6 years with a hot hatch

Vid6639 · 21st September 2009, 22:47

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Originally Posted by theMAG

Sunday sound OK? You'll have to excuse me on Saturday since I'll be ensuring one Altis owner is bound and gagged firmly in the boot of his Altis till after the shoot is over.

I'll be there Sunday for the shoot, no problemo.

black12rr · 22nd October 2009, 18:44

Mag ,the Fully synthetic 75w90 gear box oil costs 2240 per liter according to website ,so you paid close to 5k for 2.2 liter gear box oil ? , just to confirm .

theMAG · 23rd October 2009, 08:54

If I remember right, it was a 3-liter can.

princemanatt · 26th October 2009, 10:49

Extremely well written review theMAG. I admire you for the way you treat your car... We need more people like you

Ajay_J · 26th October 2009, 12:14

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Originally Posted by princemanatt

Extremely well written review theMAG. I admire you for the way you treat your car... We need more people like you

Hey mag, great looking car there.
Could you please break down (approximately) the effect of mods on your swift percentage wise.For example, say, oil switch makes a 10% improvement on a stock swift. That should help guys with limited budget to select what could be appropriate for them.Just a request.

Thanks.

theMAG · 26th October 2009, 12:34

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Originally Posted by Ajay_J

Hey mag, great looking car there.
Could you please break down (approximately) the effect of mods on your swift percentage wise.

Thanks.

Interesting way of qualifying mods. Here's an attempt, from my PoV, for all the mods done on my Swift:

K&N stock replacement filter: 5%
Oil change from mineral to fully synthetic at 10000 kms: 20% improvement
Well-designed Free-flow exhaust for midrange 2000-5000 rpm: 30% improvement
Porting/polishing/head shaving: 25%
Factory-enlarged Mikuni throttle body: 20%

But do keep in mind that most of these mods are complimentary to each other and work best in tandem for full performance, and not necessarily by themselves.

v1p3r · 27th October 2009, 20:57

Is that a % of the total improvement felt on the car?

Vid6639 · 27th October 2009, 21:06

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Is that a % of the total improvement felt on the car?

lol. I hope not else his car would be putting out 170bhp by now.

nairrk · 28th October 2009, 10:45

The car and its shining is the reply to those who are worried about maintaining of Black colour. Those who are still having doubt, see this car - and you will realize how beautiful the black colour is?
Thanks

Ajay_J · 28th October 2009, 11:40

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Originally Posted by theMAG

Thanks.

Interesting way of qualifying mods. Here's an attempt, from my PoV, for all the mods done on my Swift:

K&N stock replacement filter: 5%
Oil change from mineral to fully synthetic at 10000 kms: 20% improvement
Well-designed Free-flow exhaust for midrange 2000-5000 rpm: 30% improvement
Porting/polishing/head shaving: 25%
Factory-enlarged Mikuni throttle body: 20%

Item 2, and 3 making most sense to me now. Will try them one by one, need to check my pocket.

Ajay_J · 28th October 2009, 12:06

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Originally Posted by Ajay_J

Item 2, and 3 making most sense to me now. Will try them one by one, need to check my pocket.

And how much does these two changes affect FE.

rjstyles69 · 28th October 2009, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Ajay_J

And how much does these two changes affect FE.

It could improve your FE if you seldom red-line. The whole idea behind a street spec header is to improve drivability in lower gears(Read even 2nd and 3rd).Imagine crawling thru city traffic in the 2nd gear. IMO it would be best if you could get a replacement air filter with the headers and the synthetic oil.

theMAG · 22nd December 2009, 09:15

Some updates.

Had given the Swift to Sai Colorium for her usual body-care job. What can I say - I never saw her more beautiful when I got her back. She's looking blacker than black.

Also got a Holux GPS device as the latest and much needed accessorization just-in-time for a rather long drive I'm doing for the NY weekend. It came with MioMap (hope I got the spelling right). Very nifty combination. It tracks anywhere between 10-12 satellites and locks on to atleast 8 at any time. Also, the GPS speedo told me that the Swift speedo has an error. I'll log this in detail over the long drive.

Also, left her with Vasu couple weeks ago for a checkup towards the long drive's preparation. She's an absolute bliss to drive.

theMAG · 8th March 2010, 13:05

Minor updates after a while. She's now running on Aceleres - had them put on before my Turtle Bay drive in December.

Her 50K kms service (47K actually) coming up. Planning on looking at Shell Ultra Helix if Mobil 1 turns out to be exorbitant - like it has been over the past few services.

Did a small getaway to Mysore over the past month. This is how she looks now, shot in front of KRS Dam:

benbsb29 · 8th March 2010, 14:04

Did you wash it before taking the pic? The shine is just amazing!

22nd October 2009, 18:44	#107
black12rr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ridin earth now Posts: 1,278 Thanked: 339 Times	Mag ,the Fully synthetic 75w90 gear box oil costs 2240 per liter according to website ,so you paid close to 5k for 2.2 liter gear box oil ? , just to confirm . Last edited by black12rr : 22nd October 2009 at 18:46.
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theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	If I remember right, it was a 3-liter can.
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26th October 2009, 10:49	#109
princemanatt BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 125 Thanked: 4 Times	Extremely well written review theMAG. I admire you for the way you treat your car... We need more people like you
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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Is that a % of the total improvement felt on the car?
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28th October 2009, 10:45	#114
nairrk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kannur Posts: 2,441 Thanked: 674 Times View My Garage	The car and its shining is the reply to those who are worried about maintaining of Black colour. Those who are still having doubt, see this car - and you will realize how beautiful the black colour is? Thanks
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22nd December 2009, 09:15	#118
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Some updates. Had given the Swift to Sai Colorium for her usual body-care job. What can I say - I never saw her more beautiful when I got her back. She's looking blacker than black. Also got a Holux GPS device as the latest and much needed accessorization just-in-time for a rather long drive I'm doing for the NY weekend. It came with MioMap (hope I got the spelling right). Very nifty combination. It tracks anywhere between 10-12 satellites and locks on to atleast 8 at any time. Also, the GPS speedo told me that the Swift speedo has an error. I'll log this in detail over the long drive. Also, left her with Vasu couple weeks ago for a checkup towards the long drive's preparation. She's an absolute bliss to drive. Last edited by theMAG : 22nd December 2009 at 09:19.
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8th March 2010, 13:05	#119
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Minor updates after a while. She's now running on Aceleres - had them put on before my Turtle Bay drive in December. Her 50K kms service (47K actually) coming up. Planning on looking at Shell Ultra Helix if Mobil 1 turns out to be exorbitant - like it has been over the past few services. Did a small getaway to Mysore over the past month. This is how she looks now, shot in front of KRS Dam: Attached Thumbnails
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benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,969 Thanked: 13,234 Times View My Garage	Did you wash it before taking the pic? The shine is just amazing!
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