msp's top speed??

[mazpro]

I was wondering if anyone ever tried to do a top speed test on the MSP, or knows what the real top speed on the MSP is??

[AJsMSP]

I believe it's governed to 136. I have been as high as 120, haven't found a road long enough with out having to worry about cops.

[TampaBlackMSP]

Unfortunately like 133-ish...(give or take the whole downhill in a strong gust!)...I hit mine very easily and abruptly - stupid limiter! (bang)

[mazpro]

thanks, I was just wondering because I am looking for a new car.

"EDIT" what about the top speed in each gear??

[mspeed101]

I hit 137 on the highway but I have seen another mazdaspeed hit all the way to 140 then the limiter kicked in.

[TampaBlackMSP]

Maybe I'm thinking more like 135 - I really dunno, as I didn't spend too much time staring down instead of forward! :D Either way, it hit it easily...no drama, smooth - sucks that there is no 'chip upgrade', like other cars - VW 1.8T's come to mind...

[Atreyu]

This thread has been done like 15 times and usually it turns into a flame war of drag limited vs governor vs. gear limited(ITS NOT GEAR LIMITED).

I have only personally seen 124 in mine.

[hello2000]

I got really drunk one night and my friend who had a camero wanted to race me. I remember looking down and it said 135mph.

[Atreyu]

I got really drunk one night and my friend who had a camero wanted to race me. I remember looking down and it said 135mph.


Great drunk driving AND racing. You are the winner of the douche nozzle of the day award!

[mspeed101]

I got really drunk one night and my friend who had a camero wanted to race me. I remember looking down and it said 135mph.I got drunk one night too and I raced this kid in a gti and when I looked down at my speedometer it said I was going 195mph

[spike blue]

i hit 135miles in a highway stock but i believe that the car can make more than that.

[Notorious]

I really hope someone else was driving.

135 is the top speed according to c/d



I got really drunk one night and my friend who had a camero wanted to race me. I remember looking down and it said 135mph.

[Atreyu]

I really hope someone else was driving.

135 is the top speed according to c/d

Cmon now he said "really drunk" "race" and "Camaro" in that sentence. We are not talking rocket scientists here. He was driving, although when he realizes what he has admitted to he will say he wasn't.

If you really want proof read it again. "race ME" and "I remember LOOKING DOWN"

[hello2000]

I never said I wasn't...I was driving. Thanks Atreyu for the award! (loser)

[hello2000]

yeah....I am lucky I am not in jail or dead from that night. I was raining too.

(chair)

[rednecks_r_us]

You guys are saying that the MSP aren't any faster than the Protege 5 they just get there faster.

I hit a limiter at 132 when I had the stock Protege 5 ECU then when I put in my MP3 ECU I hit the limiter at 135. I am in a basically almost stock P5. Check out my cardomain page if you really care about what is in my P5.

I know that on the track at ProtegeFest, I wasn't that far behind MSP's and they didn't pass me until high second gear and into 3rd. My reaction times are OK at .833 or something like that. would need to find the slips to be sure.

Any way have fun, but the drunk racing is well just plain..... you get the idea.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/rednecks_r_us/130%20mph.jpg

[MSBlueP]

cool dats about right.. i've downed 135mph on my MSP.

[KyRaceFan]

Brilliant!!

[Notorious_V.I.C]

hit..135 comein back from OceanSide/San Degio

Hmm....whats that long ass road, HmM...I think its I-5
I gots a pic who wants to see!! lol

Very paraniod, of planes flying over and checkin my speed
Scary!!!

[mspdfreak]

I got drunk one night too and I raced this kid in a gti and when I looked down at my speedometer it said I was going 195mphI smoked alot of pot one night, I raced a guy in a '80 chevy citation and when I looked down at the speedometer, I was doing 25mph.(smoke)

(and I was STILL winning!)

[irr5302]

I was wondering if anyone ever tried to do a top speed test on the MSP, or knows what the real top speed on the MSP is??


137 in the highway very easy(wrc)

[_Slotegé_]

132mph was the highest it would let me go!(moon)

[Gbourdon]

135 and then hits the limiter

[srtchick]

Its @ 135 cuts out after that. ive hit that many times :D only on straight aways on the highway though :)

[MazdaDryvr]

I had no problem getting up to the cutoff, the speed hauls up to the line pretty damn quick. 230kms per hour.

[jersey_emt]

I've been up to 140 on the speedometer...didn't feel a cut...Then again stock speedometers are usually very inaccurate over 100mph

[BOOSTR]

120 pre-mods, 135 with mods. All I know is I hate the the limit on top speed, no matter what the reason.

