[Preciseyyc]

315km/h in my 2011 335is
308 in my 91 skyline
304 on my R1

[The Nerd]

Originally Posted by chenry

160ish Mission Stage2 2017 340 deserted desert road on the way to the BMW thermal performance driving center - car still had more to give I did not

138 on the water and that felt waaaay faster than the 160 in the car - my knees were literally shaking an hour later

138 on the water?? Wow, what did you do that in?

[chenry]

Originally Posted by The Nerd

138 on the water?? Wow, what did you do that in?

This was about 18 years ago and I was not the driver. The boat was a 38+ pickle fork and we were at Havasu. On the shore I struck up a conversation with the driver and his wife (probably in their 70's) - he was a retired engineer from whipple engineering and not surprisingly his boat was powered by twin super charged (whipple charged engines) I think in the neighborhood of 1600 HP each. I commented that I could only dream of speed like what I was sure his boat could achieve.

He graciously offered my friend and me a ride and we jumped at the opportunity (not sure the best choice in retrospect - I had a beer drinking 70ish couple in front of me in control and 3000+ HP behind me). On the way out of the channel they handed us goggles and a beer. I literally was shaking an hour later - the sensation of speed with something that big and that fast on water was/is unbelievable. Very similar to star wars when they say warp speed and everything starts to blur

[The Nerd]

Originally Posted by chenry

This was about 18 years ago and I was not the driver. The boat was a 38+ pickle fork and we were at Havasu. On the shore I struck up a conversation with the driver and his wife (probably in their 70's) - he was a retired engineer from whipple engineering and not surprisingly his boat was powered by twin super charged (whipple charged engines) I think in the neighborhood of 1600 HP each. I commented that I could only dream of speed like what I was sure his boat could achieve.

He graciously offered my friend and me a ride and we jumped at the opportunity (not sure the best choice in retrospect - I had a beer drinking 70ish couple in front of me in control and 3000+ HP behind me). On the way out of the channel they handed us goggles and a beer. I literally was shaking an hour later - the sensation of speed with something that big and that fast on water was/is unbelievable. Very similar to star was when they say warp speed and everything starts to blur

That's incredible. I actually own a 25 ft custom built performance boat that was built out in Havasu (it's called an Advantage....it's a V-bottom). I have a Whipplecharged 502 and I've approached 90mph, which is still cooking for a single engine V-bottom....it's no 138 though haha). Even though I'm from Ohio, I made a trip to Havasu upon my boat's completion to check it over at the factory and to take a maiden "first voyage" on Lake Havasu. And you're right....lots of jaw dropping performance boats on that lake!

[Krabbypatty]

I went 157 MPH on the motorway, dead straight motorway and clear as day. At 155mph the car stopped accelerating when I had my foot pushed on the pedal but the road went down hill ever so slightly and I hit 157mph. Completely stock car M340i.

[Krabbypatty]

Originally Posted by Musaabi

Yeah the 155 limiter is if you get the track and cooling package I believe. Yeah plenty more to go but I do feel it slowing down when you're approaching the 125 point. Not sure if that's part of the limiter or actual performance.

Originally Posted by Musaabi

Yeah the 155 limiter is if you get the track and cooling package I believe. Yeah plenty more to go but I do feel it slowing down when you're approaching the 125 point. Not sure if that's part of the limiter or actual performance.

I didn't get the track and cooling package and my car done 155

[greekcs]

170 in my old E46 M3

[EXE46]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

Same here, 135 mph. I was actually pretty surprised and disappointed when I hit the limiter at that speed because I had read beforehand that the top speed was limited to 155 mph, and especially considering the M340i still had a lot of steam to keep going. But I suppose it's better for my safety.

Yep, pretty disappointing the first time I hit the threshold, car felt it could do 160 plus easily. Even a 4 cylinder Lexus IS200T has higher limit. Can't use this ala transporter lol..

[DenHaag3er]

M340i stock- 270kph

[EXE46]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

Actually the 155 mph is based on the tire/wheel set up that came from the factory. It’s not necessary to have the track package. If the car came equipped with staggered, high performance, summer tires the limiter is set at 155. If it came with a square, all season set up the limiter is set at 130 mph.

Can we change this in I-drive? Mine came with all seasons but I have swapped them out for Michelins PS4S. I do notice in I-drive there is a setting for tire pressure above and below a speed range.

[john!smith]

320 kph
200 mph
there was some power left, but the autobahn was not straight enough

[DenHaag3er]

Bloody hell! You should have done it with the live l/100km figures.

