efini82

hi.

as the title says...im just wondering if theres any guys with j-spec fds here that have delimited them? at the mo mine is limited to 112.5mph and i need to show this pesky supra round my way i can nail him! anyways just kidding...i have the delimiter chip BUT i wanna know how the HELL to take the dash (drivers side) out to get tot the speedo etc, without the cr4p japanese plastic cracking if i so much as pull it slightly.

any help would be appreciated


j

ps before anyone says....i have searched the forum 1st but to no avail.

FDNewbie

iTrader: (10)

JDM FD's don't have governors AFAIK

KINETIK_FD3S

^ are you sure, when i got my rx-7 running i was using everything from the front clip j-spec ecu, cluster,wiring and it also was speed limited i read that there was a green wire to pull out of the ecu to remove the limiter but that s%*t didn't work now i have my power-fc and no speed limiter, efini82 you don't need to remove your cluster to hook up a speed cut.

Zebb

This green and red cable will remove the 180km/h limiter without a "delimiter". Remeber to reconnect it if using a PFC or the digital speedo will not work.




To remove instrument cluster u have to remove two or three screws, then pull the whole thing towards you. It feels like crap but u wont brake anything. Just remember to remove the steeringwheel and the plastic behind it first.

efini82

thanks for the responses. trust me, my fd has a speed cut. i hammer it ALLLLLLL the way to 112.5mph and it then stops accelerating.

zebb, i seriously thought about doing it thru the ecu as i have an apexi rsm and had to wire that all in there so i know the wires ur on about, but then some of the functions on the apexi rsm wont work, and, as you said, the apexi power fc that i have sitting in my room wont work properly when its fitted.

the chip i have actually converts the speedo from kph to mph and therefore the clock will read in mph NOT kph and because of that the car will now instead be "electronically limited" to 180mph, not 180kph (112.5mph) - which of course sounds a **** load better....

"whats the top speed of your car?"

"well...its limited to 180mph!"

so i basically want to know how to get the speedo housing out. and any tips if anyone has any

thanks

j

efini82

zebb, iv just seen that u live in sweden, so that explains why you'd still want ur speedo in kph. i was wondering why you'd want to delimit the car but not put it to mph......u use kph on the continent...


hmmm...taking off the steering wheel!! that'll be fun!

Zebb

Yeah, no MPH-**** here.

The wheel is no problem, just unscrew the screw behind the wheel and remove the horn cover. Then there is just one big bolt for the wheel.

Frankie B

Incorrect... ALL standard JDM cars are limited to 112mph.

Frankie B

And removing the dash isn't too difficult. First remove the steering column covers, there are 3 screws underneath. There is one more screw you need to remove on the drivers side to the right of the bonnet release.

Then gently pull the whole instrument cover towards you. You will need to move it very slightly from side to side or it wont budge. The plastic is very brittle and it is held in place by 4 or 5 strong spring clips near the windscreen so take your time here. DO NOT try and pull it up, only towards you. You dont need to remove the steering wheel but it will give you slightly more clearance if you do.

Once its out you need to unplug the cables, there are 4 multiplugs secured by plastic tabs.

FDNewbie

iTrader: (10)

I guess I stand corrected

DaiOni

buy a pfc - everyone should have one - then you don't have to do any pissing about

efini82

cheers frankie and zebb.

DaiOni,
i got a pfc (havent got it installed yet - waiting for my decat, then get it setup on rollers) but i still need to delimit the speedo afaik even if fitting the pfc.

Frankie B

You dont need the delimiter if running the power FC, swapping the ecu will remove the limit. All you'll need to do is take the clocks out to put a mph sticker over the kmh.

DaiOni

you've lost me there - pfc in mine = limiter gone, no need to touch the dials for any reason

check_ur_six

You can drop the steering column with the 2 bolts so that the pod doesn't get scratched. Mind that screw on the right - it's under a duct cover that needs to be pulled straight off to reveal it.

efini82

so the pfc does the speed in mph not kph? sweet! didnt know that.cheers .

in which case DaiOni the only reason to drop out the speedo housing is to put some black tape over the "k" in "kph" so no one gets confused

Tanjo

WTF? Ive been way over 180 klicks. Indicated, anyways, and Ive never hit any cut. Someone must have fucked with my car before I got it.

Zebb

No, it does not.

efini82

u can check ur ecu to see if its non standard one or someone coulda put a chip in behind the speedo whatever theyve done, SWEEEET!

KINETIK_FD3S

like ZEbb said the only thing that could change from mph to kph is the actual speedometer.

efini82

right, so i still need to take out my dash and put the chip (to convert from kph to mph) i have in place, then stick my pfc on. nice one!

DaiOni

the speed cut is VERY noticeable - so it's definitely been played with - check the ecu if you haven't already, might be a nice surprise.

got_boost

iTrader: (16)

BTW... only Americans use the MPH.
in Canada and everybody else on the planet goes by KMH.

got_boost

iTrader: (16)

i guess its different from one car to the other.
cause i have some friends here (in Canada) who have skylines r32, and they are limited to 180 kmh.
but i had a R33 gts-t half-cut swapped on my 180sx.
and i got it up to 296 kmh on the Apexi Rev Speed.
obviously it was modified, but i never did anything to the ecu... except tune it to run 16 psi daily.

DaiOni

EVERY car in japan is either limited to 180 or 140km/h (kei cars) - it's a regulation.