Power from the Myvi is boring no more

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Power from the Myvi is boring no more. Speedworks comes out with a Performance Kit to bring out the manhood in the car.

Even after more than a year since its' unveiling, I still get asked about my opinions regarding the Perodua Myvi. Not to take anything away from this hot selling model, but my answer is always the same- that it is a rather purposeful car, a good buy but not exactly a car I can fully enjoy driving above normal limits.

The reason for that is the car's civilized handling qualities. By the way, my answer above would usually be followed by “… it's not exactly like the Savvy”. Yes, I know that I've publicized my longing for a manufacturer, any manufacturer for that matter to come out with a dirt cheap simple car that will meet the needs of ‘second-car' buyers. But practicality is also important in this case, and the lack of significant boot space reduces the Myvi's role as merely another car that looks cute. But surely, there has to be some way to make the car interesting performance-wise, at least by virtue of sales volume the Myvi enjoys alone.

The most obvious path of course comes from the Passo and Boon, both of which lets in the Daihatsu YRV turbo engine shoehorned into its engine bay. But then again, how many of us have actually seen the K3-VET engine used this way? In fact, how many of this turbo engine has been brought into the country? I wouldn't be surprised if the number is naught. So where does that leave us?

Going NA and try wring every drop of juice from the powerplant is not a very popular method nowadays. But it certainly is refined and a lot more challenging to say the least. The trouble then would be waiting for a party to step up to the plate and actually giving a boost for the diminutive power delivery. Some have shown some progress, but a simple exhaust swap for a negligible horsepower increase barely makes it interesting. So when Speedworks called the office the other day, the substance of the conversation consequently led me in the driving seat of their 1.3 liter Myvi complete with a custom developed performance kit.

(The rest of the article can be found in Hypertune Vol. 51)

Text and pictures: Cimatt

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Speedworks Myvi
Car Perodua Myvi 1.3 liter
Transmission Standard 5-speed manual
Speedworks Myvi Performance kit Engine K&N air filter injection kit, Heat shield, Hot Bits extractor, Hot Bits exhaust system, A'PEXi AFCII Super
Suspension Hot Bits adjustable suspension kit
Also available: Hot Bits coil springs, Hot Bits monotube absorbers
Brakes AXT discs (front) cross drilled & slotted, AXT brake pads (front), AXT rear brake discs system
Performance Standard: 81.7 hp/111 Nm

With complete kit: 97.1 hp/129.3 Nm

Increase percentage: 18.8% (power)/16.5% (torque)
Tuner Speedworks
603-7955 5533
www.speedworks.com.my


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