WJ Speed Limiter
07-20-2003, 02:47 AM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
"DougW" wrote ...
> Why?
Because I hate artificially imposed speed limits on vehicles... If the
engine will not put out any more horsepower so that it can go faster, that
is one thing... To artificially limit my speed is unacceptable to me...
> Why?
Because I hate artificially imposed speed limits on vehicles... If the
engine will not put out any more horsepower so that it can go faster, that
is one thing... To artificially limit my speed is unacceptable to me...
07-20-2003, 02:49 AM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
"Lon Stowell" wrote ...
> 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 ****, but there is a tiny difference between
> the GC and a Corvette safety wise.
It was 115 with everything stock... It handled fairly smoothly... Of course,
I wasn't going around curves, but straight line cruising is acceptable...
> 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 ****, but there is a tiny difference between
> the GC and a Corvette safety wise.
It was 115 with everything stock... It handled fairly smoothly... Of course,
I wasn't going around curves, but straight line cruising is acceptable...
07-20-2003, 07:32 AM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
You, sir, are "nucking futs"!!!
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "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)...
>
>
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "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)...
>
>
07-20-2003, 09:28 AM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "DougW" wrote ...
> > Why?
>
> Because I hate artificially imposed speed limits on vehicles... If the
> engine will not put out any more horsepower so that it can go faster,
> that is one thing... To artificially limit my speed is unacceptable to
> me...
>
Why don't you try cruising at 100 mph next time, instead of 115? Take
things a little slower, smell the flowers, that sort of thing. Whatever is
waiting for you at the other end of the trip can just wait a little longer.
;o)
If you don't actually need to go 120 mph, but yet you can't stand the idea
that the vehicle is "artificially limited" so you can't, then you have a
psychological problem.
Earle
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> "DougW" wrote ...
> > Why?
>
> Because I hate artificially imposed speed limits on vehicles... If the
> engine will not put out any more horsepower so that it can go faster,
> that is one thing... To artificially limit my speed is unacceptable to
> me...
>
Why don't you try cruising at 100 mph next time, instead of 115? Take
things a little slower, smell the flowers, that sort of thing. Whatever is
waiting for you at the other end of the trip can just wait a little longer.
;o)
If you don't actually need to go 120 mph, but yet you can't stand the idea
that the vehicle is "artificially limited" so you can't, then you have a
psychological problem.
Earle
07-20-2003, 01:16 PM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
"Earle Horton" wrote ...
> Why don't you try cruising at 100 mph next time, instead of 115?
Too slow... Boring...
> If you don't actually need to go 120 mph, but yet you can't stand
> the idea that the vehicle is "artificially limited" so you can't, then you
> have a psychological problem.
If wanting something that you don't *need* is the definition of a
psychological problem, then I suspect that all of us on this newsgroup
suffer from the 'problem'... How many of us really *need* extreme off-road
capabilities in our Jeep? Do we *need* to go off-road or is is mainly that
we *want* to do it?
> Why don't you try cruising at 100 mph next time, instead of 115?
Too slow... Boring...
> If you don't actually need to go 120 mph, but yet you can't stand
> the idea that the vehicle is "artificially limited" so you can't, then you
> have a psychological problem.
If wanting something that you don't *need* is the definition of a
psychological problem, then I suspect that all of us on this newsgroup
suffer from the 'problem'... How many of us really *need* extreme off-road
capabilities in our Jeep? Do we *need* to go off-road or is is mainly that
we *want* to do it?
07-20-2003, 01:45 PM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
They go hand in hand.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Grumman-581 wrote:
>
> 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)...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Grumman-581 wrote:
>
> 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)...
07-20-2003, 01:53 PM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
"Grumman581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" wrote ...
> > Why don't you try cruising at 100 mph next time, instead of 115?
>
> Too slow... Boring...
>
> > If you don't actually need to go 120 mph, but yet you can't stand
> > the idea that the vehicle is "artificially limited" so you can't, then
> > you have a psychological problem.
>
> If wanting something that you don't *need* is the definition of a
> psychological problem, then I suspect that all of us on this newsgroup
> suffer from the 'problem'... How many of us really *need* extreme off-road
> capabilities in our Jeep? Do we *need* to go off-road or is is mainly
> that we *want* to do it?
