05 TUNDRA Max Speed is 103 mph???

[Nzo]

This is BS! Well I was pissed and surprised to find out tonight that the top speed limiter on my 05 2WD V8 Tundra cuts off at around 103mph. I just came home from Las Vegas, and as you Californians all know, it is a temptation highway drive from CA to LV and back. I wasn't even paying attention to my cruise speed when while driving and keeping up with this Acura, the cut off occurred three times in a row while my foot was on the accellerator. Then I realized it was the limiter. So I tested it again a few times. And yes it is 103mph on a flat road. I'm assuming that going down hill, the cut off would occur, but the inertia may continue your speed go way beyond 103mph. The fastest I have ever driven is 150mph. NOT recommended nor safe of course, but I wish we were given the option to. I hate limiters even if it means well. The govt issues these safety features for you which IMO is always another freedom taken from you. I understand the safety issue but sometimes it is ridiculous and impractical, the way they approach or enforce it like with many different laws. If someone wants to be stupid and die then let them. I don't want to sound insensitive here, but this limiter max speed is freakin ridiculous. I knew the Tundra had a limiter, but thought it would be atleast 110mph, not a mere 103mph. Even my wifes Honda Pilot goes beyond 110mph. And I know it will be rare if any, that you will drive that fast, but I would like to know that I can if I wanted/needed to. And as you guys who have driven to Vegas know what I am talking about. Sometimes 90 mph seems like a slowww 60mph out there. Well today, what and why I really need to rant about this 103mph max speed. I had a few annoying drivers that I wanted to pass but couldn't cause I was limited to my speed, so I couldn't. There were these two cars that drove 95 mph side by side holding up traffic. If I try to cut, I know my limiter will cut me off and leave me looking stupid. A mere 5 mph for 2-3 seconds is all I needd but didn't hvae it. I know the tire ratings, purpose of this, etc, but still hate the limited speed at what it is. The Tundra felt like it could and would go much faster with "0" problems. It was smooth and quiet but somewhat restricted from it's full capability. The manual says, the 4th gear top speed is 112mph I believe. Geez, I couldn't even pass 103mph. And the 05 Tundras are 5 speed, not 4, so why doesn't the manual say anything about it. This is probably my biggest disappointment by far on my Tundra! Flame suit on!

[MBZ BOY]

First off, the Gov. does not restrict your Tundra's speed to 103 mph, Toyota does, hence my E-class is limited to 153. I too have driven very close to 150 mph, back when I was 16. And second, you say you are pissed because its limited to 103, when your expectations were 110, wow, a whole 7 miles per hour. Third valid point, You say you understand the whole tire speed rating thing but yet you still hate the fact that your truck has a limiter. Hmmm so then you do understand that the glue compound that bonds your carcass package to your tread package is not designed to handle the heat that the friction from the road will produce and will ultimately separate the two packages. Now this is at the recommended inflation pressure, uh oh, what if your tire pressure is low, or you hit something at that speed, thats right sudden loss of pressure+ high tire temp = ka boom. Now you say and I quote "If someone wants to be stupid and die then let them". Well now see thats the problem, Im sure alot of people wouldn't mind you excusing your self from the gene pool, however what happens when your carcass as been ejected and the reminnce of your truck rolls into oncoming traffic and kills an innocent family coming back from circus circus, the worst part is, what if you survived???? how could you live with your self????? If you cannot afford a real performance vehicle, and cannot contain your self any longer, I will be more than happy to recommend a few good go kart tracks where you can get it out of your system!!!
Thanks

[arthur]

If ya wanna drive faster then 103 mph just klick the OD drive button and your limiter doesn't react when driving full throttle. Bud as a advise only doe this for overtaking.
Be carefull.

[H2O_MAN]

Originally Posted by Nzo

This is BS! Well I was pissed and surprised to find out tonight that the top speed limiter on my 05 2WD V8 Tundra cuts off at around 103mph.

Yep - it sucks. But, it happens for a reason. Our trucks are not set up for sustained high speed driving.

With time and money you could make some changes and end up with more top speed.

Speed rated tires, enhanced brakes and suspension plus a Unichip programmed to eliminate the limiter are just a few items needed.

