2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
#11
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
<somebody@anywhere.org> wrote
> Now that I know Y rated tires are good till 149MPH, maybe I'll go
> back.
Actually, Y-rated tires are good up to 186 mph.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...eral/speed.jsp
Cheers,
Pete
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
<somebody@anywhere.org> wrote
> Now that I know Y rated tires are good till 149MPH, maybe I'll go
> back.
Actually, Y-rated tires are good up to 186 mph.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...eral/speed.jsp
Cheers,
Pete
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
<somebody@anywhere.org> wrote
> Now that I know Y rated tires are good till 149MPH, maybe I'll go
> back.
Actually, Y-rated tires are good up to 186 mph.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...eral/speed.jsp
Cheers,
Pete
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:46:50 GMT, Andy Turner
<andyt@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>
>>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>>question had been answered.
>
>At an indicated 135mph, I'd expect you to be doing less than 130mph.
>Does that climate control hack that shows you the speed in KM work on
>a 2003 A4? It might be worth seeing what that says. Of course, looking
>down at the climate control screen whilst doing 130mph might not be
>the smartest course of action!
>
>
>andyt
>
It was tough enough looking at the speedometer. I assumed that the
ECU would be using the same number as the speedometer, does this mean
I have to run the test again?
<andyt@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>
>>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>>question had been answered.
>
>At an indicated 135mph, I'd expect you to be doing less than 130mph.
>Does that climate control hack that shows you the speed in KM work on
>a 2003 A4? It might be worth seeing what that says. Of course, looking
>down at the climate control screen whilst doing 130mph might not be
>the smartest course of action!
>
>
>andyt
>
It was tough enough looking at the speedometer. I assumed that the
ECU would be using the same number as the speedometer, does this mean
I have to run the test again?
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:46:50 GMT, Andy Turner
<andyt@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>
>>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>>question had been answered.
>
>At an indicated 135mph, I'd expect you to be doing less than 130mph.
>Does that climate control hack that shows you the speed in KM work on
>a 2003 A4? It might be worth seeing what that says. Of course, looking
>down at the climate control screen whilst doing 130mph might not be
>the smartest course of action!
>
>
>andyt
>
It was tough enough looking at the speedometer. I assumed that the
ECU would be using the same number as the speedometer, does this mean
I have to run the test again?
<andyt@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>
>>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>>question had been answered.
>
>At an indicated 135mph, I'd expect you to be doing less than 130mph.
>Does that climate control hack that shows you the speed in KM work on
>a 2003 A4? It might be worth seeing what that says. Of course, looking
>down at the climate control screen whilst doing 130mph might not be
>the smartest course of action!
>
>
>andyt
>
It was tough enough looking at the speedometer. I assumed that the
ECU would be using the same number as the speedometer, does this mean
I have to run the test again?
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:46:50 GMT, Andy Turner
<andyt@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>
>>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>>question had been answered.
>
>At an indicated 135mph, I'd expect you to be doing less than 130mph.
>Does that climate control hack that shows you the speed in KM work on
>a 2003 A4? It might be worth seeing what that says. Of course, looking
>down at the climate control screen whilst doing 130mph might not be
>the smartest course of action!
>
>
>andyt
>
It was tough enough looking at the speedometer. I assumed that the
ECU would be using the same number as the speedometer, does this mean
I have to run the test again?
<andyt@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>
>>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>>question had been answered.
>
>At an indicated 135mph, I'd expect you to be doing less than 130mph.
>Does that climate control hack that shows you the speed in KM work on
>a 2003 A4? It might be worth seeing what that says. Of course, looking
>down at the climate control screen whilst doing 130mph might not be
>the smartest course of action!
>
>
>andyt
>
It was tough enough looking at the speedometer. I assumed that the
ECU would be using the same number as the speedometer, does this mean
I have to run the test again?
#17
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
>rated tires good till?" At that point I let of the gas and two mile
>later I was back down to 75MPH, it felt like it could have gone faser,
>and the car felt great.
I'm so jealous; I can't think of anyplace near where I live where I
could let my A4 loose like that without fear of cops giving me a major
traffic violation ticket.
>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
>rated tires good till?" At that point I let of the gas and two mile
>later I was back down to 75MPH, it felt like it could have gone faser,
>and the car felt great.
I'm so jealous; I can't think of anyplace near where I live where I
could let my A4 loose like that without fear of cops giving me a major
traffic violation ticket.
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
>rated tires good till?" At that point I let of the gas and two mile
>later I was back down to 75MPH, it felt like it could have gone faser,
>and the car felt great.
I'm so jealous; I can't think of anyplace near where I live where I
could let my A4 loose like that without fear of cops giving me a major
traffic violation ticket.
>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
>rated tires good till?" At that point I let of the gas and two mile
>later I was back down to 75MPH, it felt like it could have gone faser,
>and the car felt great.
I'm so jealous; I can't think of anyplace near where I live where I
could let my A4 loose like that without fear of cops giving me a major
traffic violation ticket.
#19
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:52:39 GMT, somebody@anywhere.org wrote:
>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
>rated tires good till?" At that point I let of the gas and two mile
>later I was back down to 75MPH, it felt like it could have gone faser,
>and the car felt great.
I'm so jealous; I can't think of anyplace near where I live where I
could let my A4 loose like that without fear of cops giving me a major
traffic violation ticket.
>Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
>on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
>down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
>if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
>question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
>rated tires good till?" At that point I let of the gas and two mile
>later I was back down to 75MPH, it felt like it could have gone faser,
>and the car felt great.
I'm so jealous; I can't think of anyplace near where I live where I
could let my A4 loose like that without fear of cops giving me a major
traffic violation ticket.
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Re: 2003 A4 3.0 Speed limiting in ECU
> Please don't chastise me. But in the name of science I took my A4 out
> on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
> down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
> if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
> question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
135MPH in traffic would be impressive. In Paris they drive 140mph in their tunnels, from personal experience.
cp
> on an empty highway near me yesterday. After some test runs up and
> down this road to nowhere, looking for speed traps. I tested to see
> if it was indeed programmed not to exceed 130MPH. At 135MPH I felt my
> question had been answered. At that point I asked myself, "What are Y
135MPH in traffic would be impressive. In Paris they drive 140mph in their tunnels, from personal experience.
cp