Car and Driver posted a top speed of 154 mph for an 08 S-type. Had mine out on two different days and it stoped pulling at 136 and stayed there for three miles. Road was flat and air temp was 34. My TL has 60,000 miles, auto trans and is in otherwise perfect condition. I took it to my Acura dealer and they said there is no way for them to test drive at that speed. I called Acura of America and got pretty much the same answer. Any thoughts?

because yours is limited to 130mph

My previous vehicle was an SS Traiblazer (pos) and it had a way to disable all the saftey features. Any magic button on the TL i am missing? I turned off the VSA and it did nothing for the top speed

unfortunately, there is nothing you can do short of buying the J&R ECU.
there are some models of TL's that exceeds the 130mph limit.

for example, my 2006 TL 6MT can exceed 130mph.

okay heres the funny part, the speed limiter is on the transmission, so basically the automatic type s is limited to 132mph(yours might show 136 but maybe thats within the speedometer error). get this, the base tl(04-06) automatic has no limiter, I've seen youtube videos where they do 140+ mph bone stock. Also, 6MT has no speed limiter.....basically out of all the 04-08 TL, the type s automatic has it the worst.

well i just learned something new thank good i chose the 6mt... i been past 136... i chicken out at 145ish tho

Why are you going those speeds in the first place? Why do people care the top speed it can reach lol. Planning on running from the cops or something??

I seriously hope your not doing this on local roads or highways. Thats just stupid. But if your doing it at a closed off track then its fine.

Yes, I live in mexico.
and from time to time, I quickly get a glimpse of Hallrunners.
Or should I say drugrunners.

So, you see; he really does have the need for speed.

Exactly right except (I think) for one part.

The '07/'08 Base have the same 132-ish limiter as the AT TL-S. All the '07/'08 AT's (Base and Type-S) have the RL based trans which has the lower limiter.

AFAIK.

Ahh mexico lol. So far south. Im Canadian

lol This thread is stoopid.

I challenge any Type S 5at to a race for pinks, my terms.

I wonder if thats a carry over from the RL because limiting a car based on the trans makes no sense. I know we've had this discussion many times on this subject, I liked the ones of whether or not the other TLs are limited to 155.

Yeah pheeewwwww!!! im sooooooooooo glad my car is 6mt what would I do if I couldnt go 140+ mph?? Plus that will help resale value because most people will only want the cars that can achieve 140+ on public streets

I'm assuming this was done on a track and not on a highway/public road....

But if not...


Grow up. You're 40 years old and walking into an Acura dealership asking why your car can't get past 136 mph. Any thoughts? Yea, how about you start worrying about other things than getting your car up to that speed.

Again, if this was done on a track then disregard above statement.

^^ LMAO for those days you feeling frisky like u can race a buggati or something LOL

VSA isn't for your top speed buddy. Its is a vehicle stability assistant; which the computer helps you control your vehicle better on turns, curves, etc.

LOL I can only imagine what they were thinking .


Drifting is always faster than straight up cornering though .

Drifting is the slowest way around a corner.

Ah... Too much Mario Kart.

Drifting is the most fun way around a corner though.

^ The mans got a point.

^^^ Ditto. And he wasn't on a track, sadly enough.

^how do you know?

^share your high speed adventures, Shark?

^no way, i wasn't on a track.

and got nowhere near 136.

Go back and read his post....

i did. where does it say anything about him not being on a track.

he doesn't say where he was.

i'm in no way defending him, just wondering how you know he wasn't on a track.

they don't have 3+ mile straights.

^^^^ding ding ding... we have a winner!

oh i missed that part on the 3 miles thing.

sorry nfn...

what do we have for him johnny!?

A BRAND NEW CAR!

LOL veggie. that fucking made my day

whats a speed limiter lol

That shit is Crazy!!! I would never take my car up that high unless the streets where blocked off

I can almost hear your car disintegrating lol.

thats the sound of the turbo.

Who was this genius? In traffic and holding his own camera? Are you kidding me?

Exactly what I was thinking. busy rd during the day what a dumbass
go visit his YouTube channel omg