02 4runner speed governer/limiter

"Robert" <rcehomeremove DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> how do you remove the speed limiter/ governer from an 02 4runner
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Whats it limitied to?
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"Robert" <rcehomeremove DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> how do you remove the speed limiter/ governer from an 02 4runner
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Its computer controlled, so you would need to reflash it.
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the truck is limited to 109 which I am able to do in third gear. I would
like to get the full potential out of my truck.
"Dan J.S." <me.DeleteThis@hyperx.com> wrote in message
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> "Robert" <rcehomeremove.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> how do you remove the speed limiter/ governer from an 02 4runner
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> Its computer controlled, so you would need to reflash it.
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Even if you removed the speed limiter, I doubt you would be able to go
a lot faster. Just becasue it reaches the maximum in third doesn't
imply that it would go a lot faster in fourth. I've had several
vehicles that actually reached there top speed in less than top gear
(1981 Audi Coupe, 1986 Mercury Sable). With only 183 HP, I am surprised
you could get to 109 mph in any gear. If this is a typical Toyota
engine, you probably have to have it turn a fair number of RPMs to get
the power, so there is some chance the vehicle might actually be slower
in 4th gear.

Ed
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trd supercharger gets the truck up to 109 rather quickly, and then some if
only I could get rid of the speed limiter.
"Ed White" <ce.white3.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Even if you removed the speed limiter, I doubt you would be able to go
> a lot faster. Just becasue it reaches the maximum in third doesn't
> imply that it would go a lot faster in fourth. I've had several
> vehicles that actually reached there top speed in less than top gear
> (1981 Audi Coupe, 1986 Mercury Sable). With only 183 HP, I am surprised
> you could get to 109 mph in any gear. If this is a typical Toyota
> engine, you probably have to have it turn a fair number of RPMs to get
> the power, so there is some chance the vehicle might actually be slower
> in 4th gear.
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> Ed
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Ed White wrote:
> Even if you removed the speed limiter, I doubt you would be able to go
> a lot faster. Just becasue it reaches the maximum in third doesn't
> imply that it would go a lot faster in fourth. I've had several
> vehicles that actually reached there top speed in less than top gear
> (1981 Audi Coupe, 1986 Mercury Sable). With only 183 HP, I am surprised
> you could get to 109 mph in any gear. If this is a typical Toyota
> engine, you probably have to have it turn a fair number of RPMs to get
> the power, so there is some chance the vehicle might actually be slower
> in 4th gear.
>
> Ed

Kind of off topic, but a friend of mine had a 1951 Plymouth business
coupe. It was stock with a flathead 6-banger and three on the tree. The
thing would do about 60 MPH in second, but only 55 in third...

It was always a source of amusement... :>))
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My best guesstimate is that with the standard 183 Hp, the 4Runner
should be capable of around 115 mph assuming near perfect top speed
gearing. To get another 10 mph (125 mph) you would have to have over
230 Hp. Is your supercharger adding that much? And if it does, now long
can you maintain that power level without overheating the engine
(assuing you still have the OEM radiator)? It would take close to 260
Hp to get to 130 mph.

Ed
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"Ed White" <ce.white3.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My best guesstimate is that with the standard 183 Hp, the 4Runner
> should be capable of around 115 mph assuming near perfect top speed
> gearing. To get another 10 mph (125 mph) you would have to have over
> 230 Hp. Is your supercharger adding that much? And if it does, now long
> can you maintain that power level without overheating the engine
> (assuing you still have the OEM radiator)? It would take close to 260
> Hp to get to 130 mph.
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> Ed
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I like your dedication to the math but Im sure that with 200Hp you could
easily get to 130 MPH, my old 1588 Pommie shitbox with poor aerodynamics got
to 135 and that only had 110 Hp at the rear wheels.
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when my 4runner was stock it maxed out about 106mph. with the supercharger I
have 260hp and have not been able to max it out due to the speed limiter

"Ed White" <ce.white3 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My best guesstimate is that with the standard 183 Hp, the 4Runner
> should be capable of around 115 mph assuming near perfect top speed
> gearing. To get another 10 mph (125 mph) you would have to have over
> 230 Hp. Is your supercharger adding that much? And if it does, now long
> can you maintain that power level without overheating the engine
> (assuing you still have the OEM radiator)? It would take close to 260
> Hp to get to 130 mph.
>
> Ed
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I was talking flywheel horsepower, not rear wheel horsepower. A 4Runner
not only has poor aerodynamics, but it has a lot of frontal area. I
have no idea what a 1588 Pommie is, so I can't comment on whether or
not it is reasonable that it could get to 135 with only 110 Hp at the
rear wheels (which is probably around 130 at the engine). My 1975
Datsun 280Z supposedly had 140 Hp and it would not top 120 on level
ground, although I did once manage to get to 125 on a long downhill
run. My 1981 Audi Coupe couldn't do much more than 105 mph with only
100 Hp. My 2001 Mustang GT would exceed 135 mph with 265 flywheel
horsepower (I have no idea how fast it might have gone since 135 was
all I was willing to try). Of course top speed is not just maximum
engine horsepower and aerodynamics. To get the maximum top speed you
also have to be geared properly. My Audi Coupe was faster in 4th gear
than 5th. I could run the engine past the power peak in 4th gear, but
it I shifted to 5th, I'd drop the rpms so low, it would actually loose
speed.

Ed
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Ed White wrote:
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> I was talking flywheel horsepower, not rear wheel horsepower. A 4Runner
> not only has poor aerodynamics, but it has a lot of frontal area. I
> have no idea what a 1588 Pommie is, so I can't comment on whether or
> not it is reasonable that it could get to 135 with only 110 Hp at the
> rear wheels (which is probably around 130 at the engine). My 1975
> Datsun 280Z supposedly had 140 Hp and it would not top 120 on level
> ground, although I did once manage to get to 125 on a long downhill
> run. My 1981 Audi Coupe couldn't do much more than 105 mph with only
> 100 Hp. My 2001 Mustang GT would exceed 135 mph with 265 flywheel
> horsepower (I have no idea how fast it might have gone since 135 was
> all I was willing to try). Of course top speed is not just maximum
> engine horsepower and aerodynamics. To get the maximum top speed you
> also have to be geared properly. My Audi Coupe was faster in 4th gear
> than 5th. I could run the engine past the power peak in 4th gear, but
> it I shifted to 5th, I'd drop the rpms so low, it would actually loose
> speed.
>
> Ed

Hugh. My stock 87 Supra is only 200hp (7mge) and runs right to the rev limiter in 5th just like any other gear. That's
around 140mph.

My 1967 El Camino had around 160rwhp and would tow a ski boat at 100 mph without much effort. lol Good luck stopping
though....



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