Removing RS2 Speed Limiter

[Acidburn]

I've had 150 showing on my s2 with 144mph on the satnav and that was running 235/35/19 which i don't think was too bad.

[adamw]

RS2 has further potential to reduce it's top speed, through the lowering of boost if a tow bar was fitted and being used.
Or did I dream reading that somewhere?

@ Jas11n: you were'nt dreaming! i have the wireing diagram for the tow bar and it says that it fools the ecu in to thinking its at high altitude. iirc it drops the power down to 230bhp

cheers adam

[BrianSmith_S2]

148 ish indeicated was 143 GPS in my coupe with 225/45R17s on there. Germany is great...

Is the GPS more accurate than the speedo?

what is it by the way, is it the speed indicated on the trip computer average speed display with the reset button held in?

[Jas11n]

RS2 has further potential to reduce it's top speed, through the lowering of boost if a tow bar was fitted and being used.
Or did I dream reading that somewhere?

[DarrenM]

Not sure if its the same on RS2 but on my e39 M5 top speed was restricted to 250KPH/155 mph BUT that was only in 6th gear, you could nudge past 155mph in 5th, change into 6th and that would take you waaaay past that, to an indicated 187mph and that was before i had it mapped. A very fast car..

If RS2 IS restricted it may only be applicable if that speed hit in 6th gear

[Rusty]

148 ish indeicated was 143 GPS in my coupe with 225/45R17s on there. Germany is great...

[alg]

How can the speed be limited to 270 km/h when the RS2 top speed is 262.3 km/h according to the specs??

Has anyone got any official documentation on this?

Defo limited to 163mph. Mihnea informed me he removed the limit when re mapping. Never did test what it did & I am back with the OEM maps at the moment.

[andyg plym]

i can see this turning into a piss -ing competition....again!

My 3b and ABY coupes both did 170mph (on the clock so not accurate).
I did 160 on the 3b when unchipped.
Havent had a go in the avant yet but easily got 160 a while back,still pulling.

all on a private test track:mischeif:

[Jamo]

Incorrect. Speed limiter is 270km/h

How can the speed be limited to 270 km/h when the RS2 top speed is 262.3 km/h according to the specs??

Has anyone got any official documentation on this?

[Billman]

My RS2 said in the Licence papers 262 (in Germany they right in the speed the factory gives them). Also in the manual said that the Limiter can be removed by cutting the pin as mentioned above. It can also been programmed to have no speed limiter with a chip.

[BrianSmith_S2]

um... ... all I know is I put my foot down out the exit to the petrol station, the back end slid round, I went back in thru the entrance and spilt my so I carried on and don't remember much more apart from having to remove parts of some sign from the front grille?

You do know that spilling your beer in the S2 is a criminal offence

[Acidburn]

Initially, if you're bored one Friday afternoon... And fancy a bit of masochistic abuse, drive the whole distance of your local super store car park at the advertised (mandated – by red bordered sign) speed. Our Sainsbury’s say’s (5)… Which means, taking into account the size of the car park, most of the frozen produce would have thawed before departing the premises. Better still... do it on pension day...

Um my local tesco's banned me from donutting my coupe quattro in the car park when I lived in herts so I can't try that

[Ian Simmonds]

Was that tesco car park level, on a slope, or were your readings taken on a windy day.
Even so, you must have nerves of steel to take the S2 to that sort of speed in between all the shoppers and trollies

Initially, if you're bored one Friday afternoon... And fancy a bit of masochistic abuse, drive the whole distance of your local super store car park at the advertised (mandated – by red bordered sign) speed. Our Sainsbury’s say’s (5)… Which means, taking into account the size of the car park, most of the frozen produce would have thawed before departing the premises. Better still... do it on pension day...

[Acidburn]

Was that tesco car park level, on a slope, or were your readings taken on a windy day.
Even so, you must have nerves of steel to take the S2 to that sort of speed in between all the shoppers and trollies

um... ... all I know is I put my foot down out the exit to the petrol station, the back end slid round, I went back in thru the entrance and spilt my so I carried on and don't remember much more apart from having to remove parts of some sign from the front grille?

[BrianSmith_S2]

um sorry it was the local tesco's car park (private land) sorry mr officer

Was that tesco car park level, on a slope, or were your readings taken on a windy day.
Even so, you must have nerves of steel to take the S2 to that sort of speed in between all the shoppers and trollies