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abut76

Posted 28 September 2011 - 02:03 PM

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hello,
saya la ni pakai evasion manual, paddle clutch n throttle keras.. nak tau juga zx ni pun same ker?.. cdg nak pakailah zx nih.. body dia cantik.. tp orang kate enjin dia 8v jer.. tak power ker? leh bg nasihat sikit model zx tahun brp bagus tak byk masalah..

terima kasih bebanyak kalu ader yg sudi membalas..

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Posted 30 September 2011 - 11:54 AM

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QUOTE (abut76 @ Sep 28 2011, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello,
saya la ni pakai evasion manual, paddle clutch n throttle keras.. nak tau juga zx ni pun same ker?.. cdg nak pakailah zx nih.. body dia cantik.. tp orang kate enjin dia 8v jer.. tak power ker? leh bg nasihat sikit model zx tahun brp bagus tak byk masalah..

terima kasih bebanyak kalu ader yg sudi membalas..


Yo, apa kabar disana? nice meetin u here anyway. Here's my personal review on the ZX where i just bought and restored recently. Ya betol, clutch pedal dan accel pedal dia memang "keras" sikit banding dgn kereta lain. Yes, engine dia memang 8v walaupun 2.0i tapi jangan "tertipu" dengan 8v nya sebab respon dia dengan dia punya torque memang punchy untuk engine 8v macam tu. Pecut dia memang pergi. My car is since 1995 2.0i and i just restored the gearbox back. Everything stock. Pergi dia, comfort dia, memang ada disitu. Handling pun sedap. Tak rasa kereta tu terangkat-angkat masa belasah S-Corners even with stock 14/185/60. Satu lagi advantage ialah it's Manual, so, nak layan pun sedap sikit. For such old car with such engine, u boleh layan side by side dgn byk kereta zaman sekarang ni yang sama class 2.0L or 2.2L anytime senang senang.

Cuma one thing, disappoint ialah rim dia. Memang pcd dia lain. So, nak upgrade rim, bukan susah, tapi kena ada Cash lah else susah.

So far tu jer i boleh bagi comment and review about the ZX. I believe owners/sifus/veterans here are far better and more knowledge can give review/advices/suggestions too smile.gif

Cheers bro!

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Posted 02 October 2011 - 10:21 AM

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thanks bro.. u punye maklumat byk membantu dah... maybe aku nak angkat zx volcane tahun 97 dlm 10k.. lame dah aku perati zx nih.. body mmg cun... bg aku banding ngan inspira punya body cun dia lg...

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Posted 02 October 2011 - 02:10 PM

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QUOTE (abut76 @ Sep 28 2011, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello,
saya la ni pakai evasion manual, paddle clutch n throttle keras.. nak tau juga zx ni pun same ker?.. cdg nak pakailah zx nih.. body dia cantik.. tp orang kate enjin dia 8v jer.. tak power ker? leh bg nasihat sikit model zx tahun brp bagus tak byk masalah..

terima kasih bebanyak kalu ader yg sudi membalas..


dulu saya punya problem with wayaring, di engine. dan lain lain.... tak tahu banyak write malay. sori

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Posted 04 October 2011 - 07:30 AM

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QUOTE (abut76 @ Sep 28 2011, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello,
saya la ni pakai evasion manual, paddle clutch n throttle keras.. nak tau juga zx ni pun same ker?.. cdg nak pakailah zx nih.. body dia cantik.. tp orang kate enjin dia 8v jer.. tak power ker? leh bg nasihat sikit model zx tahun brp bagus tak byk masalah..

terima kasih bebanyak kalu ader yg sudi membalas..


Evasion guna enjin yang sama macam dalam zx dan xantia. ada 8v dan 16v. beza horse power antara keduanya ialah 11hp. kalau nak tukar engine, carik head engine 16 valve dan tukar dengan head 8v original, tak payah endorse jpj.

