[Snakeii]

doesnt work if dtc is off :O i was off the clock nast night past 160mph pressed dtc and it droped down to 155 on the clock even with foot to the floor, pushed again and went past 160 (also had road angle gps mph on it said 169mph)

[E86M]

.....but to dangers

[Ryan(e92)]

Thats crazy talk

[Snakeii]

try it it was on a test track not on the raods i hasent to add one of them f off ovals

[ibd12nv]

that's what I love about Germany. Drive as fast as you like on the ABUAN. Of course you have to be aware of others.
Hell I was passed by an old lady driving a hyundia while driving my golf, but that would never happen in the 335.

[bronco]

is that even possible?

[dhmilosr]

Could you very carefully take a picture of the speedo with your camera phone and post it? That may be the only time most of us would ever see a speedo with the needle over that far...

[teknochild]

Originally Posted by dhmilosr

Could you very carefully take a picture of the speedo with your camera phone and post it? That may be the only time most of us would ever see a speedo with the needle over that far...

or believe a post like this

[BoostedBMW]

That either takes some very large balls or an equal amount of stupidity to mess with the DTC when you are driving at those speeds! You would never catch me doing that, but regardless i'm not too sure how much i'm buying into this.

[Jaws]

Originally Posted by BoostedBMW

That either takes some very large balls or an equal amount of stupidity to mess with the DTC when you are driving at those speeds! You would never catch me doing that, but regardless i'm not too sure how much i'm buying into this.

Your s2k doesn't have stability control. I don't see the importance of having DSC when driving in a straight line on a flat road. Don't get me wrong I think it's an excellent safety tool, but driving at high speed, all things being equal, doesn't automatically require electronic nannies.

[bmwmike]

Originally Posted by Snakeii

doesnt work if dtc is off :O i was off the clock nast night past 160mph pressed dtc and it droped down to 155 on the clock even with foot to the floor, pushed again and went past 160 (also had road angle gps mph on it said 169mph)

I wouldn't doubt it. In Canada our cars are limited to 130 mph or 210 km/hr. On the track my car appears to cut out at around 210 with DTC on but with the DTC and ABS fully off on the dyno it went well beyond 210 km/hr i was told.

[boggysv]

Originally Posted by BoostedBMW

That either takes some very large balls or an equal amount of stupidity to mess with the DTC when you are driving at those speeds! You would never catch me doing that, but regardless i'm not too sure how much i'm buying into this.

imho, at those speeds your dtc wont be of much help.
(usually) your engine wont have that much power to cause your car to get upset at those speeds, and even if it does, it'd be usually too late for any electronics to save your ass.

Also,

I've driven an audi b5s4 at 270kmh, no lights blinking
stage 3+ b6 a4 , no warnings
ridden in an evo,no lights blinking


(JUST MY OPINION THOUGH!!)

[BlueLion]

so the car allows you to go faster with the safety features off

[mikpap]

You must be kidding me...

[MacAttack]

Sounds like it. Crazy flaw...I'll test it out once I break in the car....on the autobahn...when it's clear and weather conditions permitting.

[Simple1]

ummh if this is true I'm going to have to test it out myself!! I've already done the limiter here in the States!! the car is unbelievably stable and I drive with DSC + DTC quite a number of times. If the tarmac is not slippery and it's not raining I don't see why you can't drive with both nannies off.

[Brunotheboxer]

this is what they call thinning of the herd.

[mhaw2001]

Originally Posted by dhmilosr

Could you very carefully take a picture of the speedo with your camera phone and post it? That may be the only time most of us would ever see a speedo with the needle over that far...

If you want to see the needle past 260, just turn the dashboard test on. I took a pic with my phone and I love people's reaction when I show it to them

[stressdoc]

Most interesting. Now a 335 w/ PROcede, proper tires, & coilovers could really surprise a few Porsches on the autobahns. I wonder if there is a dif btw Euro and USA versions. To clarify, the limiter is off with DTC? Or does DTC have to off as well as DSC?

[BoostedBMW]

Originally Posted by Jaws

Your s2k doesn't have stability control. I don't see the importance of having DSC when driving in a straight line on a flat road. Don't get me wrong I think it's an excellent safety tool, but driving at high speed, all things being equal, doesn't automatically require electronic nannies.

I agree with you, but all I was saying is that I wouldn't be messing with electronics at those speeds. If it was off from when you took of then ok, but I would want to be sure that pressing the button at those speds wouldn't do anything out of the ordinary. I guess i'm paranoid at 170mph.

[RiXst3r]

Is this true? No... seriously? I dont think so, because shiv had problems dyno'ing non ZSP 335's because of the 130mph top speed limiter kicking in before 4th gear run ended... and they have to fully disable DTC for a dyno run on a steptronic

[stressdoc]

It might work on the ZSP because the tires are rated for a higher speed than the limiter, whereas without it you are stuck with VRs and hence must limit to 130mph.