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"TE Cheah" > wrote in message
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> Possible only in a cold climate ( for which SM4 is optimised ), needs to
> be modified for a warm ( let alone hot ) climate, or every component (
> esp injectors / alternator ) below bonnet will be too hot, e.g. resistors'
> heat ( 19.86 watt ) will flow toward injectors which when idle & hot
> will evaporate petrol, then petrol's wax content will clog nozzles, then
> [i] engine will be hard to start [ii] detergent added by user can't
> dissolve all of this wax ( accumulate too fast ) in city use.
> Thermostat opens @78ºC i.e. this is ideal tmprtre, but tmprtre gauge
> has no calibration, to hide overheating in a warm/ hot climate.
> 2.2 litre has longer branch exhaust*manifold, 2 litre has cheapo short
> branch *. Results lower though adequate torque @ low rpm ( as
> during buyers' test drives ), but very low ( <½ as much ) torque & mpg
> @ high ( >3000 ) rpm : inadequacy increases with rpm. [ii] on highway
> when >3000 rpm is needed, user cannot change gear from neutral to
> drive w-o a jerk ; crank shaft etc. cannot spin fast enough from idle to >
> 3000 rpm [iii] cooling is worse. This is why expensive cars have long
> branch *. http://circletrack.com/techarticles/73598
> Many car makers ( incl Nissan in Sunny 130Y, Hyundai in Sonata 2.4,
> Proton in Waja 1.8 ) save on *, because 99.9% buyers have no chance
> to test drive on highways, or know / experienced a difference between
> short & long branch *. Honda fits only short branch ( 4 into 1 pipe ),
> cheap & heavy cast iron * for its engines <2.2 litre.
> Toe-in prescribed for rear wheels is stupid ; rolling resistance is not
> minimised ( & fuel consumption maximised ) unless toe-in is 0.
> Disc brake calipers' mounting bolts must not be overtightened, or pads
> when idle will bind discs : I had to add a spring washer to avoid over
> tightening.
>
> | 200k miles, going for 300k...
> Gearbox lacks a ATF filter, torque convertor's lock up clutch won't lock
> , before 100k miles unless a filter is fitted. Changing ATF can't remove
> all dirt : my 2nd g-box was noisy in neutral despite ATF change, before
> a filter was fitted & used for 3000 km.
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