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 Proton PrevĂ© V14, Turbocharged Car; Supercharged Thread

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post Aug 6 2012, 01:32 PM

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No need bars. A pair of adjustables will do the job fairlyn the chassis is rigid enough that extra bars are already overkill.

Just to ask. Are your brakes working well? Mine is like need to really push the brakes hardvwhen braking, espially braking on a doenhill slope. Then can hear the abs grinding loudly.
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post Aug 6 2012, 03:18 PM

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QUOTE(BartS @ Aug 6 2012, 02:24 PM)
Agree on the rigidity of the body. That's one of Preve's strong points. I would have thought an anti roll bar may be of help.

Do need to shove brake pedal hard when going downhill. I attribute that to the weight of the car and characteristics of the CVT (You might have missed an earlier discussion where we were talking about how after lifting leg off the accelerator pedal, the CVT doesn't slow down much).

When coming down Genting, I allowed the engine braking to do it's work & the car slowed pretty well. Didn't have to do much braking to get to the bottom of the hill.  On parts where the slope is steep, I used 'S'. When it's not that steep, 'S' feels jerky and I slotted it back to 'D' and the engine takes on a less edgy tone. The next time I come downhill on a daytime, I'll give the shifters a go.

Next part is just my personal opinion & by no means accurate. Difficult to put into words. So bear with me. Unlike a manual transmission, the CVT's engine braking is a pre-programmed thingy. It doesn't feel the same. You have little idea which 'gear' the CVT's on and have to judge/feel solely based on engine revolutions. Sometimes, I feel engine brakes the car too much and I wish to move a bit faster & apply some pressure onto the accelerator. Bear in mind that as the engine braking has kept revs above 2K rpm, you're instantly in turbo mode. As the car accelerates, programmed engine braking gets turned off. Even after I lift my leg off the accelerator, it takes short while before the engine starts braking again. So, don't go revving into a downhill corner too hard.
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I come from a manual car, so its my first time driving cvt. the brakes however i feel that it is harder to brake conpare to old skool non abs brakes. Feel like there is a bubble in the brake lines.

Our car already has a real anti rollbar, so either upgrade it to a bigger diameter in exchange for a harsher ride. For me, im just waiting for hilo soft hard for our car to be out. The handling is very good for me, and my ex satria was modded to whack corners.
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post Aug 7 2012, 10:27 PM

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Woo hoo. Just done my Sierra Glow. Super shiny.
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post Aug 8 2012, 01:07 PM

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Cose can touch up paint? I accidentally chipped a paint at my door.
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post Aug 8 2012, 01:45 PM

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Its just a half cm scratch. Will ask when my service is on on monday.
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post Aug 8 2012, 07:26 PM

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Why is prevoc not as active as prevec?
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post Aug 8 2012, 11:33 PM

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Any shop to recommend around subang jaya that can touch up a chipped paint/scratch?
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post Aug 9 2012, 11:07 AM

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Since performance mod for cfe is out of the question (for now ), ill focus on cooling mods for the engine.

Checked with obd scanner, intake temp is 60+ degrees celcius on a hot day. Thats hot.

Going to get lucas coolant and spray boron nitride on the intercooler.
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post Aug 9 2012, 11:26 AM

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Better as in? The size is good enough for our small siput. You can install bigger, but space is an issue. Second is, bigger IC will have a certain lag as well.

Best is to increase the cooling Efficiency only.

Btw, our cat con temp on normal day is 350 degrees celcius.

Thinking of insuflex to wrap AC hose now. Lol.
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post Aug 9 2012, 12:39 PM

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Bought the bluetooh scanner and installed dashcommand. Rev doesnt work properly on my ipong, but ipad it works fine.

Torque looks better though. Only time i envy android.
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post Aug 9 2012, 12:48 PM

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QUOTE(ckming @ Aug 9 2012, 12:41 PM)
can connect to obd via bluetooth with iPhone?
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post Aug 9 2012, 05:28 PM

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I want this for the reverse camera!!!!!!
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post Aug 9 2012, 06:09 PM

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QUOTE(rich8833 @ Aug 9 2012, 05:56 PM)
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Hey thanks. Embeding fail doh.gif
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post Aug 9 2012, 07:53 PM

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I think mat79 posted before saying something about felt pads that protect the battery terminals.

I too had those cranking problems once in awhile. Then I went to Ace hardware and bought those battery terminal spray and spray on both my battery terminals.

So far so good, especially during cold starts, no more problems.

You guys can give this a try.
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post Aug 9 2012, 09:09 PM

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Just to repeat

I think mat79 posted before saying something about felt pads that protect the battery terminals.

I too had those cranking problems once in awhile. Then I went to Ace hardware and bought those battery terminal spray and spray on both my battery terminals.

So far so good, especially during cold starts, no more problems.

You guys can give this a try.

This forum alot of TCSS untill good posts get lost.
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post Aug 13 2012, 10:09 AM

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Anybody in CoSe now?
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post Aug 14 2012, 04:05 PM

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You guys notice any tiktiktik sound when you open the bennet?

Something like IAFM kinda tiktiktik sound?
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post Aug 14 2012, 09:15 PM

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Waaa. It took me 3 tries to start my engine in Pyramid just now.
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post Aug 14 2012, 10:35 PM

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I brought my liquimoly to cose to change as well. No problem. No questions.
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post Aug 16 2012, 10:36 PM

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QUOTE(allenultra @ Aug 16 2012, 09:05 PM)
Proton recommends 10w-30, so its better to stick with it.
15w30, might be too thick...can affect the pickup.
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15w30 and 10w30 same viscosityla. The first number doesnt apply to us, only in winter countries.

For campro, cfe or iafm, use 40 viscosity oil. Less noisier.

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