Proton Tuning Tips and Modifications
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Proton car tuning tips and advice. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Proton from small engined family cars to large engine hot hatches and executive cars. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire. Please join the forum for model specific questions and answers and to meet other owners and see what modifications they have done.
TorqueCars started providing Proton tweak suggestions and tips, car performance part and car upgrade advice tips and reviews back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of cars including many, Proton owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest.
Our Proton comprehensive modification articles on tuning and styling are kept upto date so for the very latest Proton tweak suggestions and, performance tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Proton forums and swap tweak suggestions and ideas with like minded Proton owners in the tweak suggestions and forums.
We would like to hear about your interesting Proton projects, so drop into the forum, post up a new thread and pass on your tips, we love to see members car pictures and have an ever growing gallery. Scroll down the page to see our latest tuning articles for your Proton.
- Selected Proton Stats
- Mpi Mpi Saloon 1.5i GLS 4d – 1468 cc – 89 bhp – –
- Wira Wira Saloon 1.8 S LUX 4d – 1834 cc – 114 bhp – 158 Nm
- Mpi Mpi Hatchback 1.5 SL 5d Auto – 1468 cc – 87 bhp – –
- Persona Persona Saloon 1.3 Si 4d – 1298 cc – 74 bhp – 107 Nm
- Persona Persona Hatchback 1.6 SEi 5d – 1597 cc – 111 bhp – –
- Persona Persona Hatchback 1.3 LSi 3d (96) – 1298 cc – 74 bhp – 107 Nm
- Persona Persona Saloon 1.5 GLi Premium 4d – 1468 cc – – – –
- Persona Persona Hatchback 1.6 Spectrum 3d (00) – 1597 cc – – – –
- Wira Wira Hatchback 1.5 S LE LXi 5d Auto – 1468 cc – 85 bhp – 124 Nm
- Wira Wira Saloon 1.6 EXi 4d – 1597 cc – 94 bhp – – 99 lb
Some rally style alloy wheels are lighter – (less weight = more speed) and also are designed to increase the cooling of the brake disks.
Some designs hold up better to being curbed than others and some break very easily when hitting a pothole or curb at speed.
Always go for the best quality alloy wheel that you can afford and read the reports and reviews. If you do go for a different overall size you must get the suspension and tracking realigned to avoid uneven wear under acceleration. Read More...
Alloy wheels and their impact on handling and performance. Read More...
Both work on the same principle they blow air into the engine under pressure. Both have a turbine which spins up depending on the engine speed and the higher the revs the greater the volume of air is forced into the engine. But there are some major differences between the two and which is best for your project? Read More...
Comparison of Turbo’s and superchargers Read More...
Tuning turbo engines.
"A lot of hot air."
What is a turbo. If you go back to your childhood you probably remember those windmills sold at the seaside. Imagine a windmill with 2 propellers back to back.
As the wind blows the first propeller a shaft turns the second one and it will blow air in your direction.
A turbo contains 2 impellers which are located in the exhaust flow and along the intake path. The exhaust side rotates as the exhaust gases flow and this turns the impeller on the intake effectively sucking in fresh air.… Read More...
Turbo tuning and power gains on turbo engines Read More...
Choice of fuel becomes more critical in a high compression or turbo engine.
"One of my Pet(rol) hates!"
Fuel: this is regulated by a pressurise valve at the engine end – generally more fuel means more power but you also need more air as well – certainly an induction kit on larger engines and preferably a turbo or supercharger.
If the mixture is too rich a catalyst would be destroyed as unburned fuel enters the catalyst and burns inside it melting the catalytic structure so there is a delicate balance to maintain. … Read More...
Fuel and fuel additives octane and pressure boost valves. Read More...Car Tuning
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