[wylcat]

Originally Posted by MBZ BOY

First off, the Gov. does not restrict your Tundra's speed to 103 mph, Toyota does, hence my E-class is limited to 153. I too have driven very close to 150 mph, back when I was 16. And second, you say you are pissed because its limited to 103, when your expectations were 110, wow, a whole 7 miles per hour. Third valid point, You say you understand the whole tire speed rating thing but yet you still hate the fact that your truck has a limiter. Hmmm so then you do understand that the glue compound that bonds your carcass package to your tread package is not designed to handle the heat that the friction from the road will produce and will ultimately separate the two packages. Now this is at the recommended inflation pressure, uh oh, what if your tire pressure is low, or you hit something at that speed, thats right sudden loss of pressure+ high tire temp = ka boom. Now you say and I quote "If someone wants to be stupid and die then let them". Well now see thats the problem, Im sure alot of people wouldn't mind you excusing your self from the gene pool, however what happens when your carcass as been ejected and the reminnce of your truck rolls into oncoming traffic and kills an innocent family coming back from circus circus, the worst part is, what if you survived???? how could you live with your self????? If you cannot afford a real performance vehicle, and cannot contain your self any longer, I will be more than happy to recommend a few good go kart tracks where you can get it out of your system!!!
Thanks

could not have said it better.....I will add one thing tho, ITS A DAMN TRUCK, NOT A SPORTS CAR!

[H2O_MAN]

Originally Posted by MBZ BOY

Well now see thats the problem, Im sure alot of people wouldn't mind you excusing your self from the gene pool, however what happens when your carcass as been ejected and the reminnce of your truck rolls into oncoming traffic and kills an innocent family coming back from circus circus, the worst part is, what if you survived???? how could you live with your self????? If you cannot afford a real performance vehicle, and cannot contain your self any longer, I will be more than happy to recommend a few good go kart tracks where you can get it out of your system!!!
Thanks

The same can be said for the non-driver that does own a real performance vehicle.
Anybody can excuse themselves and others from the gene pool when they loose control of any vehicle.
In Hotlanta most of the DOA accidents are young drivers in high dollar Mercedes Benz, BMW's and assorted expensive SUV's.

Just because a person can afford a real performance vehicle does not make them a real performance vehicle driver.

Do us all a favor - learn to drive or stay a passenger.

[tranft]

Originally Posted by Nzo

Well today, I had a few annoying drivers that I wanted to cut off but I was limited to my speed, so I couldn't. There were these two cars that drove 95 mph side by side holding up traffic. If I try to cut, I know my limiter will cut me off and leave me looking stupid.

Well, well....your quote reveals your true maturity and that speedlimiter was designed for people like you. Cutting off other people at 95mph?...gimme a break...go to the track for that B.S. I don't know how many innocent people have been killed by idiot drivers with an oveload of testosterone. I'm not excusing other drivers who are holding up traffic going side-by-side, they are equally idiots.

[Uncle Buck]

Originally Posted by Nzo

... There were these two cars that drove 95 mph side by side holding up traffic. If I try to cut, I know my limiter will cut me off and leave me looking stupid.

Do I really need to say it? Nah...

[chrispitude]

Thank you Toyota.

- Chris

[GF4x4]

All reasonable replies. Luckily I drive the 405 in So Cal, so I only get cut-off at 9.5 mph

to the originator of the topic: Why don't you fly to Vegas, and spend a day at the raceway.

[Sanosuke]

Thank you, Toyota, for keeping the reckless speeders at bay and for keeping my insurance rates from going through the roof because of them.

Sanosuke!

[thinshavings]

Originally Posted by Nzo

Well today, I had a few annoying drivers that I wanted to cut off but I was limited to my speed, so I couldn't. There were these two cars that drove 95 mph side by side holding up traffic. If I try to cut, I know my limiter will cut me off and leave me looking stupid.

Stupid is as stupid does!!
You are an idiot!

[Nzo]

First off people! This topic has absolutely nothing to do with racing! So put your racing comments back to bed please. I expected these responses but wanted to rant about it anyway. I knew this would ruffle some of your feathers and rile you guys up. It was enough to even get new members to post for the first time.

