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"Electronically Limited"-Easy to remove?

Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by F1Ace, Jan 11, 2007.

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  1. F1Ace

    F1Ace F1 Rookie

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    #1 F1Ace, Jan 11, 2007
    OK, I see a lot of cars from Jags to whatever that are Electronically Limited.
    Is it possible or easy to remove this limitation?
    I see the new XJ8 with 300 HP is limited to 195kph (120mph).
    I think a 300 HP car could go a lot faster than that.

    Wes
     
  2. otaku

    otaku Formula 3

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    #2 otaku, Jan 11, 2007
    You need a tuning chip which usually run a few hundred bucks (for my fusion its 300 new) my cousin bought one for his mustang and shortly after hit 160 on the freeway.
     
  3. DMOORE

    DMOORE Formula 3

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    #3 DMOORE, Jan 11, 2007
    Depends on the car. For my BMW 750il, a program was about $1500.00 .
    Check some of the performance magazines, and chip makers to see if one is available for your car. Pricas are all over the map.


    Darrell.
     
  4. MaleficVTwin

    MaleficVTwin F1 Rookie

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    #4 MaleficVTwin, Jan 19, 2007
    It will more than likely require custom programming to remove the speed limiter. All '96 and later cars use OBD-II diagnostics, which doesn't use chips like OBD-I '95 and earlier. The popular domestics like Camaros and Mustangs can use an off the shelf programmer like Hypertech, but I doubt you'll find one for a Jaguar.
     

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