[ONRAILS]

Just curious... what does the cut (governer) feel like when you hit it?

[BOOSTR]

You just coast. Its not like a boost cut.

[03Speed]

when i hit the limiter, it was exactely like boost cut; the whole car just jerked forwards and than i started to cost back down to a "safer" mph.

The needle of my speedo hit just befroe 140 mph; I used to have a pic of it but my computer crashed and i lost it

[mazpro]

in my car, a 2000 dx, I did around 110-112 with no fuel cut, the car just wouldn't keep accelerating..........but again, it's a 1.6L :)

[celdridge]

when i hit the limiter, it was exactely like boost cut; the whole car just jerked forwards and than i started to cost back down to a "safer" mph.

The needle of my speedo hit just befroe 140 mph; I used to have a pic of it but my computer crashed and i lost it

The damn limiter kicks in on mine at 132. How do we get rid of that thing?

[03Speed]

i dont think u can get rid of it, i think my speedo might be a little off, not real sure. Dont have the car no more either

[Rich24km]

The damn limiter kicks in on mine at 132. How do we get rid of that thing?
I'm pretty sure a standalone or piggy back will. I hit 136 but didn't hit a limiter, just didn't wanna get pulled.

[Demonic-Speed]

I got really drunk one night and my friend who had a camero wanted to race me. I remember looking down and it said 135mph.


(stupid)

[SP33D]

i hit 134mph with a passenger and 2 subs and amp in the trunk

[Rainman]

Had mine up to 190 km/h easily pre-flash this winter with Toyo winter tires, but then chickened out as the highway was wet (melting snow) and there was a fair amount of traffic. It pulled quite easily to that speed. I haven't had an opportunity to take it up past that yet now that the snow is gone and the stock tires are on. I guess now I have an excuse for a roadtrip.

Rainman


I was wondering if anyone ever tried to do a top speed test on the MSP, or knows what the real top speed on the MSP is??

[DocBoom]

I hit 199km coming down a moderately steep hill. I am not sure if I hit a limiter or not. I got the feeling though that that was balls out.

[mazpro]

anyone know what 190 or 199 Kmh is in Mph???

[mazdaspeedpower]

The car goes to roughly 135mph, the limit changes with the weather, much like fuel cutoff at 10-12 PSI will do. Each car is also different, as is known just by how certain cars experienced different 'Hesitation' problems and such. Each car is different, but no matter which one you drive, the limit is 135mph, give or take one or two mph. Also, realize that tail wind, and grade(hills) will affect this speed, as will weather, and humidity.

[DocBoom]

1 kilometer = 0.621371192 miles

[mazpro]

1 kilometer = 0.621371192 miles

thanks,

199 KMH = 123.6 MPH

[MoJoeTCM]

all lies

[MoJoeTCM]

i had mine bearing down on 140 so there is no way.....god honest truth, although i came off the pedal cause it i could no longer tell if i was accel, or staying the same speed... could this mean my car is f'd up once again? i have not enlarged the rim size but went to 45's on the tires.....height of ride was not altered neither....?

[cvp0917]

It took a while to get it up there but i hit somewhere between 150 and 155 (speedo goes to 145) in my 99 civic si. only had intake, headers, and exhaust. stock ecu! damn thing hummed along at 8000 rpm no sweat. you would think an msp could top that what with turbos being extremely good and all. i cant help but miss that little rice burner. it was amusing how people would come up to me wether i was in my car or not and know who i was because of it. kind of freaky but amusing.

my 2 cents...

[zx2sr]

if you guys ar wired anything like your ford counterparts, there is a wire you can cut to disable to govener

[Rainman]

Multiply mph by 1.6 to get kmh. 190 kmh is 119 mph.

Rainman


anyone know what 190 or 199 Kmh is in Mph???

[MoJoeTCM]

i don't think it is possible for our cars to go faster than 160, you have to think, my rpm was almost redlining when it was on 140

[mazpro]

i don't think it is possible for our cars to go faster than 160, you have to think, my rpm was almost redlining when it was on 140


anyone know why?, not enought power? gears?? (huh)

[mazdaspeedpower]

i don't think it is possible for our cars to go faster than 160, you have to think, my rpm was almost redlining when it was on 140

With mods, and precautions, we could hit 160, also, we would prolly need to change the final drive gear, and go well over 160. But, as I said, it would take mods, precautions, and I'm not to sure how well our car would handle at that speed with winds and shit, you'd prolly need to be lowered, and have a rear bumper defuser.

[robsir00]

Hey guys I hit between 235-240 kph last night but I could not go faster due to traffic.

