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Old 08-07-2006 | 10:07 AM
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Ok...as most of you guys experienced the top speed limiter i have a question. So how come some hit 260km/h (needle perfectly aligned at the 260 mark) without any mods, and some, like me, hit 255 or so. I for one only hit once 260km/h and that was when i 1st took the car at that speed (2008 km on the dash if i recall ) but ever since no matter how i try to do it i get only 255km/h. Some say that you have to take it more progresively and not floor it. Tried that also and it didn't work.
Ohhh and btw i DO get a strange sensation when it hits the 255 mark. You see until the limiter kicks in the car accelerates and accelerates really fast, even after 200km/h it still goes and goes and when it hits 255 it feels like an invisible hand comes down and pinpoints the car exactly at that speed. I dare to say it even feels it dives a bit...it's a strange sensation...Do you feel me?
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Hi BTWMYW I hope you are not doing this in RO???

Secondly the tacho is at least 5 km/h shows you more...so when you hit 260 that is less. maybe 250-255 km/h. Same w rented M5 when Alex hit 270 Km/h that is not possible as there was Vmax (the speed limiter) and all cars from BMW has that at 250Km/h. When mine was juiced we took the Vmax out, and then measured on the rolling road. Try to put a portable GPS to see what I say, it will be few Km/h less.


OT : Same when I will change the wheels for 20"s (should really come now ) and then recalibrate the tacho, fyi I tell you as I will loose some weight, I mean of course the car, the bigger diameter will not be a disadvantage, so actually in the end there will be a small increase in performance as the UHP tires will be on instead of RFT, see all counts in.
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Hi BTWMYW I hope you are not doing this in RO???

Secondly the tacho is at least 5 km/h shows you more...so when you hit 260 that is less. maybe 250-255 km/h. Same w rented M5 when Alex hit 270 Km/h that is not possible as there was Vmax (the speed limiter) and all cars from BMW has that at 250Km/h. When mine was juiced we took the Vmax out, and then measured on the rolling road. Try to put a portable GPS to see what I say, it will be few Km/h less.
OT : Same when I will change the wheels for 20"s (should really come now ) and then recalibrate the tacho, fyi I tell you as I will loose some weight, I mean of course the car, the bigger diameter will not be a disadvantage, so actually in the end there will be a small increase in performance as the UHP tires will be on instead of RFT, see all counts in.
I have a Pocket PC with GPS and navigation which at 240 km/h on the car's speedo shows about 225 km/h actual. I would have expected the speed limiter to be tied with the speedometer though? Never went faster, but it could be interesting because I don't think the 530d has a speed limiter.

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Old 08-07-2006 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='319851' date='Aug 7 2006, 09:16 PM
Hi BTWMYW I hope you are not doing this in RO???

Secondly the tacho is at least 5 km/h shows you more...so when you hit 260 that is less. maybe 250-255 km/h. Same w rented M5 when Alex hit 270 Km/h that is not possible as there was Vmax (the speed limiter) and all cars from BMW has that at 250Km/h. When mine was juiced we took the Vmax out, and then measured on the rolling road. Try to put a portable GPS to see what I say, it will be few Km/h less.
OT : Same when I will change the wheels for 20"s (should really come now ) and then recalibrate the tacho, fyi I tell you as I will loose some weight, I mean of course the car, the bigger diameter will not be a disadvantage, so actually in the end there will be a small increase in performance as the UHP tires will be on instead of RFT, see all counts in.
For sure i'm not doing this in Romania...
I feel you but hey i know about the difference between the tacho readout and the real speed. It's normal. But that some reach 260 and i can't anymore. That means that their tacho is less acurate than mine or what?
Old 08-07-2006 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by PoleApart' post='319855' date='Aug 7 2006, 09:21 PM
I have a Pocket PC with GPS and navigation which at 240 km/h on the car's speedo shows about 225 km/h actual. I would have expected the speed limiter to be tied with the speedometer though? Never went faster, but it could be interesting because I don't think the 530d has a speed limiter.

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Yeah i was thinking about the same thing...maybe some cars that don't have an electonic limiter get after all to 260km/h. Does the 530i have one? I think it has and i am sure a member here has some pics with it's car at 260.

But hey that's too off don't you think? 240 on the tach and 225 real one? Hmmm...so that means that at 255 (limiter) you are doing probably 230ish?! So that means you are limited at 230ish ? Just a thought....
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='319857' date='Aug 7 2006, 08:25 PM
Yeah i was thinking about the same thing...maybe some cars that don't have an electonic limiter get after all to 260km/h. Does the 530i have one? I think it has and i am sure a member here has some pics with it's car at 260.

But hey that's too off don't you think? 240 on the tach and 225 real one? Hmmm...so that means that at 255 (limiter) you are doing probably 230ish?! So that means you are limited at 230ish ? Just a thought....
All cars have the Vmax as from factory, unless you have a friend but even like that only after the delivery you can take that out. Cars from diplomatic sales (like BM) does not have a limitation, meaning that normally I should have none!!! And there was when we did 1st run on the rolling road, mine was at 260Km/h as you see in the posts, but the measurement (only on workshop conditions but the REAL was 290Km/h and above). I do not say I will reach that on Autobahn as the conditions will never be the same, so now I can reach 260 w/o effort, except of course I have to push it Get yours done and then you have it, but even in Germany not always you have space, allowance, and conditions to use it. Good luck mate
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='319860' date='Aug 7 2006, 09:33 PM
All cars have the Vmax as from factory, unless you have a friend but even like that only after the delivery you can take that out. Cars from diplomatic sales (like BM) does not have a limitation, meaning that normally I should have none!!! And there was when we did 1st run on the rolling road, mine was at 260Km/h as you see in the posts, but the measurement (only on workshop conditions but the REAL was 290Km/h and above). I do not say I will reach that on Autobahn as the conditions will never be the same, so now I can reach 260 w/o effort, except of course I have to push it Get yours done and then you have it, but even in Germany not always you have space, allowance, and conditions to use it. Good luck mate
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='319864' date='Aug 7 2006, 08:39 PM
Yah yah just make me even more hunger for that remap...
If u do not come here to Heinz go to wetter's and then get the Vmax out, it is in all cars except military, official or diplomatic sales, so if we buy the M5 for 66thd? that wud go over 250 as there is no limiter. But we did not, maybe one day... ( But the torque of a nice diesel can be as fun as the power of the one and only beast)
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='319866' date='Aug 7 2006, 09:41 PM
If u do not come here to Heinz go to wetter's and then get the Vmax out, it is in all cars except military, official or diplomatic sales, so if we buy the M5 for 66thd? that wud go over 250 as there is no limiter. But we did not, maybe one day... ( But the torque of a nice diesel can be as fun as the power of the one and only beast)
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The sensation you feel is due to how the limiter works.
BMW have set an electronic signal barrier. The ECU gets fed with the speed signal. As soon the signal exceeds the maximum, set as acceptable, the ECU will reply with the last known allowed signal, thus limiting the top end. e.g. the ECU receives a 250k/mh signal, it will reply with the 250 signal. If it receives an exceeding signal from the sensors indicating 252 the next time, it will reply with 250 holding you back. That's what you feel as invisible hand.

Mine is mapped by www.e-maps.co.uk and I have hit just over the 270 mark on the good old Autobahn a few times this week, measured by GPS. The needle marches to 260, stops and the car still surges. Feels good and still sits solidly planted.


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