ok i usually get all the way up to 95-100 on the highway, but today was the first time, and i got so pissed off cuz i was just going like 65, and some punk kid was trying to pass me so i hit the accelly , and i did leave him but only to find out that my needle got stuck on 80 mph and i slowed down cuz i had to exit and get on the road wich leads to my destination i get there and worry so as soon as i have to get back on the highway i notice the same crap i get stuck on 80 neddle wont idle but just stop at 80. so now im asking...is something wrong with my engine now? ..should i be worried? what the hell is going on! has anybody had this problem? i mean i know some will say, oh thats your top speed and it taps out at 80, but damn it how can one hour it be doing 100, and a few hours later its doing only 80 and wont go higher?

 

damn that sucks..... I don't go over 80 often but I know I can easily do it....

 

i hit 110 in my car once.... that's weird that urs is capping at 80. i wonder if the ecu got fuxed and is governing u hella low

 

i drive 85-90 mph on the freeway and no problems at all... hmmm maybe speed limiter? whats the miles on your car?dunno whats about 03 lancers. . .

 

80 is definitely not the cap, I hit 100 on the regular, and 80+ too many times to count.......

 

You should't be seeing a total stop in power until after about 116. Try disconnecting your battery to reset the ECU. Maybe the air/fuel ratios are messed up.

When is the last time you got an oil change or new spark plugs? Lack of spark will have a very adverse effect of power. Does the car behave normally under that speed? Is the idle rough?

 

Since your car seems to be stock...take it to the dealership. No reason you shouldn't get it serviced for free, right?

 

yes it is stock and i am due for my 2000 miles check up soon, i have about 1700 miles on it..damn im pissed off i usually hit 95-100 daily going to school. disconecting the bat will reset ecu? ill try that any new news? keep it comming. also i hope dealer wont think im ryding my engine too hard...cuz i am! thats what cars are for. its what im paying them to do right? take car of my car for me.

 

also..why im being gov'd so low? damn ecu damn it to hell

 

sounds like the ECU was learning to adjust slower. Our ECU is such a piece of ****....

 

I've hit pretty close to 120 in mine, 2003 Es Auto, I dont know whats going on with yours.

 

i feel ya, after i hit 80mph on the express way, it takes forever to get to 90....95....100...... is it just that our cars have no top end? mine dosent totally stop at 80, but it takes forever to get higher up in the numbers.

 

yes ive also hit higher speeds but now it stops at 80, and i just got on the highway and for a second, no less than a second i thought it started to idle at 40 mph so i slowed down..and then accelerated and phew it went up to 60 got near 70 and at 80 the rpm went from 5+ to 3.2 id say...and idled at 3.2 didnt accelerate? what the hell happend?

 

...yes mine stoped at 80 and the rps went from like 5 to 3 something as i said above

 

i've been about 125