Why do people still buy the ZEN?

biker911ad · 13th August 2006, 13:02

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Originally Posted by SLK

Which gear were you in? 5th or 4th?
As normally these small petrol vehicles do more in 4th... so if that was fifth!.. fourth would be 180????

5th gear of course...in 4th above 155 ECM cuts my engine off...just like rev limiter to prevent engine damage...i wonder remapping ECM will help or not...if u do have solution plz share it...by the way what gadget should i use to calculate real speed ??

kpzen · 13th August 2006, 13:58

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Originally Posted by biker911ad

5th gear of course...in 4th above 155 ECM cuts my engine off...just like rev limiter to prevent engine damage...i wonder remapping ECM will help or not...if u do have solution plz share it...by the way what gadget should i use to calculate real speed ??

what tyres are u trying these speeds????
Any speed above 130kph in a zen is not safe on indian roads...

929RON · 15th September 2006, 00:48

The stock tyres suck for the Zen but With some good rubber it can do some really astonishing top speeds and handles decent too for such a light car, My younger bro runs a set of 195/45 14R Hankooks, he says its rock solid on Straightline at even 150 + KMPH.
The braking though is not Adequete at all.

One of my other friends has a VTEC Engine in a Zen which I feel is sheer madness but That car is a short Dragstrip Killer for a Indian Street Car.
Though Handling the power is difficult on full throttle but then it holds the road pretty well upto 160, Above which I did not feel like pushing it, as it is indeed risking my life.

15th September 2006, 00:48	#123
929RON BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: KS CITY Posts: 114 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	The stock tyres suck for the Zen but With some good rubber it can do some really astonishing top speeds and handles decent too for such a light car, My younger bro runs a set of 195/45 14R Hankooks, he says its rock solid on Straightline at even 150 + KMPH. The braking though is not Adequete at all. One of my other friends has a VTEC Engine in a Zen which I feel is sheer madness but That car is a short Dragstrip Killer for a Indian Street Car. Though Handling the power is difficult on full throttle but then it holds the road pretty well upto 160, Above which I did not feel like pushing it, as it is indeed risking my life.
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