[mazpro]

anyone know why?, not enought power? gears?? (huh)

BUMP

[cvp0917]

you could reach 160 stock most likely. try going down a hill. it negates the air resistance against your car because gravity is pulling you down. i used to own a malibu that cut out at 110 mph at 3500 rpm. i went down a hill at that speed can get her up too 127. not sure how but it worked.

[910MSPRacer]

ive hitten 143 with a flash, cai, exhaust and hardpipes. was comin on I95 from atlantic city. wide open highway, think the cut hit at like 146. racing a 3.2tltype s

[cmahlig]

ive done at least 140 and that was stock

[Yellow MSP]

ive done at least 140 and that was stock

I know this was mentioned previously, but everyone needs to realize that what your speedometer reads may not be your actual MPH. I know my g/f's Altima is off by 3-4 MPH by only 40 MPH. My Eclipse is off a couple as well. But they all read higher. Point is, it can say you are going 140, but in reality you are only going 135.

And to the person who asked why they would not go over 160, it would be because of gearing, not power. Basically any car should have enough power to max out the gears, but most are limited. And limited for a reason. Why is it that everyone wants to go faster than 135? By that time you are barely accelerating and just being dangerous. It is one thing if you were doing over 135 in the 1/4, but doing that on the highway for any more than a couple seconds is just stupid imho.

[yashooa]

With the MPI the limiter goes bye-bye. :)

[Shift_Lost]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/may271986/603603a6.jpg

thats about 138...

it takes no time to get to 120, but after that it would take mods to get past 140.


this car has seen 135+ atleast 3-4 times a week. no problems,
thank god for warranty

[ND4MSP]

3-4 times a week???? I need to move to Oregon. I live in the bay area of California. There's some nice realistate out here but not enough where I could get away with doing that every other day of the week before the cops catch on. You got a death wish or somethin?? I get around 100 and I'm checking all of my mirrors.

[boostdprotegelx]

With the MPI the limiter goes bye-bye. :)
is that the same with all of the ems?

in my LX-stock 136mph..took forever.

w/ the msp motor..haven't driven it yet.lol.

[yashooa]

is that the same with all of the ems?

in my LX-stock 136mph..took forever.

w/ the msp motor..haven't driven it yet.lol. Yep it should be the same. Be warned an MPI is a GIANT pain in the ass to install. It is not plug and play at all. You have to cut your main wiring harness and then solder the tiny little wires together and if you run the coil wires wrong you fry them. It aint fun.
But when it works it works well.

[boostdprotegelx]

Yep it should be the same. Be warned an MPI is a GIANT pain in the ass to install. It is not plug and play at all. You have to cut your main wiring harness and then solder the tiny little wires together and if you run the coils wires wrong you fry them. It aint fun.
But when it works it works well.
LOL... i'm only having dana tune my car..it's either mpi, or aem.. i'd prefer aem..jephs aem to be exact..but we'll see what he says.. the mpi..you need more injectors?

[sephiroth]

the MSP is electronically speed limited @ 135mph, although your speedo may say different(since it's only accurate to about 3-4mph past 120 or so), the ECU prevents faster than 135MPH. there's a ground wire under the fuse box in the engine bay that you can cut that disables the electronic speed & rev limiter (and your ABS..) and will let you go beyond red-line , you won't be able to see how fast you're going on the stock speedo (obvisouly, since it tops @ 140) but with it cut, about 150MPH is possible

[boostdprotegelx]

the MSP is electronically speed limited @ 135mph, although your speedo may say different(since it's only accurate to about 3-4mph), the ECU prevents faster than 135MPH. there's a ground wire under the fuse box in the engine bay that you can cut that disables the electronic speed & rev limiter (and your ABS..) and will let you go beyond red-line , you won't be able to see how fast you're going on the stock speedo (obvisouly, since it tops @ 140) but with it cut, about 150MPH is possible
..hmmmm..

[yashooa]

LOL... i'm only having dana tune my car..it's either mpi, or aem.. i'd prefer aem..jephs aem to be exact..but we'll see what he says.. the mpi..you need more injectors?
Need? No. Want? Yes.
It can control an additonal two injectors that are mounted in your IC pipe. Not only can it add more fuel but it also cools the mixture.
On a side note :) there aint no way in hell I would cut a wire and kill my ABS.

