Apr 15, 2009

IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

Here are some speed tests, done mostly by customers, and these show better all-out performance, though our main emphasis is on improving everyday driving.

The following cars have been recorded at speeds higher than their original top speeds:

Make Of Car Original Top Speed Highest Speed With Surbo Achieved In Gear Remarks
'01 Citroen Berlingo 1.9 Diesel 130 kph 140+ kph 4th or 5th With aircon on
'89 Honda Civic 1.3 GL 170 kph 185 kph 5
'97 Mitsubishi Lancer MR 1.6 210 kph 220 kph 180 kph in 3rd Richard Wong
'93 Opel Vectra 1.6 190 kph 205 kph

'98 Proton Wira 1.6A 160 kph 180 kph 4 K H Tan
Peugeot 106 115 mph 118+ mph 5 UK-Cruise
'89 Peugeot 405 1.6 180 kph 188 kph 5 3/4 throttle only
Proton Putra 1.8 208 kph 215 kph 5 limited by gearbox
'96 Rover 416 HHR 190 kph 220 kph 5
'95 Skoda Felicia 1.4 96 mph 100 mph 5 Peter Allen
Toyota Starlet 1.3 16v turbo 120 kph 150 kph 3 Chris of Kota Kinabalu
Toyota Starlet '89 1.0 150 kph 170 kph+ 5

The following cars have improved acceleration times:

Make Of Car 0-100 kph Before Surbo 0-100 kph With Surbo Achieved In Gear Remarks
Citroen Xantia VSX 16V 2.0 9.0 secs 6.57 secs 2nd 0-60 mph
Daihatsu Charade 1.0 6+ secs 1.2 secs cut 2nd 0-60 kph
Mazda '95 Astina 1.6 9.6 seconds 8.9 seconds
Richard Yim, 1 Surbo
Mazda '95 Astina 1.6 9.6 seconds 8.0 seconds
Richard Yim, Twin Surbo
Mitsubishi Lancer 1.3 carb 14.44 seconds 14.09 seconds
Mark of Singapore
Nissan 200SX 1.8 Turbo 8.0 7.5 2nd Full throttle-Chile team
Perodua Kancil 660 Carb 23 seconds 19 seconds 3rd Wheels oversized-Gordon Goh
Peugeot '92 405 1.6GLi 14.2 11.78 2nd 0-60 mph
Proton Putra 1.8 8.9-9.5 secs 7.5-8.0 secs 2nd Stock time 8.7 secs
Proton Satria 1.8 GTi 7.8 seconds 7.1 seconds 2nd Raja Irwan of Ampang
Proton '02 Wira 1.5 na 8 seconds 3rd Ah Tee of KL
Proton Satria 1.3 inj 11.69 seconds 10.43 seconds 3rd Edward Wong of Malacca
Suzuki '86 Fronte 800 Unknown 4 seconds cut 3rd Tested by NUS car club
VW Caddy 1.9 Turbo Diesel 14.0 13.0
Tested by BBQ

Kilowatt Per Tonne vs 0-100 kph Time. This graph is the best judge of performance, according to Autospeed.com. Thanks to David Barker (Citroen VSX) for his contribution. Calculations on this chart shows that his car's power-to-weight ratio has improved from 119 bhp/tonne (BBC Top Gear Jun 94) to around 185 bhp/tonne.

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