Bill B. Johnson wrote:

> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>
>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>right?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Rick
>>
>
>
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
if the 03 still has it...

I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.

Cosmin

 

Bill B. Johnson wrote:

> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>
>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>right?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Rick
>>
>
>
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
if the 03 still has it...

I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.

Cosmin

 

Bill B. Johnson wrote:

> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>
>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>right?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Rick
>>
>
>
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
if the 03 still has it...

I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.

Cosmin

 

"Bill B. Johnson" <billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

More likely it is because of the tires. Most cars are governed to 118mph
because that's the speed rating (for extended high speed running) on the
tires. Tires that are rated beyond that are more expensive, thus increasing
the bottom line price of the car and making it harder to move off of the
dealers' lots. Therefore, use cheap oem tires and limit the speedo for
liability reasons. Of course, the speed rating of your oem tires depends on
what the oem decided was worth putting on. YMMV

 

"Bill B. Johnson" <billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

More likely it is because of the tires. Most cars are governed to 118mph
because that's the speed rating (for extended high speed running) on the
tires. Tires that are rated beyond that are more expensive, thus increasing
the bottom line price of the car and making it harder to move off of the
dealers' lots. Therefore, use cheap oem tires and limit the speedo for
liability reasons. Of course, the speed rating of your oem tires depends on
what the oem decided was worth putting on. YMMV

 

"Bill B. Johnson" <billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

More likely it is because of the tires. Most cars are governed to 118mph
because that's the speed rating (for extended high speed running) on the
tires. Tires that are rated beyond that are more expensive, thus increasing
the bottom line price of the car and making it harder to move off of the
dealers' lots. Therefore, use cheap oem tires and limit the speedo for
liability reasons. Of course, the speed rating of your oem tires depends on
what the oem decided was worth putting on. YMMV

 

"Bill B. Johnson" <billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net...
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

More likely it is because of the tires. Most cars are governed to 118mph
because that's the speed rating (for extended high speed running) on the
tires. Tires that are rated beyond that are more expensive, thus increasing
the bottom line price of the car and making it harder to move off of the
dealers' lots. Therefore, use cheap oem tires and limit the speedo for
liability reasons. Of course, the speed rating of your oem tires depends on
what the oem decided was worth putting on. YMMV

 

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote:

>Bill B. Johnson wrote:
>
>> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
>> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>>right?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Rick
>>>
>>
>>
>> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
>> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
>> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
>> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
>> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
>> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.
>
>My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
>it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
>I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
>long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
>because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
>if the 03 still has it...
>
>I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.
>
>Cosmin

I have an '03 and had it to 195 so far, so no limiter at 180 anyway.

Jody

 

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote:

>Bill B. Johnson wrote:
>
>> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
>> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>>right?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Rick
>>>
>>
>>
>> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
>> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
>> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
>> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
>> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
>> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.
>
>My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
>it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
>I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
>long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
>because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
>if the 03 still has it...
>
>I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.
>
>Cosmin

I have an '03 and had it to 195 so far, so no limiter at 180 anyway.

Jody

 

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote:

>Bill B. Johnson wrote:
>
>> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
>> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>>right?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Rick
>>>
>>
>>
>> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
>> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
>> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
>> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
>> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
>> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.
>
>My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
>it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
>I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
>long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
>because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
>if the 03 still has it...
>
>I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.
>
>Cosmin

I have an '03 and had it to 195 so far, so no limiter at 180 anyway.

Jody

 

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote:

>Bill B. Johnson wrote:
>
>> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
>> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>>right?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Rick
>>>
>>
>>
>> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
>> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
>> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
>> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
>> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
>> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.
>
>My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
>it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
>I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
>long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
>because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
>if the 03 still has it...
>
>I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.
>
>Cosmin

I have an '03 and had it to 195 so far, so no limiter at 180 anyway.

Jody

 

billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com (Bill B. Johnson) wrote in
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net:

> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was
> driving. I was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both
> of our cars have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above
> 130 mph. I think that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something
> like that. One poster told me that Honda does this so that people
> don't blow head gaskets as a result of going over 130 mph for long
> distances.

I'm going to ask a stupid question here...what does vehicle velocity (as
opposed to engine RPM) have to do with a head gasket?

 

billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com (Bill B. Johnson) wrote in
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net:

> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was
> driving. I was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both
> of our cars have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above
> 130 mph. I think that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something
> like that. One poster told me that Honda does this so that people
> don't blow head gaskets as a result of going over 130 mph for long
> distances.

I'm going to ask a stupid question here...what does vehicle velocity (as
opposed to engine RPM) have to do with a head gasket?

 

billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com (Bill B. Johnson) wrote in
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net:

> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was
> driving. I was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both
> of our cars have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above
> 130 mph. I think that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something
> like that. One poster told me that Honda does this so that people
> don't blow head gaskets as a result of going over 130 mph for long
> distances.

I'm going to ask a stupid question here...what does vehicle velocity (as
opposed to engine RPM) have to do with a head gasket?

 

billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com (Bill B. Johnson) wrote in
news:billbjohnson555-1112030842320001@pm3-broad-203.snlo.dialup.fix.net:

> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was
> driving. I was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both
> of our cars have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above
> 130 mph. I think that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something
> like that. One poster told me that Honda does this so that people
> don't blow head gaskets as a result of going over 130 mph for long
> distances.

I'm going to ask a stupid question here...what does vehicle velocity (as
opposed to engine RPM) have to do with a head gasket?