???at 100MPH????
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Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 491
From: Silicon Valley, CA
Originally posted by FlyingProtege02
i push my car over 100mph almost daily
i never smelled a bad smell...
i push my car over 100mph almost daily
i never smelled a bad smell...
Been up to 130-ish before and everything was fine. The ride gets very smooth around 110 mph
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 341
From: San Salvador, El Salvador
Originally posted by YellowSport20
i cant believe some of you can only get to 105-110 in your P5. I have had mine up to 130 on a 6% grade(but that doesn't count) and 121-122 on flat ground. I dont know what you are doing to make it top out so low. I have my roof rack on for a while too and didn't make much difference. maybe 1 mph. And as everyone has stated, it has no govenor only a fuel cut, and if your N/A you probably cant make it there in 5 th anyways.
i cant believe some of you can only get to 105-110 in your P5. I have had mine up to 130 on a 6% grade(but that doesn't count) and 121-122 on flat ground. I dont know what you are doing to make it top out so low. I have my roof rack on for a while too and didn't make much difference. maybe 1 mph. And as everyone has stated, it has no govenor only a fuel cut, and if your N/A you probably cant make it there in 5 th anyways.
I also got mine to about 122mph on flat ground... It was still accelerating fine, but I had to slow down because I ran out of road... and mine is just a 1.6L 5speed... and the only "mod" I have done was remove the second cat. I think it would have gone all the way to 130mph
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 372
From: San Diego, CA
Originally posted by YellowSport20
i cant believe some of you can only get to 105-110 in your P5. I have had mine up to 130 on a 6% grade(but that doesn't count) and 121-122 on flat ground. I dont know what you are doing to make it top out so low. I have my roof rack on for a while too and didn't make much difference. maybe 1 mph. And as everyone has stated, it has no govenor only a fuel cut, and if your N/A you probably cant make it there in 5 th anyways.
i cant believe some of you can only get to 105-110 in your P5. I have had mine up to 130 on a 6% grade(but that doesn't count) and 121-122 on flat ground. I dont know what you are doing to make it top out so low. I have my roof rack on for a while too and didn't make much difference. maybe 1 mph. And as everyone has stated, it has no govenor only a fuel cut, and if your N/A you probably cant make it there in 5 th anyways.
Hey YellowSport20... where in SD are you? And what dealership do you work at? I used to be at Hine, and Kearny Mesa before that (obviously before they shut down). PM me if you don't feel comfortable saying here.
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 372
From: San Diego, CA
Protege's with FS engines don't have governors. The FPs do and it has been confirmed by several people with this engine on many different boards, plus a Car and Driver review from 1998 (which I will try to find... the online version doesn't have the specs page). I don't want to start this discussion again... I'm sure we wasted plenty of bandwidth with the previous discussions.
That's called a rev limiter and it's there whenever the FS engine hits 6750 rpm (6500 in the FP), no matter what gear you are in (or not in).
Farsyde posted:
the only governer in our car is fourth(or fifth) gear and 6750 rpm before the engine blows
the only governer in our car is fourth(or fifth) gear and 6750 rpm before the engine blows
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 24
From: WI
Originally posted by jstand6
Protege's with FS engines don't have governors. The FPs do and it has been confirmed by several people with this engine on many different boards, plus a Car and Driver review from 1998 (which I will try to find... the online version doesn't have the specs page). I don't want to start this discussion again... I'm sure we wasted plenty of bandwidth with the previous discussions.
That's called a rev limiter and it's there whenever the FS engine hits 6750 rpm (6500 in the FP), no matter what gear you are in (or not in).
Protege's with FS engines don't have governors. The FPs do and it has been confirmed by several people with this engine on many different boards, plus a Car and Driver review from 1998 (which I will try to find... the online version doesn't have the specs page). I don't want to start this discussion again... I'm sure we wasted plenty of bandwidth with the previous discussions.
That's called a rev limiter and it's there whenever the FS engine hits 6750 rpm (6500 in the FP), no matter what gear you are in (or not in).
My FP is governed at 117 mph. Or about 5800 rpms...It really sucks cause I got some pull left.
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Joined: May 2002
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From: San Diego, CA
Originally posted by Brian99ES
My FP is governed at 117 mph. Or about 5800 rpms...It really sucks cause I got some pull left.
My FP is governed at 117 mph. Or about 5800 rpms...It really sucks cause I got some pull left.
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Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,037
From: Washington, DC
Originally posted by jstand6
Car and Driver (Sept. 2002) printed the following in the performance section of their specs page:
0-60 mph: 6.9 sec
1/4 mile: 15.4 sec @ 91 mph
Top Speed: 130 mph (governor limited)
Car and Driver (Sept. 2002) printed the following in the performance section of their specs page:
0-60 mph: 6.9 sec
1/4 mile: 15.4 sec @ 91 mph
Top Speed: 130 mph (governor limited)
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Yeah thats the Mazdaspeed, but to be honest i don't know how accurate some of the road test results, specifically the top speed results are. I think for a lot of then they take manufactures specs, that are usually underrated as to not get people pissed when they go to do reach a certain level and cannot. Don't even get started on horsepower numbers though some of those are all over the map. But i guess the only way to find out is to give it a go, the only thing i can think of is that based on the fact the car has the same overall gearing of the P5 etc etc 2 liters, is that the car may be reaching redline by 130 MPH.