[M340i Pride]

Originally Posted by john!smith

320 kph
200 mph
there was some power left, but the autobahn was not straight enough

HOLY COW. can you share some goodies, like the hp/tq 0-60, 1/4 on that bad ass machine?? And I wonder what tires were on it. Great showing. Basically a ZR1

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by EXE46

Can we change this in I-drive? Mine came with all seasons but I have swapped them out for Michelins PS4S. I do notice in I-drive there is a setting for tire pressure above and below a speed range.

No reset in iDrive. The limiter is hard set at the factory. The only way I know of raising it is with a Dinan tune.

Originally Posted by john!smith

320 kph
200 mph
there was some power left, but the autobahn was not straight enough

How did you get that power and eliminate the limiter?

[john!smith]

Originally Posted by M340i Pride

HOLY COW. can you share some goodies, like the hp/tq 0-60, 1/4 on that bad ass machine?? And I wonder what tires were on it. Great showing. Basically a ZR1

i was not on the dyno yet, but my datalogs and ilog dyno sais 570HP and 770nm at the crank.
I guess the car has realistic 530 - 550 hp. that must be near the limit the stock turbo can do.

0-100 kph ~3.5 sec
100-200 kph 7.4 sec
200-250 kph about 7 sec
my car was on pirelli pzero at this footage. just the factory setup at 225/255 19inch

tuned by mhd with stage 2+ ish costum tune, mh-pipes costum downpipe, ftp charge pipe, mst intake, milltek exhaust and 102 fuel. no ethanol or wmi :-)
you can delete the vmax limiter with the mhd app. the digital cluster was changed via bimmercode.

[zamboni]

Rented a F80 M3 in Munich two years ago and went up to 137MPH on Autobahn, the car is solid at that speed. Most German cars limited at 155MPH due to MFG agreement but the M cars have the limiter removed if you have the competition package.

[chenry]

Originally Posted by The Nerd

That's incredible. I actually own a 25 ft custom built performance boat that was built out in Havasu (it's called an Advantage....it's a V-bottom). I have a Whipplecharged 502 and I've approached 90mph, which is still cooking for a single engine V-bottom....it's no 138 though haha). Even though I'm from Ohio, I made a trip to Havasu upon my boat's completion to check it over at the factory and to take a maiden "first voyage" on Lake Havasu. And you're right....lots of jaw dropping performance boats on that lake!

We had an advantage many years ago, a 20.5 classic, actually bought it from Advantage when they were in Anaheim before the move to Havasu. Lovely lake boats - these days my ride is a Boston Whaler for salt water duty

[M340i Pride]

Originally Posted by john!smith

i was not on the dyno yet, but my datalogs and ilog dyno sais 570HP and 770nm at the crank.
I guess the car has realistic 530 - 550 hp. that must be near the limit the stock turbo can do.

0-100 kph ~3.5 sec
100-200 kph 7.4 sec
200-250 kph about 7 sec
my car was on pirelli pzero at this footage. just the factory setup at 225/255 19inch

tuned by mhd with stage 2+ ish costum tune, mh-pipes costum downpipe, ftp charge pipe, mst intake, milltek exhaust and 102 fuel. no ethanol or wmi :-)
you can delete the vmax limiter with the mhd app. the digital cluster was changed via bimmercode.

Nice! Good to know that ceiling of the stock turbos.

[oz555]

Originally Posted by Musaabi

Curious to see numbers on what speeds everyone reached. Of course these numbers were obtained in a legal fashion. I've gotten to 135/7 MPH stock 2021 M340. I assume I have a speed limiter since the car wouldn't go faster than that.

150MPH with 2016 420d (EU model)

[miked1999]

Originally Posted by xlover

1) I wasn't referring to you personally, but it is a fact the reason why bmw limits the cars with all seasons is because people don't pay attention nor understand.

2)the setting you refer above to will not change the speed limiter it will only change the recommended tire pressure. why? See your own comment about being able to enter inaccurate information.

The only way to get the limiter changed is through coding.

Check out this clip from The Doctor. He takes a different approach to change the limiter. **Disclaimer: I haven't tried on my M340i, so no idea if it actually works.**

[DDD330e]

BMW 330e - 100 MPH

It really breezes to that speed because of how well built these things are for high speeds. Not pushing it any further because I still have to "break-in" the engine.

[The Nerd]

Originally Posted by chenry

We had an advantage many years ago, a 20.5 classic, actually bought it from Advantage when they were in Anaheim before the move to Havasu. Lovely lake boats - these days my ride is a Boston Whaler for salt water duty

Very cool! It's rare to find another Advantage owner....even if it was years ago. I'm always drooling over those Eliminator cats. It would be nice to own one someday.