[boostdprotegelx]

Need? No. Want? Yes.
It can control an additonal two injectors that are mounted in your IC pipe. Not only can it add more fuel but it also cools the mixture.
On a side note :) there aint no way in hell I would cut a wire and kill my ABS.
abs..no...governor..and rev limiter..OH FUCK YES..is there a way to resplice the rest or something....and...i thought that ground wire grounded the whole fuse panel??


yash...dude...i need to get my fucking car running..it'd be cool to see some of you guys down here when dana comes down...to MD:)

[sephiroth]

abs..no...governor..and rev limiter..OH FUCK YES..is there a way to resplice the rest or something....and...i thought that ground wire grounded the whole fuse panel??


yash...dude...i need to get my fucking car running..it'd be cool to see some of you guys down here when dana comes down...to MD:)
that's what I thought too(so it might acutaly be some other wire below it, i dunno, i've never acutaly seen the mod), but msprotege2nr has done it and said it only disabled ABS and the rev/speed limiter

[ktmwakeboarder]

that is too bad there isn't a chip for it, oh well

[boostdprotegelx]

that's what I thought too(so it might acutaly be some other wire below it, i dunno, i've never acutaly seen the mod), but msprotege2nr has done it and said it only disabled ABS and the rev/speed limiter
i'd absolutely hate to lose ABS.......


we'll see.

[ChopstickHero]

I hit top speed late last nite .... speedo said 140mph, but i guess it was really 135mph as stated above. Felt strong and smooth accelerating up. I was flooring it in 4th, but made sure I wasn't boosting full in 5th. I was surprised how fast it got up there. some Integra gsr was tailing me closely and was pissing me off so i decided to jump into the express lane and gun it. bye bye integra.

[Killer 8]

the MSP is electronically speed limited @ 135mph, although your speedo may say different(since it's only accurate to about 3-4mph past 120 or so), the ECU prevents faster than 135MPH. there's a ground wire under the fuse box in the engine bay that you can cut that disables the electronic speed & rev limiter (and your ABS..) and will let you go beyond red-line , you won't be able to see how fast you're going on the stock speedo (obvisouly, since it tops @ 140) but with it cut, about 150MPH is possible


which wire do i need to cut because i just did a ecu swap into my DX and never had ABS just need to know which wire needs to be cut since there is more than a few ground wire on the underside of the fuse box

[Nextruss]

Car is officially governed at 131, electronically due to aerodynamic lift. this is just a fuel cut. but going downhill i hit 135, then massive fuel cut.

[Killer 8]

well my car is lowered and has hit 136 i want past that just for the sake of not being governed and my car didn't come with abs so i could care less about that beside it has made me a better driver.

[MP3Architect]

not my msp but this isn't a photoshop....its a member on here whos pretty built up.
http://photos-108.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v47/14/19/63200970/n63200970_30687108_1966.jpg

[Nextruss]

daymn, thats all i gots 2 say... talk about burying the needle.

[justanotheradikt]

holy shit....


so since i dont have abs... does that mean i can just disable my speed limiter?

[sephiroth]

msprotege2nr is the guy to talk to about the speed limiter modification. E-mailing him would probaly be your best bet.. afaik he sold his MSP a while ago. Got a SRT-8 instead.

[Killer 8]

i tired to e-mail him so maybe in the next few days he'll respond so i can tell everyone the how to.

[justanotheradikt]

sweet.
def let us know!

[Blade4804]

I hit 125 tops on my DX and even tho my rpm weren't maxed out it just wouldn't let me go any faster...

[Xcelr8to1320]

In regards to that ground wire cut idea, just put a switched ground in, that way when you want to haul ass you flip the switch to disconnect the ground, then when you your abs and shit back just flip the switch back.

~Alex

[mazdaspeed70]

Hello all, I actually pinned mine at well over 140 mph. The speedometer needle was way past the 140 mark when fuel cut kicked in. I would say I was doing at least 150 or so and still had more pedal left. Of course this was after I had the ECU flashed at Mazda N.A. . Without a governor, I believe that this car could easily do 160 or better considering the power to weight ratio.(glare) (first)

[arlsmazdaspeed]

Thats kool, what mods do you have? and what psi? (uhm)

[sephiroth]

I believe that this car could easily do 160 or better considering the power to weight ratio.(glare) (first)
unless you have at least $20K into engine/transmission modifications on your car, I doubt it.. just because of the fact that you'd be pushing 8-9K rpms.


edit: and because of the aerodynamics of the car.. it already produces alot of drag

edit2: damnit adikt! you beat me. :p

[justanotheradikt]

unless you have at least $20K into engine/transmission modifications on your car, I doubt it.. just because of the fact that you'd be pushing 8-9K rpms...

and the way the air moves over the car...it produces a lot of drag.

[silverspeed03]

132 MPH in the MSP :)

170 MPH in Da Goat (shocked)

[Orange car]

Had mine up to 135mph on route70 but had to exit. Ran out of road