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Pushead, sounds like you need a wheel balance something shocking! I'm not trying to be a hero, but in my sil, i can go 180 no worries on stock suspension (in controlled environments of course!!! hahaha)

Take your car to a place like Bob Jane or Beaurepairs and get a wheel balance. Pretty sure stock suspension should be that bad!

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Hey All....

What does it feel like when the speed limiter cuts in? Jus curious cause i've never felt it before.

I once felt the revs bounce off 5500 rpm in fifth and i thought that was the speed limiter.

I remember running against a near stock 180, and realizing that it was leaving me behind in 2nd gear. disappointing to say the least. My car is stock btw.

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the pic is where i had the needle go the furtherest... which when i cut out the speedo in paint and rotate it so the lines continue works out to be about 220... got a little scarey after that on the rough part of the "track"

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RSR - just feels like the engine cuts out hard and then it like staggers til it drops down then back up again... like the more u press down on the accelerator the less it goes. Makes a lot of popping noises too

btw this post has the pic as i will remember to attach it this time.

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luckily mine was removed with ur ECU :) which i must say has done bloody well... i accidentally wound the boost up to 16psi and it only pinged when i was going over 5500RPM! :D nice one... and yes the boost has been wound back down L)

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Originally posted by ProjectRSR

Not sure how reliable the speed sensors are, but last time i went thru one of those speed traps in Geelong it was rougly 7km/h off.

I'm guessing that they're usually 5km/h below the speedo reading. Reassuring to know that there's some buffer when driving past those speed cameras.

i wouldnt say that...my car is pretty accurate untill getting faster...then it increases the gap!

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Yeh, was prob not the best way to test accuracy, hehehe, drivin under a bridge with a speed trap to find out the speed... I jus remember reading similar variances in speedo readings from other cars.

I think its motor mag? or whatever that has the actual speed at 100km/h and its usually slightly under.

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