155MPH.

Now, you do your research and then post. Thanks

Originally Posted by Armitage

^Thats my exact question. Most people on this board, probably can't handle going more than 120mph in a straight line and how often or where is that going to happen?

I hit 135 in my Honda Prelude once... that was pretty scary, even in a straight line. I also hit 110 mph on a track straighaway and almost lost it into a steel wall because my tires locked up.

Unless you can handle it, which I'm sure a lot of you cannot, there is no reason to worry about something so silly as disabling a speed limiter that your never going to see.

Originally Posted by 1sneaky350z

i believe that the question was how to remove it i dont care about i should or not. so when you girls are done argueing if ne 1 knows how to actually do it let me know. the car has z rated tires on touge wheels a 50 shot nos kit and a cold air intake. the event is in june and i will have a procharger in it by then. prochargers computer program does not elimanate it. i also have tien coilovers with a vis bodykit. the car is well capable of speeds that i want to reach. this is my first "tuner car" so i am still learning.

Originally Posted by roast

thezedsled: Let us not talk about brains digesting anything since yours is obviously having problems of its own.

You are arguing a moot point. It's obvious to everyone that speed limiters are for exactly what the name implies; TO LIMIT SPEED. The 350z without a speed&rev limiter would be drag limited, not gear limited, so there is no chance of blowing your motor. I have no idea where you pulled that idea from. Wait a second, yes I do. The same place your head is. I will also rebut another one of your failed arguments. The 155 limiter has nothing to do with extensive testing on a particular car. It's an agreement with manufacturers to limit speed to a common value, for several reasons... not simply because a particular car can't safely go faster. Another turd out of your mouth is about the coefficient of drag affecting safety. Where are you getting this crap? You are uneducated at best. The coefficient of drag by itself has absolutely NO impact on safety at high speeds. It doesn't matter if a car has a terrible cd, if it has a lack of lift and sufficient downforce it will be safe. You are also mistaken about the FORD GT. It is electronically limited to 205, not 255.

What a joke.

My question to the poster is, at which event do you plan on seeing 159 on the speedo? For some reason I'm not seeing that happen unless you have done modifications, which I doubt because if you had done modifications you probably would have removed the limiter already.

The tires are the biggest safety issue with high speeds, but the stock tires are W rated which means they are rated up to 168 (actual speed) so you do have a little room for more speed on stock tires. Anyone who has hit the speed limiter before knows the Z is perfectly stable all the way up to the limiter. I'm not sure how the car would do with 10+ mph because I haven't done it but I wouldnt expect any catastrophic changes. It wouldn't be a bad idea to install a roll cage if you plan on seeing much of those speeds, though.

Originally Posted by thezedsled

It frightens me that you need this explained to you. No offense but this should be common sense at the very least. You can disable the rev limiter all you want and the very worst thing that will happen is a blown motor but the speed limiter is another matter entirely. The reason cars are speed limited from the factory is because when these cars are designed and engineered they also conduct extensive testing to determine the vehicles maximum safe speed. While the car may be capable of going a certain speed there is often a point where it becomes unsafe and once they determine what that maximum safe speed is they place a limiter there so that you do not exceed it by accident. The Z is no land speed record setter and would most likely be very unsafe at that high of speed without significant modifications to it's coefficient drag profile. Not to mention at that speed if anything goes wrong you are guaranteed to die and may even take a few other people out with you! Something like a pothole or deep crack in the road or perhaps some debris on the road or even a simple tire blowout would spell a death sentence for you. The room for error decreases in parallel with the increase of speed. Just because the car can go faster doesn't mean it can do it safely...