Monday, August 20, 2007

Honda Jazz iDsi Turbo charged




This L15A engine comes with the Vtec version and the iDsi version. With the iDsi version, the engine is designed to give better fuel economy and better torque. The engine design has alot of similarity to the Hybrids. Oh well, what we did to this ride was placed in a turbo kit and we kept the part on the torque thingy and controlled the 8 spark plugs for better boosting instead of fuel economy. We also added emanage blue unit with all the necessary fueling fittings to ensure this turbo kit work. The results is excellent. We basically screwed up the hybrid thingy and start dunking this ride with fuel and wash it all down with a Turbo!

Power wise, I estimated at least an increase of 30~40 bhp after the turbo was addded. The turbo used in this kit is slightly bigger than usual and this was purposely done to match the cvt's shifting zone, ensuring smooth delivery of power throughout the entire power band.

Anyway, who will ever suspect this ride to come with a turbo anyway...

Verdict:
You basically revamp the car for power instead of fuel economy. However, it lacks the luster of the Vtec version, this kit will only 'add-on' that 30~40 horse power which is extremely necessary for this underpowered car.

Highly recommended.

Mazda RX7 Efini


Mazda RX7 Efini

Running this ride on a T04-E turbo, upgraded intercooler and Microtech LT8 standalone ECU, at low boost of 0.75 bars, this ride is already making enough horses to make you smile. What we need now is to fix up his faulty radiator and we'll be boosting 1.5 bars and hope to hit a mininum of 500 bhp on the dyno.

Till then, its running 0.75 bars of boost on this excellent glamourous ride.

In 1992, Mazda released the third generation of the RX-7 as a 1993 model. This model came only as a twin-sequential-turbocharged rotary engine, the 13B-REW (standing for 13B, Rotary Engine Twin Turbo. Apparently, W is often used as shorthand for 'double' in Japanese). This engine was rated at 255 bhp peak output and was redlined at 8000 RPM, creating a performance car which has very few compromises. Interior room and practicality were characteristics not very high on the third generation design team's priority list. I think the seats behind are meant only for putting your wallet. Excellence in handling, acceleration.

The results are phenomenal.



Verdict :
Uncompromised by the need to be anything other than a supreme sports car.

cons:
Expensive for the average joe to maintain.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Suzuki Swift Sport NA Stage 2



Suzuki Swift Sport NA Stage 2 is definately a choiced selection for those who enjoy the throttle response and torque this ride can produce. The VVT technology for suzuki has a very close feel and response as compared to the Honda's Vtec opening response. Of course, this can only be realised after modification was done to the air intake and exhaust side.

With a properly setup exhaust system, the CEL light remains off while the stock ECU remains in normal and not go into fail-safe mode which is a vital component in bringing out the most of this ride's technology.

With a compression ratio of 11:1, the stock engine already produces a high amount of torque which most swift sport drivers already are used to, however, the stock configurations are too generalized and uses a common map which can be used in all factory production cars for this model. Knowing that no two cars are the same, a tuned map which is custom to this ride will give this ride the extra amount of torque and also ensure the VVT technology it uses are maximised.

For this setup, I must admit that the bhp and torque is not as much as the one with the turbo kit, however, for those who feel that a 15~20% increase in horse power is all we're looking for, then, yes. I would recommend this setup. When the VVT kicks in, there will be that kick in the ass feeling during acceleration after tuning.


This ride uses Emanage Blue piggy-back computer to control the stock ECU. We are careful not to have the stock ECU relearning itself and override the settings we programmed for this ride. Yes, I know, thats basic... ya ya... whatever...


Verdict :
No fear of road blocks. Good for NA lovers. Factory quality idling. Improves fuel consumption. Extremely sporty sound. No CEL Light showing. No Flat spots. Amplifies the effect of the VVT opening. The only downside is that this ride will lose to the turbo charged version for suzuki swift sport :)

Highly Recommended for NA fans only.