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I am a happy owner of an Esteem MPFI 1.3 L 2000 model and have tried simple DIY car modding techniques and got a good bang for my buck. I would like to share my practicle experience here with other readers :
1. Created a True Cold Air Intake by creating a heat shield in the engine bay & relocated the IAT sensor in the right fender- Noticably impoved low end torque - less gear shifting now on city roads.
2. Cut open the filter air box from the front to remove air restriction - free flowing air , have used a Qualis filter as well earlier with a self fabricaed adapter with better pick up mileage results than stock esteem filter, thinking of using Scorpio one for trial now and Swift Petrol filter with resonator box and lower part of the air box cut open if space permits.
3. Used longer air tube - wider power band at low and mid range rpm (1500-4000)
4. Fabricated Blow by Oil Catch Can - Keeps throttle body & IAC valve clean and runs engine cleaner, prevents oily plugs & plug fouling
5. Removed CAT and replaced mid body silencer with a straight pipe.
6. Removed factory silencer and retrofitted much open Opel Corsa 1.6 Silencer.
7. Using 130/100 Philips halogen tubes directly connected to car batt through a rotary on-off/ hi-low beam swich (borrowed from a tractor) - Night vision is as good as a daylight vision till 200 meters ahead of the car.
8. Shaved off & polished the throttle body from inside.
9. Using Aura alloys with tubeless bridgestones R-13 size.
10. Cross drilled my front brake discs - two concentric circles in each disc with 8 holes in each circle.
11. Have tried side gapped plugs with some success but later shifted to Bosch Super 4. Side gapped plugs gave the engine extra grunt but there were some random misfires at low engine rpm under load, possibly due to increased gap of electrodes, will try them later with correct gapping.
Above mods are giving me excellent results both in terms of power / torque / kmpl and its fun to drive the car now. Acceleration is superb and car flies like never before.
Currently I am getting 15 kmpl in city (450-475 kms driving over a 30 litre refill I get everytime) with AC on and over 22 kmpl on highway with AC on. I keep my tyre pressure @ 25-26 psi only for increased driving comfort on potholed roads of Gugaon. Max speed I touched after these mods is 170 km, didnt go beyond as was getting strong tyre burning smell inside the cabin.
Car looks absolutely innocent from outside but makes the stock Cities, Balenos, Accents, Skodas, Optras and Swifts bite the dust if they try to mess up on the street.
I have not tried K&N and dont want to as it lets dirt enter the engine and reduces engine life. I prefer to use bigger paper element filters from bigger cars, keep them clean with air blowing them every now & then.
The next mods I wanna try are lighter undersized pulleys and lighter flywheel to further improve power, pickup and mileage, will post results as they come.
Thanks.
I am a happy owner of an Esteem MPFI 1.3 L 2000 model and have tried simple DIY car modding techniques and got a good bang for my buck. I would like to share my practicle experience here with other readers :
1. Created a True Cold Air Intake by creating a heat shield in the engine bay & relocated the IAT sensor in the right fender- Noticably impoved low end torque - less gear shifting now on city roads.
2. Cut open the filter air box from the front to remove air restriction - free flowing air , have used a Qualis filter as well earlier with a self fabricaed adapter with better pick up mileage results than stock esteem filter, thinking of using Scorpio one for trial now and Swift Petrol filter with resonator box and lower part of the air box cut open if space permits.
3. Used longer air tube - wider power band at low and mid range rpm (1500-4000)
4. Fabricated Blow by Oil Catch Can - Keeps throttle body & IAC valve clean and runs engine cleaner, prevents oily plugs & plug fouling
5. Removed CAT and replaced mid body silencer with a straight pipe.
6. Removed factory silencer and retrofitted much open Opel Corsa 1.6 Silencer.
7. Using 130/100 Philips halogen tubes directly connected to car batt through a rotary on-off/ hi-low beam swich (borrowed from a tractor) - Night vision is as good as a daylight vision till 200 meters ahead of the car.
8. Shaved off & polished the throttle body from inside.
9. Using Aura alloys with tubeless bridgestones R-13 size.
10. Cross drilled my front brake discs - two concentric circles in each disc with 8 holes in each circle.
11. Have tried side gapped plugs with some success but later shifted to Bosch Super 4. Side gapped plugs gave the engine extra grunt but there were some random misfires at low engine rpm under load, possibly due to increased gap of electrodes, will try them later with correct gapping.
Above mods are giving me excellent results both in terms of power / torque / kmpl and its fun to drive the car now. Acceleration is superb and car flies like never before.
Currently I am getting 15 kmpl in city (450-475 kms driving over a 30 litre refill I get everytime) with AC on and over 22 kmpl on highway with AC on. I keep my tyre pressure @ 25-26 psi only for increased driving comfort on potholed roads of Gugaon. Max speed I touched after these mods is 170 km, didnt go beyond as was getting strong tyre burning smell inside the cabin.
Car looks absolutely innocent from outside but makes the stock Cities, Balenos, Accents, Skodas, Optras and Swifts bite the dust if they try to mess up on the street.
I have not tried K&N and dont want to as it lets dirt enter the engine and reduces engine life. I prefer to use bigger paper element filters from bigger cars, keep them clean with air blowing them every now & then.
The next mods I wanna try are lighter undersized pulleys and lighter flywheel to further improve power, pickup and mileage, will post results as they come.
Thanks.
, Also, It works in country like India only!
