2008 Daewoo Matiz Turbo by Boost Freaks
03-21-2015, 05:50 PM
#34
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I only got around to driving a few miles in the city so I don't have much of an impression to make, however the first thing I noticed is that the weight of the wheels bogs down the car a bit...
Unfortunately most of the extra weight comes from the tire itself and not the widened rim, so there's nothing that I can really do about it except ramp up the boost
The new 175/60 tire is 1.5 kg (3.3 pounds) heavier than the old 155/65...
Unfortunately most of the extra weight comes from the tire itself and not the widened rim, so there's nothing that I can really do about it except ramp up the boost
The new 175/60 tire is 1.5 kg (3.3 pounds) heavier than the old 155/65...
03-22-2015, 04:53 AM
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Hmm, ok, but 1.5 kg isn't too bad. If you can get your hands on a set of matching aluminum wheels you could get that weight back I guess... But not now that you made these nice DIY steel wheels 
they have to stay on at least a while.
they have to stay on at least a while.
03-22-2015, 05:43 AM
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Yeah it's not much but it's not like a have loads of torque to handle it 
An increase in tire weight from 4.7 kg to 6.2 kg is a lot for this car, even half a kg is noticeable. I've looked for aluminum rims before, but 'wide' and '13 inch' automatically means competition rims and they cost a small fortune to get them to my country. These will have to do for now
An increase in tire weight from 4.7 kg to 6.2 kg is a lot for this car, even half a kg is noticeable. I've looked for aluminum rims before, but 'wide' and '13 inch' automatically means competition rims and they cost a small fortune to get them to my country. These will have to do for now
03-22-2015, 11:21 AM
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I've driven it a little bit more in the city today to get more feel out of the new setup.
Comfort has increased due to the tire wall being slightly higher than before, braking and cornering feels improved, however I've not pushed out on the throttle because rear is scraping a helluva lot more than I noticed coming home from the tire shop. I will need to fix that asap, luckily I know someone who can handle this problem and it should be done by the end of next week. And since I don't have the time to drive it during monday-friday, that's not an issue.
Also I've noticed that indeed the compound is very silent. I can hear all of the other noises that the car makes in operation but not the road contact.
As for acceleration, I think it was more of a placebo effect what I first noticed. The real shift in focus is that it comes into boost more gradually than before due to the extra weight but then it starts to pull normally.
However when I'm done with the turbo upgrade I'm hoping to increase the torque band a little so that should address the laziness feel on bottom end rpm.
Comfort has increased due to the tire wall being slightly higher than before, braking and cornering feels improved, however I've not pushed out on the throttle because rear is scraping a helluva lot more than I noticed coming home from the tire shop. I will need to fix that asap, luckily I know someone who can handle this problem and it should be done by the end of next week. And since I don't have the time to drive it during monday-friday, that's not an issue.
Also I've noticed that indeed the compound is very silent. I can hear all of the other noises that the car makes in operation but not the road contact.
As for acceleration, I think it was more of a placebo effect what I first noticed. The real shift in focus is that it comes into boost more gradually than before due to the extra weight but then it starts to pull normally.
However when I'm done with the turbo upgrade I'm hoping to increase the torque band a little so that should address the laziness feel on bottom end rpm.
