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Old May 21, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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My 1996 Formula A4 is bone stock and i recently discovered it stops me at 118, do your cars do this? because its not your typical GM limiter where it just shuts you down, my car acts like its at the top of a gear and refuses to shift, just bounces off the limiter?
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Old May 21, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Did your car come factory with Z-rated tires? Because if not they put it speed limited to under 120 mph.
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Old May 21, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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im not really sure. lol, i just wanted to know if there is a limiter or as to why my car wont shift out of 3rd to 4th at WOT
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Old May 21, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Do you have 2.73 gears or 3.23s? Check RPO codes in Glovebox for GU5 or
GU2
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i have 2:73's, GU2
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Here is my Tire Factory Code

QFZ - TIRES, P245/50ZR16 ALL WEATHER PERFORMANCE


Also here is the rest

QCB - Tire, All P235/55R16-96T BW AL2

QEA - Tire, All P215/60R16-94T BW AL2

QII - Tire, All P215/60R16-94H BW AL3

QLC - Tire, All P245/50R16/N BL HW4
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Old May 21, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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If you haven't won the race by 118, you've lost, that's all there is to it. And if you are winning, might as well be modest and shut it down once you know you're going to win. You can't trap higher than 118 on a stock car anyway, and by the time you can, you won't have a stock tune and you can remove your speed limiter then.
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Old May 21, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
If you haven't won the race by 118, you've lost, that's all there is to it. And if you are winning, might as well be modest and shut it down once you know you're going to win. You can't trap higher than 118 on a stock car anyway, and by the time you can, you won't have a stock tune and you can remove your speed limiter then.
this.
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lol my car has 235's and it is just a limiter because its "hitting the rev limiter" at 4000 rpms, lol, nowhere near redline, so if i get even just a simple trifecta tune it will get rid of the limiter?
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lol my car has 235's and it is just a limiter because its "hitting the rev limiter" at 4000 rpms, lol, nowhere near redline, so if i get even just a simple trifecta tune it will get rid of the limiter?
Yes, not to mention a little more power too.
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Old May 22, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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sweet, i plan on getting their tune soon
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