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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by daronspicher, Oct 31, 2005.

  1. daronspicher

    daronspicher Active Member

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    I'm taking a 06 end of january so I'm just lurking around here seeing what the deal is.

    I am curious what the top end is for speed? Anyone ever gotten out on the open road and went for the gold medal?

    I saw a post one time along the way where someone hooked up to 153kph which must be somewhere around 100mph.

    Is there a govenor that shuts you down at some level?
     
    #1 daronspicher, Oct 31, 2005
  2. Wayne

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    Yep, you can't exceed about 105. In a hurry, are you? :D

    Remove the software limit (not possible by us) and it can hit 135+.
     
    #2 Wayne, Oct 31, 2005
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    I would disagree this requires unloading the car i.e. Seats etc and a secondary cooler for the inverter as well as reprogramming the ECUs . I think you would need a few (more than a few) Toyota Engineers in your pocket. Oh BTW there may be suspension and other changes, better check on that!
    :lol:
     
    #3 hdrygas, Oct 31, 2005
  4. Sufferin' Prius Envy

    Sufferin' Prius Envy Platinum Member

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    Well, if the race for the gold medal goes horribly wrong, I believe that the Prii’s low coefficient of drag will cause it to reach a terminal velocity of somewhere around 168 mph soon after it crashes through the mountain guardrail and plummets toward the valley floor.
    There is a max number there somewhere. I don't care to be the first to find it. :p
     
    #4 Sufferin' Prius Envy, Oct 31, 2005
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    101-103 is most commonly reported.

    On the Bonneville Salt Flats, a Prius with beefed-up batteries and a lower final drive ratio hit 136 (actually a little more, likely, as two speeds are averaged) last summer. Toyota sponsored the run, BTW.
     
    #5 Jack 06, Oct 31, 2005
  6. Mystery Squid

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    I managed to get it up to 125mph with the superchip I bought for $20.


























    j/k :lol:



    :ph34r:
     
    #6 Mystery Squid, Nov 1, 2005
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