well on the way home from school, some stupid altima was riding my *** (i was already doing like 75, speed limit = 55)...and i was like oh ya, so i took off, and he tried to keep up, but i ended up doing 120 the whole way home (governor limited )...but then i turned overdrive off, and it revved higher, and i actually climbed to about 123 before it stopped again....stupiud ECU.....but ya, altima ended up way many cars behind....atleast 25

 

How is it that your ECU has a speed limiter (governor) with an SE? An SE ECU should not have a speed governor.

 

i dunno but i cant go faster than 117 if its not a hill

 

25....

 

When's the last time you changed your feul filter? I had top speed problems when I 1st got my car. replaced my feul filter and my car went all the way.

DW

 

ok well how do i change my fuel filter....

 

For what it's worth, I've noticed the exact same thing in my 96 SE. Seems very much like a governor, I think if it were the fuel filter, it would just slow down the acceleration in the top end. And my top end is excellent, the car pulls steady from 80 to 115, then it just kinda dies. At 120, it sounds like a rev limiter at about 4000 - 4500 RPMs.

 

ya mine dies around 2k rpms

 

hey jamsan, I LOVE your grille, it looks like the Kamei grilles they have for VWs. Did you make it yourself? And out of what? Got any closeup pics? Thanks

 

spiff is right, that grill looks good....

The trick VW's and Audi's have a similar look

I second the pics and info..

thanks in advance,

Dale

 

I have a 97 GXE and I've gotten it up to 130...couldn't go any faster only because I got scared...

I thought I had a governor, but I guess I don't!

What makes a car have a governor? I thought it was all GXE's, but apparently not....

IanS

 

do you have any options with your gxe?

 

my friend photoshopped the grill when he made my sig...do you' still love me ?

 

It's easy .. . well, depends. Do you have ABS?? If you have ABS, it can be quite hard, if you don't, then it's easy. ABS makes it hard b/c all the ABS lines are get in the way.

Here's the instructions;

http://web2.airmail.net/scutchen/max...lter/index.htm

DW

 

do i have to jack my car into the air to do this?

 

If you have ABS, maybe.

DW

 

Yeah, C$C and Power Driver's Seat.
I was told by someone on this board that ALL GXE's had a governor, which is why I was totally surprised when I hit 120....125...130...

IanS

 

i have a 96 se and get past 123..

 

ok so where can i get this fuel filter, and how much does it cost?

 

Get a 300Z Filter. Look in the Max Maintenance FAQ for the part number.

While it doesn't improve performance, it DOES last twice as long because of more surface area....

Courtesy Nissan sells them.

IanS

 

eh i was hoping, maybe they have something along the lines of a regular standard issue fuel filter at maybe a pep boys or auto zone?

 

They have the 300Z filter at pep Boys and Auto Zone.

 

how much does it cost, and can u like go to autozone.com for me and look for the part no. ? wvu

 

I did a search and found it right away.

16400-N7600JP

That's the last time I'm letting someone be lazy and not making them search themselves.

I always seem to say that.....

IanS

 

Its easy if you have small arms. I had scrapes and bruises all over my forearms after changing mine out.

 

coudlnt find it...maybe a link?

 

Ian, FYI, GXE's with the C&C package don't have the limiter. That explains you.

I can't however, explain why two people in this thread claim to have SE's with limiters. Either someone tricked you into thinking you had an SE when you bought the car, or there is some other problem that is not the ECU. I suggest checking your VIN numbers using the decoder to make sure you have an SE...

 

ya i have done that already long ago, and its an SE....i hope its the fuel filter problem...because if it was limiter, it wouldnt go to 123 going up hill (when i turned OD off it went that fast)

 

Only a few 95-96 GXE's have governors, it makes me glad I gave the GXE to my sister and bought the 99SE.
It is also in the FAQ

 

I have ABS and I managed to change my fuel filter without jacking the car up. It's kind of cramped and hard, but doable.

 

It may be slightly different, but I was able to change ebmorgan's I30 with ABS without jacking up the car also.

IanS