Mitsu Eclipse quick Question

[silverbomber006 10+ year member]

i have a 96 eclipse rs and i heard that there is a chip or something to limit the top speed does anyone know about this and if i can just pull it out or what?

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[djman37 5,000+ posts]

i have a 96 eclipse rs and i heard that there is a chip or something to limit the top speed does anyone know about this and if i can just pull it out or what?

pull it out? no. replace it? most likely.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Why would you want to? It cant be governed under ~80mph or so, what requires you to go that fast?

 

[pitbull419 10+ year member]

go out and see if you can bury tha speed o //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif i belive it says 140

if you can theres no chip

if you cant but you can make it 120(if tha speed o says 140)theres no chip

most cars with a chip dissengage anywhere from 80-115

if this was a 1g i could answer all ur ?'s

 

[HiAmplidude 10+ year member]

I had a '91 Eclipse GSX (all wheel drive turbo) with a few minor intake, exhaust, wastegate mods that easily hit 140, but it was squirrely past 120~ish, and couldn't set the cruise over, I believe it was, 90 MPH. That was many years ago.

 

[pitbull419 10+ year member]

i have a 91gsx

and a 91 talon tsi(exact same cars)

talon is heavaly modded will be running 9's this year without nos well id say this one has no problem doing 140 the honda hunters on the prowl again this year

honduhhhh //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hilarious.gif.02a037aad04aa96f19982b298a3d70a8.gif

gsx is lightly modded intake.injectors,exaust,head job,bov

a bunch of lil bolt on has no problem doing 140

 

[Blunt 10+ year member]

my 96 talon esi does 130 before i run outta room. but governers don't limit that low always. I was told that the governer limits speed due to tire rating. Don't know if that is true but its what i heard. Id say no chip

 

[Blunt 10+ year member]

I had a '91 Eclipse GSX (all wheel drive turbo) with a few minor intake, exhaust, wastegate mods that easily hit 140, but it was squirrely past 120~ish, and couldn't set the cruise over, I believe it was, 90 MPH. That was many years ago.

set the cruise over 90 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[pitbull419 10+ year member]

thats why i said 80-115

i have never heard of one shutting down below 80

and never above 120 i think was the highest

alot of imports dont have chips(depending on year)

a govener has nuthing to to with shut down its a throttle restrictor

it keeps the throttle cable from supressing all the way keeps car from picking up more speed but doesnt disengage ****** like a chip does a govener can be adjusted at no cost with a screwdriver while a shut off chip will cost you money to get adjusted prolly no less than a hundred

the chip for my 94 crown vic cost me 150

 

[HiAmplidude 10+ year member]

set the cruise over 90 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

oh hell ya... for long trips, ya' gotta' have it. I took my MR2 to South Padre Island a couple times (1100 miles each way) and set the cruise at 110+ most of the way. It loved it. *hehe*

 

[Blunt 10+ year member]

thats why i said 80-115i have never heard of one shutting down below 80

and never above 120 i think was the highest

alot of imports dont have chips(depending on year)

a govener has nuthing to to with shut down its a throttle restrictor

it keeps the throttle cable from supressing all the way keeps car from picking up more speed but doesnt disengage ****** like a chip does a govener can be adjusted at no cost with a screwdriver while a shut off chip will cost you money to get adjusted prolly no less than a hundred

the chip for my 94 crown vic cost me 150

92 pontiac firebird. shut down at 128mph

 

[pitbull419 10+ year member]

i guess i learn somethin new every day

did the ****** dissengage or would it just not go any faster?

what does the speed o say on a firebird?\

i didnt say a car has never had a chip shutoff above 120 just that thats the highest i have ever heard of

 

[pitbull419 10+ year member]

hiamp you still got that gsx?

just wonderin

 

[HiAmplidude 10+ year member]

hiamp you still got that gsx?just wonderin

No sir.

I loved it, but it was a POS. In the time I owned it (couple years), it went through 2 engines, 3 turbos, and 2 clutches. When it worked, it was a Vette-eater though! Really fun car.

 

[pitbull419 10+ year member]

man thats to bad

did you buy it used?

the person who had it before you must have abused it

i go thru clutches and transfer cases like crazy but im launchin at 8500 rpms