like in the evil governor, there was a reply that looked like it was, however it didnt work. dead link. any thoughts?

 

Why do you want o eliminate the rev limiter, it's there to save your engine. I think you meant the SPEED limiter...

 

Yeah dont try to remove the rev limiter. Paying a few grand for a new engine is not a fun thing to have to shell out. Plus it does not really gain you any benefit since the US version of the max dont really gain much after redline anyway.

Out of curiosity where is the rev limited at? Around 7K Rpm?

SuDZ

 

JWT ecu removes the governor, and brings the rev limiter up to 7.5K rpm i think. Not sure about that. Might wanna check his site.. or check with cattman.com

I heard somewhere that if if you drive a 5speed max that your governor only works when you are in 5th gear. Soooo... im guessing that you can go till your engine explodes if you leave it in 4th gear. hehe.

 

Don't think that is right because I have hit the governor in 1st before, and I think 2nd too. But I am not going to try it in 4th lol, but I am sure it would bounce off

 

how is that possible? I thought the governor for stock 4th gens is set at like 145 mph or somewhere around there..??

 

Mine can't make it past 131.

 

I am talking about the rev limiter, so 4th gear can only go to red line, not sure what the mph would be at red line on 4th gear though?? Also, I am fairly sure that there isn't an actual speed governor on the car, I just think with the given hp to weight ration that it is aerodynamically limited. However, I do believe that some GXE's were limited at 115mph or something like that??? I believe Cheston had this problem??

 

Also, unless you have changed the torque and hp curve on your car, then you would not want to go higher in revs, the power would be greater by down shifting than it would be to rev it out higher. I think on a NA maxima that you have all of the RPM range that you need.

 

Maximas with governors hit them in 4th and 5th gear, at about 116 mph. The rev limiter is at 6600, while redline is 6550. I think some people are getting rev limiter and governor confused.

 

Yeah, and I thought the post was about the rev limiter, but he did mention something about governor?? lol

 

Yep, you don't have a governor if you have hit 120 plus

 

you can def. turn off the speedo, which removes the speed limiter.

 

rev/speed meter from apexi remove the speed limiter

 

he is not talking about the speed limiter

he is talking about the rev limiter.. you know when you hit 6600 rpm's and the gas cuts..

he has an SE he doesn't have a speed limiter

 

me <----- stupid

 

Where can you get this, and how much is it? Is there an easier way to do it yourself? I had heard that you can but the engine light comes on. Maybe you could put in a switch. It kept startlin me on my way back to school I kept hittin 120. Anyways i dont know why I would want this since >120 is jailtime easy but what the hell.

 

Removing the rev limiter, if that's what he truly means, would serve no purpose. 4th gens don't make power all the way to redline anyhow. 99.9% of people who race 4th gens don't rev it out to redline, I sure don't. I don't know how our valvetrain would react above redline, but I'm sure as heck not willing to be the guinea pig to find out at what RPM our valves start to float

 

as i said it removes the speed limiter hehe.... if that's waht u are looking for..go to groupbuycenter.com they are selling it pretty cheap and very good looking one too!

 

i would like to know if i can remove the REV LIMITER, not the governor. There are two advantages to doing this, although they are outnumbered by the possible side effects.

what i would like to do is get a limiter that does not cut off fuel, but bounces off redline, there have been several times that i was racing and was just about to shift and my gas cut off, because i was half a second late on the shift.

yes i know that maximas make 99% of their horsepower before redline, thats not what i am trying to do.

thats why i am interested in knowing.

 

If you're hitting 120, you're going to need a pardon from the Governor.

 

Get a shift light if you keep hitting the rev limiter. Your car doesn't make power above 5800 RPMs and you should be shifting at redline in 1st, 6300 in second, and 6100 in third for maximum acceleration. You are only shooting yourself in the foot when you are racing at RPMS like that, you are making your car actually go SLOWER than it's potential.

 

My max cuts out at 111 (THat's about 6000 rpm in 4th)

 

The rev limiter will kick in in every gear in a 5sp, I've run into it in 1, 2 and 3, maybe four but I can't remember. I don't think it can hit it in 5th if its stock. I remember reading an older R&T article when they had a 5sp 4th gen to 140 or so and they said it was speed limited (instead of governed or redlined)

 

Yup. 4th gen with no limiter goes to 140 or so and just doesn't have the power to go any faster. Actually, it feels as if it does, but is completely matched by the aero-drag slowing it down.

DW

 

After cutting the pink and blue wire the max fax said you would get a
check engine light with two codes. Will this code stay into the computer after reseting it. Will the light come back on. I'm debating
on doing this if it will give me code. But I want to get rid of the speed limiter.
Holla at ya boy! Maxi

 

Rig it to a simple switch so you can turn it off when you need to. That way you don't have to worry about throwing any codes.