speed limiter

new to the alero world, my first issue is the speed limiter that kicks in at around 118 on my 01 2.4. how do i get rid of it?

[doubleN0alero]

why are you going 118 to begin with?

[jackal2000]

Originally Posted by double0alero

why are you going 118 to begin with?

because soldiers are invincible. i know this first hand.

[super white alero1]

If you can't break into the 12 sec mark why do you need to have an ungovern car?

hopefully that invincible shit still works when i go back to iraq next month, i was goin 118 because i bought the car about a month ago and i have a g-tech pro from my neon r/t. i was tetsing the performance boundaries of the car in stock form. trying to find out the best performance options to start out on. so far stock, 16.77 1/4, 118 top, .78 g's on the skid. this car has relatively low miles for an '01 only 60k

[Redog]

You gotta get a PCM upgrade.

You're not going to hit 118 in the 1/4 anyway

i dont plan on hitting 118 in the quarter yet. i'll leave that to my cbr. right now it is the overall performance of the car from top to bottom that i want to improve.

[jackal2000]

Originally Posted by boostnsrt

i dont plan on hitting 118 in the quarter yet. i'll leave that to my cbr. right now it is the overall performance of the car from top to bottom that i want to improve.

so then your first issue isnt the speed limiter its the fact you have a 2.4L lol

lol thats good, the funny thing i realize is that i hav a friend with the 3400 and we found my car is actually quicker than his and pulls better on the skidpad, but he doesnt have the 118 speedlimiter.

[adam337]

my 01 2.4 governs at 105. 107 down hill

thats a funny ass cartoon. lol i dont know what to tell you bro. my speedo reads 123 when the speed limiter kicks in but the g-tech is saying 118. it really makes me wonder what the ecu is reading when it kicks in. because the speedo is saying one thing and the tach wont read the same everytime you hit 118 because of hills and slopes so shat is it. maybe the speed sensor on the wheel and the speedo error is somewhere between the sensor and the speedo itself. i also looked it up on my spec sheet i got from the dealer down the road. the dealer can run your vin and give you all the build spec codes for your car, recall info and shit. and the spec build sheet even says "118 overspeed limiter"

[jackal2000]

no way your car is quicker than a 3400. even a stock one will put almost a second on you in the quarter mile.

like i said im new to the whole alero thing, maybe its the driver, maybe there is something wrong with the car, it also has 20k more miles on it, but the 3400 only has 20 more horses and 45 more lb ft of torque with almost 200 more lbs to push. power to weight ratio is a big thing when racing.

[jackal2000]

stock 1/4 mile times for the 3400 are around 16 flat. something is wrong with that car. it in another alero? grand am gt?

no its an alero, 2 dr 3400. black. but it is a 99 model i think

anyway, back to my original question. how do i get rid of the speed limiter.

[jackal2000]

i believe hptuners provides the software you need. wont be cheap though. $500.

http://www.hptuners.com/products/vcmsuite_vehicles.php

[alero168]

search in the how to's i think there's one there, cut a few wires and such but i remember it also disables your odometer so a bad idea if you ever want to sell it.

edit: here you go
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7150

i think this thread needs to be closed as this was discussed long ago and to stop "wtf you doing that for?" questions

[2fst4u]

alrite, another soldier with a 'ho. maybe i'll see you over here in baghdaddy.

Originally Posted by 2fst4u

alrite, another soldier with a 'ho. maybe i'll see you over here in baghdaddy.

i'll see you around the middle of december, at liberty