Bangi, October 25th, Just came back from another weekend trip [this time was 900+km only - to and fro Penang including kawasan2 yg sewaktu dengannya] with a bunch of die-hard and seasoned Peugeot lovers.
We drove the car w/o worrying on fuel consumptions and speed limits [and speed traps] but SAFETY for passengers, pedestrian and other road users was always our FIRST priority.Before crossing over to the Island we stopped over at Juru Autocity to meet Behcw to see and feel his 308 performance on P-tronic Tuning Chip, he also gave us some useful tips on how the connections were done. Thanks Beh. We were impressed, but do I need one?
In Penang, we joined another group from PCM including its president, abang.K
This time around I had an opportunity to carry out yet another important test for the stock [unmodded] 1.6 liter EP6-DT prince engine running on RON95.The burning FAQ -"What is the maximum speed of an un-modded Peugeot 308Turbo on RON95?" - The following are the answers;
From Garmin GPS: 210km/hr
Note: the moving average speed has been brought down due to the 2-day traffic crawl, otherwise it should be around 170km/hr avg. on PLUS. It took about similar number of hours [five hours KL-Penang-KL] on PLUS and crawling in Georgetown and Butterworth!From Datalogger: 212km/hr
Speedometer/Techometer Reading: 214km/hr
I don't exactly know which is the most accurate but all readings are NOT LESS than 210km/hr and it was on RON95![Expecting better performance from those who have installed P-tronic Tuning Box and running on RON97 fuel]
I had established an approximation on RON95 fuel consumption [at current price of RM1.80/liter] for Peugeot 308Turbo as:
sen/km = Speed in kph/10 [with +- 10% margin for steady speeds between 100kph~200kph]
e.g
@110kph:10.0~12.0 sen per km.
@150kph: 13.5~16.5 sen per km.
@200kph: 18.0~22.0 sen per km.
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4 comments:
Dear Unc D,
What do you think of Beh's p-tronic mod ? Is it worth it for our 308THP ? Would like your opinion on this one. Thanks a lot !
Fitting p-tronic to 308THP is just like feeding athletics with steroids. But steroid is not food supplement.
Use the 'steroid' only when extra muscle-strength is needed, but not as daily food intake. Steroid has side effect too.
But once a while we need to take drug like paracetamol too, right? But taking good food and enough exercise are the best way to keep us in good health condition.
Those are the analogy.
To me it is 'good-to-have' the P-tronic box. I like to have one too ready in the glovebox, just in case...
Thanks a lot ! That's a very good analogy. Is the 308THP AL4 gearbox tuned to handle that much torque & HP generated by the p-tronic ? I think that the p-tronic box can cause premature gearbox failure though.
To be honest I'm not sure yet whether AL4 gearbox can really withstand very high torque.
What I read in trainer's guide, AL4 can withstand up to 210Nm of torque only. In AW forum somebody mentioned that the one fitted on 308Turbo can withstand up to almost 300Nm but no proof - so we need to find out in 'black n white' before upgrading engine torque/hp. Pls share with us if somebody find this FAQ.
Another analogy is that: If u take steroids make sure ur bones are also strong. Otherwise strong muscles will break 'em before doing any useful extra work.
Nevertheless I'm thinking of ordering P-tronic too but at this moment I've got other priorities on top of the 'to-do' list. Probably to upgrade suspension first.
rgds
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