well, using drop i is good for now for an average driver like me... after all, not so rich enuff to have so many modz in the car.

Yeap open pods that suck hot air are no good, that's why some use the Mugen airbox or fashion their own box with a CAI at the bumper,i'm sure you know lah performance fellas.

From my reading on the net 1-3,2-4 and 1-4,2-3 produce the same amount of power, the difference is how smooth that power is delivered. 1-4,2-3 like mine produces power over a wider range of RPMs, i get better torque from 2.5K rpm onwards. 1-3,2-4 instead will give a jump in power somewhere along the RPM range.

Think of a 2 cycliner engine, if you want smooth power you fire them one after another (ie. 1-4,2-3). If you want sudden burst of power you fire both cyclinders the same time (ie. 1-3,2-4). So there isn't one which is better than the other, is what you want.

Hi everybody!

Nice thread since i m a Gen-2 owner.Hehe...

I got my G2 last year Dec and so far i m quite satisfy wit the car.Well,i admit tat there are quite a lot of minor probs which keep coming back even it's fixed.Not to bash Proton,but i seriously hate them.This will be my last Proton.No offence yeah.Hehe..

Ok,my G2 specs:
1.6 Manual
Highline
Vigour Red

I wanted a Black colour but at the very last minute they told me no stock so i was forced to take the VR otherwise i need to wait for another 1 month.(After i waited 1 month+)Aihhh......But nvm le,VR oso ok lar.Hehe...

Anyway,nice 2 meet u all guys here.
Maybe we can hv a gathering soon.....

what is gen2 cylinder timing 1-4-2-3 or 1-3-2-4?? hmm wonder what happen to G2C webpage... till now still down also.... whats going on?? anyone with a clue to whats happening???

just now i went to check again..... if not mistaken..... gen2 are using hotbit for the device like SFAC..... cost me 1.8k... man.. no money leh..

edit: I found speedwork johor add and number... dunno still exits or not....
Speedworks Johor Bahru
No.9, Jalan Ros Merah 1/1,
Taman Johor Jaya,
81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Tel: 607.357.9770

This post has been edited by eng98: Jul 27 2006, 05:40 PM

The display engine at KLIMS 06 had the firing 1-4-2-3.

Hi,

"Not so performance" member join in.



This post has been edited by ahfatt78: Jul 27 2006, 06:08 PM

Hey mate, nice to see so many Gen2 owners here... At least we have a place to "meet" online, but what happened to the Gen2 Forums? Seems to be down...

i'm wondering when and where this session will be.. sounds interesting 2 me..

If they are really talented... y dun they tune the car b4 out in the market.... y after market only they come out solution???

i also headache choosing the right extractor between Wegow and Ranspeed.

What is the different between wegow and ranspeed?

which one perform better and low FC?

does ranspeed with marco midbox give more fuel economy driving than wegow?

it's wegow extractor sound more silence than ranspeed?

This post has been edited by vexus: Jul 27 2006, 09:00 PM

heard a lot about the bad ECU thingy... luckily mine is end of last year..

Bad ECU? Mine is the first batch and i never got it replaced. Has nice power actually.

hye guyz, gen-2 owner here...

gen-2 1.6 h-line auto (black)
august 2005

btw, i'm having a problem with my gen-2 since i first bought the car.. the belt that runs the power steering pump, alternator and all keeps giving out this screeching noise.. like when a belt is worn out..

so, i sent it to proton service centre in penang to have it checked, they found out that the belt tensioner bearing is faulty.. and they changed the whole thing which i had to wait for bout a week for the part to arrive from kl.. after fixing it, they found out that my power steering pump unit and radiator fan motor are also faulty, so i had to wait another week for them to arrive..

everything was ok, for bout 10 days or so.. the noise came back.. the tensioner is the culprit this time.. to add, some new probs..

1) my tail light blinks instead of my signals when i brake while i switch on my signal lights..
2) my front bumper just decided to no longer be a part of my car.. it fell off, while i was driving on the highway, not in a rally..
3) the gearbox just won't shift in "D", stuck in final gear and the light on the dash just blinks in "D"..

so, i went to proton again, left my car for a day to have them test drive it.. they called me the next day, saying that everything is ok now.. when i went to pick up my car, the sound is still there.. WHAT IS OK THEN??

oh yeah, they fixed my tail light, the socket melted.. my front bumper, the flimsy plastic bracket broke, replaced all of them.. gearbox, they reset my ECU, yes, there was a problem, somewhere..

i had to use my car and i was really bz, so i took it anyway.. and now, i'm doin the periodic service and told the proton centre to have their mechanic look at the belt.. and guess what they said..

they told me that they can't do anything bout that prob cos it's common in gen-2s.. so i told them, it's still under warranty, and the problem wasn't solved when i first brought my car to the service centre for my 1000km service.. they still say that they can't do anything bout it, and told me to send somewhere else to repair it.. WTF??

are they just trying to avoid me claiming my warranty?? what should i do?? i've already asked them to write me a letter saying that they can't fix the problem, even in my warranty period.. so with that, i hope i can bring this problem to the head office in kl..

any help from u guyz is greatly appreciated..

This post has been edited by termignoni: Aug 26 2006, 01:46 PM

very true... in this senses where there's so many things are needed to give that lil' burst of torque, I dun think itz really worth it.

Especially in our country where itz basically a tropical weather, no matter how u CAI, the air still hot de... So go in oso hot air.

ahz... now i really understand. thanx mate. Now I know wat to choose. hehe

btw, like wat u said, the burst of power for the 1-3,2-4. Can we arrange for the "burst" at a certain band of rpm?


bro, welcome to this thread.

dun fret over such issues. all u gotta do is make a call to Proton HQ and report them of your encounters. After that, never never never never go back again unless u left ur wallet or handphone there.

Does you still having those problems on your car now? My suggestion to you is to wait for a while more so that when the G2C forum is up, you can go in and have a read on where's a good SC recommended by the PNG members.

Cheers.

yarhh...

wait for the g2c forum is up back... and u will find ur way 2 the solution..

G2C forum is still down? so jialat meh?

anyone knows when will it be up or watz the cause of it?

Dunno leh... Such a pity that the main G2 online hub is kaput for so many days...

I think it can be done but you need to have a custom made exhaust, it's done by adjusting the length of the primary collectors and the secondary collectors. Primary is the pipes connecting the 4 to 2 and secondary 2 to 1.

yeap... i wonder if there's any ready made ones.

From wat i understand, long primaries are good for pickups while long secondary are good for max speed.

iMo, gen2 is best with 6/4 ratio (primary:seconday) due to itz a high torque engine.

if wrong, please correct me.

thanx.