jkc2121

did your tl's come with a speed governor. i read in the magazines that the tl is speed limited at 130 but i have had mine up to 147 (until someone pulled in front of me and i had to slam on the brakes). i was wondering if my car was normal or an exception.

mr tl

they are limited to 130.

perhaps you were going slightly downhill?
the wind was going with you?

thats still pretty high.

AcuraTL

From what I could tell, the TL has no speed governor. I've had mine above 130mph, as do several TL members here.

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SoundSpeed

From what I have read the TL has no limiter. The top speed is in the mid 140s.

MikeS

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jkc2121

i was just wondering because i was slightly confused when i saw that the top speed in my car was 130 when i had already had it over that. i have had it over 130 several times and i never even had to turn on the navi.

Gomez

I would never operate navi at that speed - too dangerous. I prefer to use a map.


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jkc2121

yeah....paper map is pretty much the only safe option in that situation.

snook789

I disagree on the governor. It may not be a speed one, but a RPM one
When I got my TL DYNOED, they could tell right away the car at a governor

Sherlock

I coulda sworn I've read 145'ish, but I coulda also sworn I read that someone slapped on a set of Z-Rated and took the TL to 160.

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Red Hot TL

well, absolutely no governor at all, I've had higher than 145 cuz the last time I looked at my speedometer, it was 145, and I kepl accelerating for like 10 seconds til someone pulled in front of me because of merging. that was kinda kewl...

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NSX4dr

There is not a speed governor. There is however a rev limiter. The rev limiter is bad, you don't want to hit this. It is a fuel cut, which means when you hit the limiter your car is starved of fuel, hence detonation, which you know is not good.......

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hunter001

If I remember correctly, the TL is atmospheric drag limited to about 149 mph....there is no electronic speed governor as such...

Guest

wow, how long does it take for the car to get up to 145? The highest I've gotten is 125, and it just takes FOREVER to accelerate when youre up at those speeds.

Guest

No speed limiter. Drag limited. Typically around 140 MPH, depending on incline and wind.

Just a rev limiter-- no fuel injection above redline, until you drop back below it. Feels funny the first time. Used to hit it all the time on my CR-X. The Integra GS-R, not as often because of the higher redline.

Love to hear those CART and F1 cars on their revv limiter at every pit stop. Doesn't seem to damage them!



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Guest

is that on reentry?



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RAdams

There is no speed limiter on the TL. I've had mine to a tad over 130 and my friend has had his to an indicated ~142. There is an RPM limiter, of course, to prevent you from trashing the motor by revving it to hell.

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Atomix

LOL, I needed you to bring sense to a rehashed, tired topic.

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Guest

I'm curious as to how you guys got your TL up over 110? I've got both the TL and the CL-Type S and they both shut off at 110. Surely the Type S has the engine to go over 110. When I hit 110 on my TL, I'm still at like ~3500 RPM. I've always been told that the ECU needed to be reprogrammed.

Sherlock

Welcome Hammer, fellow Atlantan.
I've already had my TL over 120, on 75 southbound under the connector headed towards home, was just trying to get out of a clusterf*ck of traffic and didn't realize I hit 120, damned car

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you need a straight road for about 4 miles to do that... (0-145+)



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NSX4dr

[QUOTE]Originally posted by hammer45:
I'm curious as to how you guys got your TL up over 110

Make sure you have your cars in SS mode.....leave it in each gear till redline.....you'll see.....


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jkc2121

if you take it up to 6,750 rpm's in SS mode you will be doing just about 125.

SoundSpeed

Do you have to have it in SS mode to get the speed up that high?

jkc2121

first of all i have a 4-spd '99. if you leave it in auto it will shift at around 6250. if you leave it in 3rd it will get up to 125 pretty quick. it is just when you hit 4th that the acceleration isnt that great.

Soo ICeY

147 mph

TNelson

Sorry to bump this, but i think its the newest one, and i had some questions about it.. I also hit 147 in the S. I hit a governor like a brick fuckin wall. Was pulling hard and still had revs, so no rev limiter. I find it interesting that people are saying there is either a low governor, or none at all.

I certainly hit one, and hit it hard. I was not, however, in sport shift.......I was just in d5. How many of you have gone above this or limited out.