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transit speed limiter
t16turbotone - 17/2/11 at 08:58 PM

Ok...so my employer has supplied me with a brand new transit van, but ime finding it really hard to live with the speed limiter, its awful, van pulls nice and hard up to 70 then thats it!

does anyone know of a trick to bypass?

thanx


Tony

Confused but excited. - 17/2/11 at 09:12 PM

Dude, why do you want to risk a ticket and your job, by speeding? Aren't you paid by the hour? Chillax.

t16turbotone - 17/2/11 at 09:17 PM

nope.....ime paid for the amount of calls i complete in a day, and yes i know the speed limit is 70,

adithorp - 17/2/11 at 09:22 PM

...and 70 is 10mph over the limit for a transit.

omega 24 v6 - 17/2/11 at 09:24 PM

So why?????

You want to make more money at the expense of fines /and/ or/ and including losing your license and job??


quote:

and 70 is 10mph over the limit for a transit


Not on a motorway apparently I've just finished watching " emergency bikers"

[Edited on 17/2/11 by omega 24 v6]

t16turbotone - 17/2/11 at 09:58 PM

yes guys, your sooo right, wonder why they just dont limit every vechile to do 70, that would be a great idea

Danozeman - 17/2/11 at 10:00 PM

Theres no way you can by pass it unless you have a ford diagnostic. Its Programmed into the ECM.

The speed limit is 60 on dual carridge ways and 70 on motorways And i think youl find 50 on A roads as its not a car derived van.

steve m - 17/2/11 at 10:09 PM

Its a shame its limited to 70mph

If i and most sane person in the world had there way, they should be limited to 30mph, and only be allowed on any highway between 2300 and 0600

Ninehigh - 17/2/11 at 10:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by steve m
Its a shame its limited to 70mph

If i and most sane person in the world had there way, they should be limited to 30mph, and only be allowed on any highway between 2300 and 0600


30? You could kill someone at 30 all vehicles should be limited to 11!

Maybe get it chipped? If the limiter is part of the ecu then not only would it remove the limiter but you'll get more power

les g - 17/2/11 at 10:30 PM

Tony
My latest service van ,Merc Vito is limited as well to 64
at first i hated it (someone said my last one would do 105)
but persevere with it you will get used to it
and i have never had such a clean licence
at the end of the day it really dont make any difference on time
i just drive around on the limiter as it will go up hills loaded on the limit
cheers les g
never ever get a second glance from the pointy heads

omega 24 v6 - 17/2/11 at 10:42 PM

quote:

yes guys, your sooo right, wonder why they just dont limit every vechile to do 70, that would be a great idea


Well I believe that 90% of the people on here can see that becoming true in the next 5 to 10 years.


Don't mean to be sarcastic or condescending but one one hand I can see WHY you want the speed and power but then again the speed and power could mean no license no job and no fun ( toy car) and no money. I know when I'm in the works van and the boss is nippin yer tits that you tend to fly between jobs. At least if you're in a limited moter that can't happen and your boss can't complain either as he's the one that put it in place.

gator - 17/2/11 at 11:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by t16turbotone
yes guys, your sooo right, wonder why they just dont limit every vechile to do 70, that would be a great idea


Errr...Locosts included?

Alan

Ninehigh - 18/2/11 at 04:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gator
quote:
Originally posted by t16turbotone
yes guys, your sooo right, wonder why they just dont limit every vechile to do 70, that would be a great idea


Errr...Locosts included?

Alan


And when I find the limiter!

coyoteboy - 18/2/11 at 04:33 PM

Don't see the point in cars that go over 80 anyway, all the fun (for me) comes well before that, after that it's all just drifting by and nothing feels as fun.

Spent years owning a fast car but never taken it much above 80 except on the odd occasion when I was running seriously late chasing an ambulance.

[Edited on 18/2/11 by coyoteboy]