Performance of 2001 Accent Glx I own an Accent Glx 2001, and proposing to buy one New Lancer Lx ( which is the only veriant that is offered ).
2001 Accent Glx was bought in 2004 with odo reading 67K. The vehicle gave good performance for initial days. It ran upto 170 kmph. It drank only 12-13 kmpl on outside city limits with ac on and 7-8 kmpl with ac on in the city conditions.
At about 80K odo, I installed one LPG kit on the vehilce. Since then, the trouble bigun. With tankful of LPG, approx 50 L, the car went upto 400 Kms. Whereas, on Petrol, it returned 6 kmpl in city, and 9 kmpl out of the city limits. For about a year and more, numerouse experiments were undertaken by 03 technitians. Despite tuning, re tuning, pleacing plugs, and and what not ..., the vehicle did not consistantly give me good pic up, good power, top speed, and better F E. I mean to say, yes sometimes it gave me 525 kms with a tankful of LPG. But that FE did not last long. Now a days, the car runs only 350 kms on one tank ful of LPG. Nowadays, on petrol, it returns 12-13 kmpl out of the city limits and within city the figures go dow to 7-8 kmpl. I am now happly with these figures of petrol. But, deadly unhappy with those of LPG. Worst, on LPG she is reporting substantial powerloss, and reduced top speed only of 90-100 kmph.
I do not intent to sale the vehicle off, particulalry because, it has a VIP No licence plate.
How can I overcome the following problems faced by me -
On LPG
1 Pic Up
2 Performance, top speed,
3 mileage
4 low / nil maintenance - I learnt that the LPG conversion kits once installed and set in order, they need no maintenance, even they do not need servicing. this is layman's knoledge, subject to correction.
On Petrol -
1 Consistancy in mileage - I expect 7-8 kmpl in city and 12-13 kmpl on highway or out of the city limits
As I do not want to sale the car off, and am going to retain it, please suggest suitable modifications. I am seriousely thinking of -
1 converting the can into two seater coupe
2 other phoney concepts like this
3 my car already has a set of 05 alloys
Now, a little about my proposed new car -
I am seriousely considering to buy a Mitsubishi Lancer Lx, the only veriant avaibale in showrooms with a petrol engine.
Is it a good descision, or does it require reconsideration? Why ?
I will be changing the tyre rims from the standard to the alloys with tubeless tyres. The standard fitment would be 175/80 R 13. Upto what extent of bigger size of the rim and tyre size would add dimentions to the car? How those will affect the performance and ride quality?
I am also proposing to install an LPG convertion kit on the proposed buy. What are the suggesstions? |