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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 02:35 AM
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Thumbs down Max cruise-control speed not enough!

Is there a way to increse the cruise-control speed to beyond it's limit (145km/h or 90mph)?

coz at some highways 90mph isn't enough
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 05:24 AM
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my cruise control can go higher then 90... just got back from Colorado and i was on cruise control at 94 (1 under 30 over so i wouldnt goto jail IF caught heh)
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 06:30 AM
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at 90 mph why would u want to use cruise control....im thinkin thats not too safe.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Daytona350Texas
my cruise control can go higher then 90... just got back from Colorado and i was on cruise control at 94 (1 under 30 over so i wouldnt goto jail IF caught heh)
You sure the rules are the same in CO as in TX? Here 20 over is wreckless automatically. In MD there is no speed that can land you in jail and wreckless cannot be based on speed alone. I'd do some research into each state's traffic law before I go racing through it.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 07:46 AM
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I hate this also, i was driving back from up north when i bought the car and sometimes it is an empty road, i had the cruise control on 91(digital readout) almost the entire time. Anywho, that is why i would want to set it higher, road trip on an open road...why not?

What is not too safe about setting the cruise control at 90+ if i plan on doing 90+ for an extended distance? I would think that it is just as safe as setting it at 50.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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I agree on not using CC over a certain speed. Things can go wrong a lot faster at 90 than 50 mph.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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Not sure what law is Colorado for jailtime, i know its 30over in texas and ur going to jail
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:30 AM
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im just saying 90+ isnt really slow...u never know and things come up very fast...but thats just me, i wouldnt use cc going that fast...
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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i used it on my silv. ss at 95 i havent tryed on the z at over 90 though. Humm usually if im goin 90 plus im so alert andl ookin for black and whites i dont need it really.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Yeah, i have never set it except on the very empty lanes of i-35 in between cities on my way down from Minneapolis to Texas. But there was really nothing out there, i would pass a group of a few cars every 5 or so minutes.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by The Brickyard Rat
I agree on not using CC over a certain speed. Things can go wrong a lot faster at 90 than 50 mph.
80-85 mph is the fastest you can safely drive with cruise-control. The problem is reaction time. While running with cruise-control, it takes much longer to react since you are not lifting-off the gas pedal.

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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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All the cars i owned had 120mph+ cc. Why the Z is ristricted to 90 only?

I took my car to UAE last year and there was an open highway with a speed limit of 100 mph!!

Even when you go to Germany, they have the famous Auto Bahn (no speed ristriction highway). Imagine driving you Z there at 90mph and get overtaken by a Fiat doing 95 :S

Question is, can it be done or not? lets leave the road laws aside
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bahraini350Z
All the cars i owned had 120mph+ cc. Why the Z is ristricted to 90 only?

I took my car to UAE last year and there was an open highway with a speed limit of 100 mph!!

Even when you go to Germany, they have the famous Auto Bahn (no speed ristriction highway). Imagine driving you Z there at 90mph and get overtaken by a Fiat doing 95 :S

Question is, can it be done or not? lets leave the road laws aside
We live in a very litigious society (and that goes Globally). It doesn't matter what the speed limit is; it's only how safely you can drive with the available equipment/devices. Notice the Z's top speed is governed to the speed rating of the tires Nissan delivers on the car.

I'm sure you can "hack" the cc's controls to deliver any speed you want. I doubt that anyone has done this since past 85 mph, you really need to be "driving" the car to be safe.

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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Well that's a damn shame.
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Well that's a damn shame.
For sure... too many lawyers... too many people using lawyers...

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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Spike100
For sure... too many lawyers... too many people using lawyers...

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Yup, the new "American Way."

Sue yourself to wealth.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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Wow - you can always count on the community to pull a topic right off topic.
So is there a way to raise the speed control or isn't there?
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Z-T
Wow - you can always count on the community to pull a topic right off topic.
So is there a way to raise the speed control or isn't there?
Yes there is a way to do this... But posting it on a public Forum isn't wise.

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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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going down I-5, you want to be crusing over 90 but the car doesnt .. sigh .. takes forever to get to socal!
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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jeez, I'm nervous about cops going 90+
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