I don't think most of you people got the point of what I'm really trying to make though, and why I really started this thread. Ok, it was a vent thread pretty much. And though not necessary, but thanks anyway for the lectures. I definitely did expect some people would be upset with this and would probably think I was some sort of young punk racer or idiot who likes to speed like a sob esp in a non performance "PU truck". I admit that I use to be when I was in my teens decades ago driving souped up sports cars like when I drove 150mph once. But most of us have, true? May not be 150mph but atleast 110 mph. I barely drive over 70mph on the fwys and barely over 55 on the street nowadays. For people's sake, I don't drive like that and I pull over people like that all the time! And YES I am!

I signal almost every single time and try never to seem or come off rude to other drivers, just don't pull one on me. Anyway the point is, what if I wanted to modify and or soup up my Tundra for racing purposes, whether its professional or just amateur, whatever, not that I would, but what if I did? I want the full potential of the trucks power. I don't need Toyota making the decision for me on how fast I can go. It's not that I want to drive like a maniac and cause an accident to myself or others. I have a wife and two children so I drive pretty darn safe. You people definitely don't know me at all to say the least, and hope some of you don't come off judging me like that merely because of the thread I opened up which make me seem like one of those A hole speed drivers I see everyday here in L.A. It has nothing to do with testosterone, immaturity or any BS like that. Like I said, I was simply trying to pass some vehicles holding up traffic. My wife and I were simply having a casual conversation while driving/crusing and I decided to slowly (not floor the pedal), but gently increase throttle to pass the slower vehicles who don't know which lane they seemingly should be in. That's when the cut off occurred and I was caught off guard with it and was mad that I couldn't even go to 105 mph for a mere 2 seconds to pass another vehicle then cruise back down to 80mph which is about normal cruise speed on the I15. I do apologize for coming off like a whacked driver on my original thread, but hope you people understand carefully what I am trying to get across here. Yes, Toyota put the limiters, but doesn't the state or federal govt in charge of telling manufacturers what they should or should not do to their vehicles and enforces safety? And Mr MBZBOY, a whopping extra 7mph does matter to me because sometimes, that's all you need to pass another vehicle like on my example. Geez, another 2mph would have probably been all I needed. I hope you see my point here. If I was trying to outrun another car and race him, 7mph may not mean much, but obviously, it seems my point was not taken correctly here. I do appreciate some of your comments but not some of your smart sarcasms, but, I do understand why you said what you did after reading my vent post. I was perceived from my original post as an idiot need for speed maniac, well again, I understand why, but for those who did perceive me as that, well, you're WRONG, but no harm no foul.

By the way, H2OMAN, you seem like the ONLY one who truly read, understood, and logically got my point on this topic and a big thank you to you sir. One orange in a basket of lemons is better than none. A simple mechanical understanding and a response w/o a judgmental lecture.
And you are absolutely right. Alot of DOA's brought in are from TC's while drving the luxury and souped up "performace" cars and of course motorcycles. I think they become over confident and cocky with their "performance vehicles" and find out differently. I see alot of them proven wrong all the time. I talk to and meet alot of them in the ER, and unfortuantely, sometimes in the morgue. But there, they don't say much. For the young racers, "my car was dropped with strut and sway bars, Aerodynamic kits, and $4K tires." WRONG! For the BMW, Benzo, Porsche drivers, "my car is a true sports car and performace graded and is built for the autobahn." Dead WRONG!

[MBZ BOY]

Well if you were crusing at 80mph, then how would 7mph possibly have helped when the cars you desperatly failed to overtake were traveling at 95mph??? It's people like you in your perfession, that give the good one's a bad wrap. Just because you inforce the law, doesnt mean you have the authority to bend or break them, remember you are still a citizen. cvc 23103 (a) -Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway in
willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is
guilty of reckless driving.


P.S. Did you purchase the Recaro Edition child safety seats W/5point harness for you kids????

[Uncle Buck]

Originally Posted by MBZ BOY

P.S. Did you purchase the Recaro Edition child safety seats W/5point harness for you kids????

LOL!
You forgot the HANS Device and Nomex diapers!

Having a casual conversation and ended up over 100mph before you were aware of it? I think that's all the MORE reason for your vehicles to have a speed limiter. Good Gawd!