Haha. Nice. Never have time to look at member's car. Maybe next time.

I see..less ppl wanna buy Perdana now since Kia and Hyundai car now are pretty impressive

i have to aggree with this. hehe..

but for first time buyer with small budget, Perdana is a reasonable option.
big and comfortable car, spare parts easy to find, lotsa workshop can do maintenance/repair.
and 2ndhand Perdana are very cheap nowadays, even those with transplanted turbo engines.

Hi sifu

im using 6a10 v6 1.6 . do i have power loss and low end if i install n1 type muffler? (must use s-flow type with resonator box). i am on auto tranny.

I am goin to install open pod air filer and my current muffler is twin tip gsr 1.8 from half cut shop.

Hi, if want to consider perdana, which type is the best ? and also how much to convert to manual?

what do u mean type of Perdana?
do u mean SEi vs V6? or u mean NA vs turbo? or u mean stock size vs Executive?

what type of engine u want? NA or turbo?
or u want the latest one?
what's ur budget?

usually to convert from V6 NA auto to manual is around RM4k-5k depending on the model of gbox, pedal, lever, etc.
it would be better if u get a 2nd hand Perdana already with manual gbox.

This post has been edited by NeuroOne: Oct 28 2013, 12:06 AM

I mean V6 NA. My budget is not much max is 15k, not sure which type is the best with my current budget, i was targeting V6 NA manual because perdana evo3 is expensive. How much total cost of converting to evo3? Maybe i could opt for the cheapest perdana and transplant it.

with RM15K, i dont think its enough even to get V6 NA manual, what more a turbo Perdana.

FYI, a fren is selling his year 2000 V6 NA manual for RM18K.
the car was placed 3rd (NA manual category) in Vsixers Dragday5.

if u are getting a V6 NA auto, then standby about RM4-5K for manual gbox conversion. for SEi NA auto, its more or less the same, but usually lesser.

for turbo transplant, there are several options.
1. 6 piston turbos - 6A12T engines from Galant, Eterna
2. 4 piston turbos - 4G63T engines from Evo123, RVR, Eclipse, VR4

for no.1, its plug n play. good workshop will can finish it in 3 days. day 1 take out all, day 2 put in all, day 3 wiring.
halfcut prices are around RM7.5-8.5K.

for no.2, it requires some mod but everything can be done legally.
the cheapest would be RVR at around RM4.5-6.5K, Eclipse RM5-7K, Evo123 RM9-12K. halfcut prices.

installation should be around RM1.5K, gbox locking RM300, wear n tear parts RM1K, stainless steel IC & piping RM1K, stainless steel exhaust RM700, good 2ndhand Japan muffler RM300.

i would advise either get a perdana NA with manual transmission or if planning to play turbo, get RVR is very good already.
there are basically 2 RVR models to choose from.
RVR with TMIC (top mount intercooler) and RVR with FMIC (front mount intercooler) which halfcuts here likes to call "RVR RS".
there is no RVR RS, its just a late model RVR with FMIC, white meter and higher hp.

Thanks for explaining. Now I understand more bout Perdana. What about FC for RVR NA and also turbo? Is is safe enough for normal driving around 150km?

what do u mean 150km?
150kmh speed? or 150km distance?

FC for RVR NA auto i dunno. maybe same as V6 auto as the cc is the same and the gbox quite similar.

FC for my RVR turbo auto, the FC is tiny bit more than normal V6 auto.
i get around 7.5-8km/L in town, 10-11km/L in hiway.
its also depending on ur right foot. if u are like old lady driving to pasar, then FC better. if u always boosting, then the FC worse.
my worse FC is about 6.5km/L (berembat sana sini) and best FC is about 10.6km/L (hiway basically follow speed limit with some boosting).
if i remember correctly, my best FC for my previous V6 engine was 11.6km/L (putrajaya-jb-putrajaya).

and my RVR turbo auto has no problem cruising at 180kmh, just remember to stay in the vacuum range, not boost.

This post has been edited by NeuroOne: Oct 30 2013, 09:32 AM

Hi guys, planning to buy the perdana projector headlamp because mine had turned yellowish, would like to ask how's the brightness and is it hard to install?

wanna install urself?
kinda hard coz the headlamp have bracket and screws underneath it.

the brightness is so-so only.
some of my frens says better than stock headlamp, some says sama je..

oh i see if its hard then i shall just install it at any accessories shop thanks for the reply btw!

Hello sifus, its been a while since I posted here ..Wanna ask regarding my GB. I noticed now that when I accelerate (hard press on the pedal) and suddenly brake until near stop (usually before traffic light), I can feel the gearbox kick. It's really noticeable thump, like something is released from getting stuck. Whatta heck is that? . Usually happens during high RPMs then brake.

it is more noticeable on older gboxes and gbox that are not serviced for a while and also on gbox that the ATF level is low.
maybe bcoz the ATF quality have deteriorated and the ATF filter is not filtering well.
try changing ur ATF and ATF filter.

I thought so as well. So the last service interval a few months back, I changed oil+filter+added lubeguard red. The effect lessens after a couple of weeks of driving. And it came back after 10k km. Maybe ure right, the oil is deteorating, but during 10k km its kinda fast ..I think I'll try using fully syn oil on next filter change and see how it goes.

Oil level is fine, checked when engine is running.

To all sifus,

i m plan to get a v6 with manual tranny for daily use, but i m not sure regards the fuel consumption for the usage...

normally full tank can go for how many km?

tqvm...

i dont know how u drive ur car.
but a manual gbox will get better mileage compared to auto gbox (with the same engine).
its about 10-20% depending on the way u drive.
with the manual gbox, u get more power (less powerloss on drive train), so u may pecut more.

1 full tank can go more than 500km?
60% - highway, 40% - city?

sure can.
but it depends on u also.
how many km do u get now with ur auto gbox?