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 05:23 PM

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QUOTE (human @ Oct 4 2011, 07:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Evasion guna enjin yang sama macam dalam zx dan xantia. ada 8v dan 16v. beza horse power antara keduanya ialah 11hp. kalau nak tukar engine, carik head engine 16 valve dan tukar dengan head 8v original, tak payah endorse jpj.


sound very interesting! curious and wondering since i am not so good in technical part. just change the head will do? not the whole engine kosong? hhmmm from which model our 8v engine can take from to replace the current 8v's head?

abut76,

hey there! apa kabar disana? glad to hear from u! yeah, honestly, driving ZX memang puas. Yes, i setuju dan admit that ZX ni dah berumur, but doesnt mean it still can't GO! trust me, dia punya GO, dah banyak kereta terbeliak mata diorang bila cuba nak overtake me or let me overtake them while they're revving too. Ofcoz la, as known, engine cuma 8v, don't expect much but dia punya value vs performance is there. kalau boleh, terus dapatkan yang ZX 16v...memang ramai yang terasa kereta 2.0L diorang tu macam sarapan pagi. Lagi lagi kereta baru yang kena rm80k keatas sumua tu. Ofcoz, jangan lah pegi kerja kereta macam Golf GTi or those yang ber-4WD lah...sebab dah tak sama taraf dah LOL

what i'm trying to say is, for the price and the quality and performance u're gonna pay for this car, memang berbaloi lah.

sekian dan cheers!

p/s: condition ZX ku masih dalam tahap restoration but the more i drive it, the more i'm lovin it!

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Posted 13 October 2011 - 11:10 PM

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macammana fc zx 2.0 8V ni? city driving and highway...tq

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Posted 14 October 2011 - 07:25 AM

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QUOTE (tansk @ Oct 7 2011, 05:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
sound very interesting! curious and wondering since i am not so good in technical part. just change the head will do? not the whole engine kosong? hhmmm from which model our 8v engine can take from to replace the current 8v's head?

abut76,

hey there! apa kabar disana? glad to hear from u! yeah, honestly, driving ZX memang puas. Yes, i setuju dan admit that ZX ni dah berumur, but doesnt mean it still can't GO! trust me, dia punya GO, dah banyak kereta terbeliak mata diorang bila cuba nak overtake me or let me overtake them while they're revving too. Ofcoz la, as known, engine cuma 8v, don't expect much but dia punya value vs performance is there. kalau boleh, terus dapatkan yang ZX 16v...memang ramai yang terasa kereta 2.0L diorang tu macam sarapan pagi. Lagi lagi kereta baru yang kena rm80k keatas sumua tu. Ofcoz, jangan lah pegi kerja kereta macam Golf GTi or those yang ber-4WD lah...sebab dah tak sama taraf dah LOL

what i'm trying to say is, for the price and the quality and performance u're gonna pay for this car, memang berbaloi lah.

sekian dan cheers!

p/s: condition ZX ku masih dalam tahap restoration but the more i drive it, the more i'm lovin it!


yes, you can change the head only which require less work. All 8V engine can change to 16 valve because there are sharing same engine body. On the technical point of view, compression ratio for 8valve is 9.5 while 16 valve is 10.4. No wonder 16 valve engine have more horse power.

You can also can archive 10.4 compression by changing the piston to 16 valve piston.This will increase the power and slightly more engine heat.

From my point of view, i prefer to change the head only because less work is required. The only problem is to source 16valve engine head.






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Posted 14 October 2011 - 07:27 AM

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QUOTE (helmi77 @ Oct 13 2011, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
macammana fc zx 2.0 8V ni? city driving and highway...tq


lagi murah compare dengan xantia pasal xantia body berat. kalau fc dekat highway, lebih kurang sama dengan 1.5 liter engine jika drive 110km/h. kalau city driving, 1.5 liter engine lagi jimat minyak.

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Posted 20 October 2011 - 12:52 PM

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QUOTE (abut76 @ Sep 28 2011, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello,
saya la ni pakai evasion manual, paddle clutch n throttle keras.. nak tau juga zx ni pun same ker?.. cdg nak pakailah zx nih.. body dia cantik.. tp orang kate enjin dia 8v jer.. tak power ker? leh bg nasihat sikit model zx tahun brp bagus tak byk masalah..

terima kasih bebanyak kalu ader yg sudi membalas..


8v banyak power kat low end, tu sebab torque dia tinggi, tp hp kurang.. 123hp.. kereta mmg sedap + bagus, kalau tip top.. kalau boley, lebih afdal sediakan rm5k cash utk repairs.... yep clutch dia keras sikit.. kalau nak power lagi, convert jer ke vts atau gti6.. rm7k dah leh dapat dah, 167hp.. realiti 8v bukan utk race.. tapi ade power dan enjin tahan lasak, block cast iron, setakat naik bukit, overtake semua mmg tada hal la.. cruise mmg sedap.. smile.gif ..