What is the governor set at on the M4

E92VIP · 10-20-2014, 12:02 PM

I did 170 mph last night. I though the car governed at 156?

Algol · 10-20-2014, 02:00 PM

~170-175 is what I topped out at on the autobahn.

MasterC17 · 10-20-2014, 02:04 PM

167mph, just like the E9X M3, E60 M5, and F10 M5.

///M ARMY · 10-20-2014, 02:05 PM

Gotta try it now.

elias · 10-20-2014, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by E92VIP

I did 170 mph last night. I though the car governed at 156?

Were you on the autobahn last night?

E92VIP · 10-20-2014, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by elias

Were you on the autobahn last night?

no, just a normal highway

Deviant · 10-20-2014, 05:58 PM

Where's that thread where everyone was clamoring on about it being a top speed of 155 and how the speedo may read higher but you're not really going that fast.

I've done 167 speedo and had two GPS displays showing 164.

RingMeister01 · 10-20-2014, 07:35 PM

Now to remove the limiter!

CanAutM3 · 10-20-2014, 08:15 PM

I was able to sustain an indicated ~275km/h (171mph) on the speedo on the Autobahn during my ED this summer. The car climbed relatively quickly up to about 272km/h and then promptly stopped accelerating. It would then very slowly creep up to 275km/h. This is the same top speed I was able to reach with my E46. My E92 was limited to an indicated 265km/h (164mph) until I had it de-limited.

kinimod · 10-20-2014, 09:52 PM

Can it go 300km/h with limiter disabled?

MasterC17 · 10-21-2014, 06:43 AM

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Can it go 300km/h with limiter disabled?

Definitely.

SOM3 · 10-21-2014, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MasterC17

Definitely.

Maybe speedo indicated, no way GPS.

MasterC17 · 10-21-2014, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SOM3

Maybe speedo indicated, no way GPS.

Why not? Theoretical top speed is 259mph (DCT) based on gearing and final drive ratio. The car is pushing almost 500hp crank in stock form. The only thing that would keep it from getting there is aero-dynamics. Both the E60 M5 and E9X M3 could do over 200mph (indicated) in stock form de-limited. Once someone comes out with a way to de-limit top speed I'll be more than happy to test it, but I'm positive this car can do over 186mph (gps).

karussell · 10-21-2014, 07:25 AM

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Why not? Theoretical top speed is 259mph (DCT) based on gearing and final drive ratio. The car is pushing almost 500hp crank in stock form. The only thing that would keep it from getting there is aero-dynamics. Both the E60 M5 and E9X M3 could do over 200mph (indicated) in stock form de-limited. Once someone comes out with a way to de-limit top speed I'll be more than happy to test it, but I'm positive this car can do over 186mph (gps).

The E90 M3 delimited even with chip, race cats could not touch 200mph. i tried several times on autobahn straight no cars at 6am on a sunday. best i got was 317kph.

The F8X delimited I have no doubt can get past 200mph and will feel more planted. At 300kph in the E9X it was getting rather floaty.

MasterC17 · 10-21-2014, 07:34 AM

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The E90 M3 delimited even with chip, race cats could not touch 200mph. i tried several times on autobahn straight no cars at 6am on a sunday. best i got was 317kph.

The F8X delimited I have no doubt can get past 200mph and will feel more planted. At 300kph in the E9X it was getting rather floaty.

On the E90, was that indicated or GPS speed?

The F8X definitely feels more planted than the E9X, although I feel the E60 M5 felt more planted than the F8X at governor (167mph) but that's probably due to the fact that it's a much larger car.

karussell · 10-21-2014, 07:43 AM

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On the E90, was that indicated or GPS speed?

The F8X definitely feels more planted than the E9X, although I feel the E60 M5 felt more planted than the F8X at governor (167mph) but that's probably due to the fact that it's a much larger car.

I think its the aero work on the new car. it generates some amount of downforce where the E9X car was very neutral or even had some lift. there is a wind tunnel test somewhere out there that showed it. don't remember the tested speed.

the m5 feels more planted and i think same as you. she is just heavy.

The measured speed was with the digital speedo which was corrected with coding so actual speed.

Ex_Stig · 10-21-2014, 10:37 PM

This should explain why people see speedos showing higher than the limited speed max of 155.

Powaup · 10-22-2014, 11:03 AM

267 for me, i think thats kmh though but maybe not

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