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sounds good, i figured that the gearing would limit an ST to about 130.

try it again and take a pic, it would be a nice pic to have and be proof for the skeptical.

i will try to get a pic. by next weekend.

cool

sorry guys i havent had a chance to get a pic. but hopefully next week i will have time to jump on the freeway and get a pic

=d this sound kinda bs but i dunno. i have a 94 gt manual with about 70k miles on it. rev limiter is at 5800 or around there on 5th gear and that's about 120-121 or whatever closer. can't go any faster. I did however went up to 125.. took a while but it was down hill also. maybe the celica get go higher top then that but you gotta remove the gonvenor. I dunno how an ST can go 130 .... need some pic or else i would have to call it BS =D no offense

this is a very busy week for me becasue we are getting ready for a car show at my bosses place but as soon as i find time i will get a pic plus i dont have a digital camera so i will have to wait to get the film back. and yes it took a pretty far distance to get up to that speed. but no bs it will do it

I have a JDM (Jap Import) Celica SS-II (3SGE)

The speedo reads in Kmph (180kmph being the uppermost speed on the dial)

So when I bought the car originallly it would hit the 180 limit and power would die, (Fuel being cut once reaching the 180 mark.)

I put bigger wheels on (18") and got a friend to drive behind me, I managed to get 198hmph. (My dial showed 180 but due to the bigger wheel diameter my speedo was out by a few KM)

I Put a speedo cable convertor onto my speedo cable and this has a gearing system inside a small box which when connected, makes the KMPH dials read out in MPH.

i.e. when my clock now shows that I am driving at 80KMPH, I am actually travelling at 80MPH

We use MPH here in Ireland, so most people who buy a Japanese import here usually spend quite a bit of money by replacing their entire dial cluster and fit a new one that reads in MPH.

Anyway..the point I want to make is this.....

Before I could go to 180KMPH (112mph) before the limiter kicked in.
Now with the converter installed, I presumed that I would hit the 112mph mark and would have the same issue........

Nope....the car went up to 138mph and there was still a little left, I'm sure if there was more road it would have gone another 5mph.

So, in my case fitting this simple device (GBP£100 including post and packaging from the UK) seems to have fixed my limiter issue.

Anyone else come across this?

Yeah, I can barely get my auto ST up to 100 on level ground. I think downhill got it like 105, maybe. I may have been able to go a little faster with the OD off and really pushing it, but I think 110, 115 would have been the very upper limit.

My ST has an dual mode auto and it can reach 115 before full cut off with overdrive off and with it on it can get up to 125-128 before the car losses all power and it starts costing to a stop... Why because I was drafting my bf and also because my car engine had let go doing it...

with OD off you will not go faster than 100-105

QUOTE (BlackSTX @ Aug 27, 2003 - 7:01 AM)
Yeah, I can barely get my auto ST up to 100 on level ground. I think downhill got it like 105, maybe. I may have been able to go a little faster with the OD off and really pushing it, but I think 110, 115 would have been the very upper limit.


with OD off you will not go faster than 100-105


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Sorry but You are WRONG... did you for get that a 94-95 has 5 horses more, oh sorry mica I did not realize that... and yes my car can do that... Thank you have a nice day...
Mica in Devil mode again...
One more time and I will retire from CELICA's and wip all celicas okay later

OH SH!T

5 HORSEPOWER, MAN THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

besides im pretrty sure my tuned safc2, ram intake, and fresh engine make up for that 5 HP

Maybe I could get a NOS sticker or Type R sticker that would make up for the 5 less horsepower. Oh yeah, the cars with 5 less horsepower have more torque so who cares.

LMAO!!!!

really LMAO!!!!

My 5sfe would do 120ish before cutting
My old ass prelude would do 180 with the speed limiter cut - little scary
My 3sgte did 140 before my G/F grabbed my arm and told me to slow down but felt like I could go more.. when I put it back in I will install the greddy speed limiter and see what it can do without my G/F around

This post has been edited by NEVERSTOP: Aug 29, 2003 - 12:37 PM

Keep in mind that the factory speedo is WAY off. Mines off by almost 6%. When its reading 133 I'm really only doing 125. GPS is about the only way to get an accurate reading.

took the pic. got the film back today and it was one big blur so i will try to borrow one of my friends digital camera and try it again

i have heard that the newer celicas have that problem too when the speeds get high.

ummm i hit 135mph on the I-15 south from fallbrook to san diego all i had was a air temp mod, cold air intake, and exhuast(2 1/2 inche pipe). no fuel cut off occured just the rev limiter kicked in and wouldnt let me pass 6,800 rpms

No. That's all BS. You guys sure you're reading the MPH and not KMPH? My GT won't go past 120. I've tried prolly two dozen times. Your ST's won't go no 130 if mine doesn't go 120. That's with a stock ECU, I haven't tried with the upgraded ECU.

ya no kidding

i tried to say this before too but no one listens


when i first got my 98 GT it had like 40K miles and on a 4-5 mile road the fastest i could go was 119-120.

it doesnt take that long to get to like 110 but after that its like molasses in january.