WJ Speed Limiter
 

My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler had
the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph, it cuts
the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you have the gas
back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still accelerating acceptably, so
I want to get rid of this speed limiter (she doesn't notice the limiter
since she rarely drives above 90)... How would one go about doing this?
Easy or a pain in the ass?

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

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Grumman-581 wrote:
>
> My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler had
> the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph, it cuts
> the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you have the gas
> back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still accelerating acceptably, so
> I want to get rid of this speed limiter (she doesn't notice the limiter
> since she rarely drives above 90)... How would one go about doing this?
> Easy or a pain in the ass?

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

Why do you need to exceed 115mph???
And where???

"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote in message
news:d85Sa.92641$TJ.5301930@twister.austin.rr.com. ..
> My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler had
> the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph, it cuts
> the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you have the
gas
> back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still accelerating acceptably,
so
> I want to get rid of this speed limiter (she doesn't notice the limiter
> since she rarely drives above 90)... How would one go about doing this?
> Easy or a pain in the ass?
>
>

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

Grumman-581 wrote:
> My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler had
> the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph, it cuts
> the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you have the gas
> back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still accelerating acceptably, so
> I want to get rid of this speed limiter (she doesn't notice the limiter
> since she rarely drives above 90)... How would one go about doing this?
> Easy or a pain in the ass?

Why? The WJ is not built for that speed and will float. Ever seen a WJ
that rolled at that speed? They aren't pretty.

--
DougW

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:P5dSa.45108$R92.29954@news2.central.cox.net.. .
> Grumman-581 wrote:
> > My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler
> > had the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph,
> > it cuts the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you
> > have the gas back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still
> > accelerating acceptably, so I want to get rid of this speed limiter
> > (she doesn't notice the limiter since she rarely drives above 90)...
> > How would one go about doing this?
> > Easy or a pain in the ass?
>
> Why? The WJ is not built for that speed and will float. Ever seen a WJ
> that rolled at that speed? They aren't pretty.
>
Well Doug, we must assume that this poster intends to do the responsible
thing here and "slam" his vehicle, get low profile wide tires, and replace
much of his chrome with gold plate. That should make it quite a bit more
stable. ;o)

Earle

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

Grumman-581 wrote:

> My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler had
> the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph, it cuts
> the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you have the gas
> back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still accelerating acceptably, so
> I want to get rid of this speed limiter (she doesn't notice the limiter
> since she rarely drives above 90)... How would one go about doing this?
> Easy or a pain in the ass?
>
>
Wouldn't the WJ store the fact that it has been driven past
the original limiter and possibly cause issues with warranty?

Wow, 115 mph in a Grand Cherokee even with good aftermarket
shocks and tires and even lowered an inch or so has got to be
in the same category as playing marbles with sidewinders.
I ain't no speed Nazi, but there is a tiny difference between
the GC and a Corvette safety wise.

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

Somebody has to star in those amazing crash videos....



Tom

"Lon Stowell" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:-vadnZXqepm7GISiXTWJhw@comcast.com...
> Grumman-581 wrote:
>
> > My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler
had
> > the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph, it
cuts
> > the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you have the
gas
> > back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still accelerating acceptably,
so
> > I want to get rid of this speed limiter (she doesn't notice the limiter
> > since she rarely drives above 90)... How would one go about doing this?
> > Easy or a pain in the ass?
> >
> >
> Wouldn't the WJ store the fact that it has been driven past
> the original limiter and possibly cause issues with warranty?
>
> Wow, 115 mph in a Grand Cherokee even with good aftermarket
> shocks and tires and even lowered an inch or so has got to be
> in the same category as playing marbles with sidewinders.
> I ain't no speed Nazi, but there is a tiny difference between
> the GC and a Corvette safety wise.
>

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

Hi Jim,
I don't believe he's really going for top speed, It's more like he
want to move the transmission shift points up to the max horse power
curve, maybe burn rubber at the 2-3 shift at six grand, seventy five
miles an hour.
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TJim wrote:
>
> Why do you need to exceed 115mph???
> And where???
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:d85Sa.92641$TJ.5301930@twister.austin.rr.com. ..
> > My S.O. has a WJ Limited with the 235 (or so) HP V8 in it... Chrysler had
> > the never to put a speed limiter on the damn thing... At 115 mph, it cuts
> > the gas until you have slowed down a few mph and then lets you have the
> gas
> > back... Up until the gas is pulled, it is still accelerating acceptably,
> so
> > I want to get rid of this speed limiter (she doesn't notice the limiter
> > since she rarely drives above 90)... How would one go about doing this?
> > Easy or a pain in the ass?
> >
> >

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

"TJim" wrote ...
> Why do you need to exceed 115mph???

Need? Probably not... Want? Definitely... I think the main thing is that I
don't like running into artificial limits imposed upon me to protect me from
myself... At 115, the WJ handles acceptably... Not much in the way of wind
noise either... My XJ will make you deaf at 85 thanks to all the nice sharp
corners on it -- the aerodynamics of a brick... My XJ goes offroad, her WJ
stays on pavement most of the time and the few times it does go offroad, it
is in areas without trees so that she doesn't get her car scratched up... My
XJ on the other hand has kind of gotten to the point of being like an old
pair of sneakers -- not the greatest looking, but comfortable...

> And where???

Texas...

Re: WJ Speed Limiter
 

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" wrote ...
> I don't believe he's really going for top speed

No, Bill, I've never been one who was concerned that much about the
acceleration of a vehicle... I like top speed... The most I could ever get
out of my Porsche was 164... The most I could get out of my RX-7 was 134...
My XJ can do around 100 with a good wind behind it (speedo only goes to 85,
but the GPS goes a lot faster)...