>
You misunderstood what I meant entirely. Would you actually go 120 mph if
the Jeep were not "artificially limited?" I suspect that you would not.
Therefore the existence of a limit is more of a psychological problem for
you than a physical limitation. I'll bet that if the limiter were set at
140 mph and you heard about it that would bother you too. Heck, if it were
set at 200, you just couldn't stand the idea of a speed limiter on your
Jeep, dammit!
This is a well known psychological problem. The cure is to get laid more.
;o)
Earle
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> "Earle Horton" wrote ...
> > Why don't you try cruising at 100 mph next time, instead of 115?
>
> Too slow... Boring...
>
> > If you don't actually need to go 120 mph, but yet you can't stand
> > the idea that the vehicle is "artificially limited" so you can't, then
> > you have a psychological problem.
>
> If wanting something that you don't *need* is the definition of a
> psychological problem, then I suspect that all of us on this newsgroup
> suffer from the 'problem'... How many of us really *need* extreme off-road
> capabilities in our Jeep? Do we *need* to go off-road or is is mainly
> that we *want* to do it?
>
You misunderstood what I meant entirely. Would you actually go 120 mph if
the Jeep were not "artificially limited?" I suspect that you would not.
Therefore the existence of a limit is more of a psychological problem for
you than a physical limitation. I'll bet that if the limiter were set at
140 mph and you heard about it that would bother you too. Heck, if it were
set at 200, you just couldn't stand the idea of a speed limiter on your
Jeep, dammit!
This is a well known psychological problem. The cure is to get laid more.
;o)
Earle
07-20-2003, 02:03 PM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
Grumman-581 wrote:
> "Lon Stowell" wrote ...
>> 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 ****, but there is a tiny difference between
>> the GC and a Corvette safety wise.
>
> It was 115 with everything stock... It handled fairly smoothly... Of course,
> I wasn't going around curves, but straight line cruising is acceptable...
>
>
That's why I personally wouldn't try it. Have managed to thread
my way thru a few suddenly appearing clusters of antelope, deer,
etc. in an RX-7 and Porsche at high speed. However in my ZJ
I am not even sure I could move the power seat back far enough
quickly enough to kiss my *ss goodbye at those kind of speeds.
Even on straight stretches, the little buggers just seem to want
to pop up without warning and say "hi".
PS. You do know that if you have an Audi, Mercedes, Jag, etc.
it is also probably speed limited....
> "Lon Stowell" wrote ...
>> 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 ****, but there is a tiny difference between
>> the GC and a Corvette safety wise.
>
> It was 115 with everything stock... It handled fairly smoothly... Of course,
> I wasn't going around curves, but straight line cruising is acceptable...
>
>
That's why I personally wouldn't try it. Have managed to thread
my way thru a few suddenly appearing clusters of antelope, deer,
etc. in an RX-7 and Porsche at high speed. However in my ZJ
I am not even sure I could move the power seat back far enough
quickly enough to kiss my *ss goodbye at those kind of speeds.
Even on straight stretches, the little buggers just seem to want
to pop up without warning and say "hi".
PS. You do know that if you have an Audi, Mercedes, Jag, etc.
it is also probably speed limited....
07-20-2003, 02:19 PM
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Re: WJ Speed Limiter
What are your tire rated for?
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Grumman-581 wrote:
>
> It was 115 with everything stock... It handled fairly smoothly... Of course,
> I wasn't going around curves, but straight line cruising is acceptable...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Grumman-581 wrote:
>
> It was 115 with everything stock... It handled fairly smoothly... Of course,
> I wasn't going around curves, but straight line cruising is acceptable...
07-20-2003, 05:20 PM
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" wrote ...
> What are your tire rated for?
Not sure... It has the 17" ones that came on the WJ Limited... Don't
remember the rating on them and the vehicle in not in town today -- she has
it over in New Orleans...
> What are your tire rated for?
Not sure... It has the 17" ones that came on the WJ Limited... Don't
remember the rating on them and the vehicle in not in town today -- she has
it over in New Orleans...