My lab decided to participate in Perodua Eco-Challenge competition. It is a competition that require the participant to improve Perodua MyVi fuel consumption. We will race our improved version car in Sepang circuit in July this year, but the 1st one to arrive at the finishing line do not win the competition. The winner will be the car that run the longest on the given amount of fuel.Every participant need to gather a 20 people group. They will provide the group with one MyVi. So we can thrash things around, cut some parts etc., go creative on the engine,but the vehicle weight should not be less than 800kg. As usual, the vehicle decoration is 1/3 of the full marks(typical Malaysian automotive company that pay less attention to the vehicle actual performance...sigh!)
I think it is a good chance for us to involved with this kind of stuff, to level up our skill in automotive aspects.We only have like 3 months to complete the task for the competition.
We have few ideas already about the engine(How to reduce the weight), about the fuel injection system(instead of currently Port Fuel Injection type),how to reduce the rolling friction, how to increase aerodynamic aspects of the vehicles...etc.Let see if we are really up for it!
By the way, I think the title of the competition is miss-leading...it says ECO....but I do not see any environmental aspects being a key judgment point in the competition. They only care about the looks and the fuel economy(another typical thing in Malaysia automotive company).
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I got this link via google. Suprisingly the top in list is your blog.
Hey thats sharingman in engines lab..
yup...i am interested in this challenge..see ya on wed.
ECO-these characters a bit deceiving in here..lol
Vkuan--> Hey its you! Yup...this is a great chance for us,hopefully we will be selected and what more can I say...lets get our hand dirty!See u on Wed
hey, any new updates on the "Eco" challenge??
hye there. yup, found ur blog when googling for perodua eco challenge. The term ECO there, as according to the CEO of Perodua when I read the local newspaper the other day is that when the fuel consumption is less, then eventually less polution.. in an indirect way. just thot of sharing. all the best, anyway. See u in Sepang most probably?
isnt it in subang?? they have changed the venue right?
haha...shariman!!!
i googled perodua eco-challenge and i found you!
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