Actually, there's a chance your engine is already producing up to 98 hp



See Paul Tan and Motor Trader

Well, if the brake pedal is too low, there might not be enough space to tekan for an emergency stop. Anyway it's probably not as bad as you think.

My only complaint with the level of pedals is that with the accelerator being so low, I can't do heel and toe downshifts Found a screw at the accelerator pedal, thought I could raise it a bit. I managed to remove it but the pedal refused to budge

http://www.cbt.com.my/2012/05/04/pressing-...rice-advantage/

Sad lah

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Seems like the two guys weren't wearing their seatbelts, no wonder they died

But the woman survived wor. Maybe the left side didn't compress as much, there's no shot of the right side.

Yeah. The most basic safety procedure. I enforce the rear seat belt rule on my passengers and if they don't want to, I point to the seat pocket where I printed out the rear seatbelt law

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 13 2012, 10:34 PM

That, is pretty outstanding I can only achieve that on my manual tranny if I do 90 km/h all the way between Penang and KL, and the remainder of the tank spent in either place

Btw I achieved my record distance on one tank the other week. This should be no problem for you guys with the CVT, right?

Oh, the stretch just before or after Ipoh (depends where you're coming from) is my favourite part of the drive. Your underpower complaint is due to the four speed auto tranny, as my manual tranny can climb both sides of the hill at 110 km/h in 5th gear, provided I don't lose momentum (by some n00bs hogging the right lane ). I've never driven the four speed auto before, but I've tried my friend's 1.3 CVT. It was still new so I didn't push it hard, but it was a very smooth drive, and the power delivery is good. Those guys with the CVT can describe it to you better. See what David wrote earlier:

I definitely think the CVT is a good buy though personally if I were to buy an FLX now I'd still get the manual as I like choosing my own gear and the Getrag gearbox should be better than the old one. No more 110 km/h at 3,600 RPM

The impression I got was that the FLX CVT is quieter and more refined than my own one, probably due to the fact that the engine does not need to be revved hard.

1.6 vs 1.3? I've never complained about my 1.3 being underpowered, even with five on board, but then again I drive for economy, not performance. Though I think having a bigger engine gives a more relaxed drive, as you don't have to push it so hard. I doubt a bigger engine is gonna more thirsty, unless it's seriously overkill, like a 3 litre. Just look at Dares' latest consumption.

Yeah I know right PS Dares is your FLX SE's dashboard different from the regular FLX one?



Btw your vacuum gauge posts got me interested in one. It's so fascinating how much info you can pull out from a single meter.

I shift up at 2,000 RPM in city traffic. That works very well for me. David I remember you said earlier that your mileage is only around 19,000 km, if I'm not mistaken. Mine is past 38k now, almost time for service. If you look at my Fuelly graph you'll see that my average consumption per month is dropping as time goes by. I remember about a year ago I was struggling to touch 400 km on one tank, and I was so happy when I finally did. Even then that was with super light foot driving, using very long detours to avoid jams, switching engine off at traffic lights, etc. Then I gradually kept hitting 400 km more and more often until nowadays it's virtually guaranteed. Now I can touch 500+ km if I drive carefully on the highway.

My theory is, your engine is still being run in, even well past 10,000 km. But then again that doesn't explain how some people who got their car this year can start off so well

Also, I'm using relatively heavy oil, 15w50. Every time I ask for lighter oil the service advisor say takde Cold tyre pressure, front 33 PSI, rear 31 PSI.

Hmmmmm yeah that was pushing it a bit too far. Though I remember reading somewhere that someone with a BLM ran out of petrol and when he tried to pump full tank it could only take 36 L. So maybe, 1.5 L from empty lah. I've never ran out of petrol before, and I don't think I wanna experience it

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 15 2012, 11:23 AM

Surprising. I thought at 130 km/h your RPM should still be around below 3,000?

(From Paultan)

Can't really see any difference other than the SE speedo going up to 240 km/h

Car still new lah. Wait till 10k+ and see. You'll be breaking your own records then

Yes I agree. I personally find that above the speed limit, FC drops to city-like levels (my own levels), still good but not excellent any more.

From the way you described how your speed responds to the accelerator input, I realise now that I appreciate the fact that I can control speed and acceleration precisely on the highway on my manual, cos the gear ratio is fixed. Hope I'll get to test a chance on the CVT on the highway soon.

I don't remember feeling that when I'm overtaking heavy vehicles, but when speeding express buses overtake me, it's quite bad. Even at some traffic lights when I stop on the right lane to turn right and the light is green for going straight, I can feel the car shake when motorcycles pass near me

Put 200 kg of counterweight in the boot. Problem solved

Seriously, I feel the car is more stable when I'm carrying passengers at the back.

David,

Sorry to hear about your problems with the Iswara this morning. Have you got any comments on what I said earlier?

Taxi drivers run hundreds of km every day on NG, do you think they'll do that if it will damage the engine?

From my friend who installed the kit on his Iswara, you lose boot space, plus the car feels a bit more sluggish when running on NG.

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 16 2012, 12:02 AM

I don't have it installed myself, in fact of all my friends only one has an NGV, and I haven't driven any NGV before so I can't tell you how sluggish it is in comparison. Just telling you what my friend told me. Talk to someone who uses it, like taxi drivers. Will it damage the engine in the long run? I don't know.

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 16 2012, 12:36 AM

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This post has been edited by lhwj: May 16 2012, 11:07 AM

92 I think you mean km/L, because L/km will give you a pretty small number.

If you don't wanna calculate just enter your data into Fuelly lah

I wouldn't call that a freak accident. A freak accident is something like when a tree falls on your car, or a sinkhole forms under your car and swallows it. This is a wholly preventable accident, caused by sheer negligence and stupidity



Duct tape can seal leaking oil sump ah





Wahhh in that case if I install vacuum gauge and learn to read it maybe I can hit 600 km on one tank already



Good luck!

Hmmmm if your cousin does that wouldn't No. 3 happen? Suddenly eksos spew black smoke and engine stall...

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 16 2012, 11:11 AM

Same here. Asked them to raise the accelerator, said tak boleh

But I'm raising it for a different reason, wanna do heel and toe. Otherwise I feel so clumsy taking corners and speedbumps.

I tried DIY before, see that screw there?



Took me about 45 mins to remove it. But after I did the pedal still wouldn't budge, so I replaced the screw and haven't touched it since

Maybe the guys at the car accessories shop can help.

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