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Increasing air flow and compression from low rpm, the Surbo vortex-based air charger improves engine torque, resulting in a light feel accelerator, for quick acceleration and fuel saving. Driven faster, it brings the engine to its rpm limit with just 1/2 accelerator pressure! You'll never have to floor the accelerator again, thus avoiding wasted fuel and excessive emission.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES:
10% fuel saving in city driving and more on highways, due to less accelerator pressure required for the same speed.
Higher rpm capability, more torque and bhp over a wider rpm range.
0-100 kph acceleration time cut by 1 second for faster cars and up to 3 seconds for slower cars.
Higher top speed by up to 30 kph for the average 1.6 sedan (as reported by customers).
Less CO2 output due to less fuel required for the same rpm.
SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES:
For automatic vehicles: instant acceleration from rest with no torque converter slip due to increased torque. Higher rpm possible with 1/2 throttle in D mode to between 4500 rpm and rpm limit depending on gearbox, and quicker changes to lower gears. More info and auto car list..
For manual vehicles: achieving rpm limit with just 1/2 throttle, and even higher rpm if the rpm limit is removed for racing cars More info and manual car list..
For diesel vehicles: better load capability, less diesel black smoke because the accelerator is pressed only halfway for the engine to reach the rpm limit. Helps prevent clogging of particulate filters.
More info and diesel car list..
For turbocharged vehicles: reduced turbo lag. More info and turbo car list..
Above: Photo of Surbo in pipe after the air filter of Mitsubishi Lancer CS3 |
 Above: Photo of Twin Surbo at air filter inlet of Perodua Kelisa |
Above: Photo of Surbo at air filter outlet of Hyundai Getz 1.3/ 1.6 |
Above: Photo of Twin Surbo in outlet of air filter of Proton Gen 2/ Persona/ Exora |
Above: Photo of Surbo in air pipe of Toyota Altis 2007/ Wish |
Above: Photo of Surbo in pipe after air filter of Nissan Sylphy |
Due to gaps along the air intake and connected tubes and chambers, air suction is not entirely directed at the air filter. Not only is air velocity through the air filter not as high as it can be, the gaps mean some of that air will not enter the engine for combustion. To create more air suction, the accelerator has to be pressed more, causing more fuel to be injected, resulting in over-fueling that can cause hesitation, and even knocking. The rpm achieved may not be very high. Some fuel is wasted, often in the form of emissions.
A shortage of air causes automatic gearboxes to shift up too soon, because in a higher gear, the engine requires less air. This also makes downshifts more difficult, as the engine requires more air for higher rpm in a lower gear. So, often the accelerator has to be pressed deeply to allow more air into the engine to induce a gear shift down. The result is wasted fuel, increased emission and foot fatigue for the driver.
In a petrol engine, when the accelerator is pressed more, the vacuum in the engine manifold drops. However, the vacuum is the force that draws air into the engine. The moment the accelerator is pressed fully, the vacuum is minimized, and air induction force is depleted. Also, with the accelerator on the floor, fuel injected is maximized and over-fueling and hesistation occur. Acceleration quickly becomes zero for the gear, and a gearchange up is necessary for further acceleration. Acceleration begins to slow significantly from third gear, and in the top gear, the rpm limit cannot be reached. Therefore, the top speed of a typical 1.6 litre sedan is only about 190kph.
During installation of the Surbo, the gaps in the air intake and connections are covered. Less accelerator pressure is required to pull the air through the air filter and into the engine, so less rpm is required to achieve sufficient torque. The lesser fuel injected due to less accelerator pressure means over-fueling and knocking are prevented. More air goes into engine for proper combustion. So, acceleration becomes faster initially, so much that some of the added momentum and time saved can be used to compress air through the Surbo, for even more power. How so?
By slightly easing pressure off the accelerator for 1 second, a backward air pressure is formed towards the outlet of the Surbo, causing it to twist and jet air at its outlet to match the back pressure, and to spin air into itself with a vortex to maintain the compression. Upon subsequent acceleration, the Surbo's vortex continues gorging air into the engine, so that the rpm limit is achieved with just 1/2 accelerator pressure!
When the air is charging between the Surbo and the engine, the engine also puts out exhaust gases of increased pressure, thus helping the exhaust system to blast out the burnt gases from a lower rpm (which aids low end torque). For turbocharged engines, since the turbocharger is driven by the exhaust, the response time of the turbo is reduced so the full turbo effect comes earlier and with less effort.
For automatic vehicles, since the Surbo feeds the engine with more air, the engine is allowed to rev higher before changing to a higher gear, and this gives more speed and makes better use of the original max engine torque available at the upper mid rpm range. Similarly, due to more air on standby, downshifts are easier to induce with just a slight press on the accelerator. Once the Surbo is on, a second downshift can also be induced for even more acceleration.
Since the accelerator is never floored, sufficient vacuum draws air into the engine forcefully, so acceleration is extended till the rpm limit is reached. Often, the Surbo-assisted vehicle is so strong that it will reach the rpm limit even in the top gear, and top speeds of 220 kph for 1.6 litre sedans are consistently reported by customers.
As the accelerator never has to be floored, emissions are kept low. All the fuel is used properly for better acceleration or fuel economy.
How does using Surbo feel like? Here's a typical day using Surbo
Source: Original Email Scanned. Not Edited.
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AUTOMATIC CARS FITTED WITH SURBO
This is the list of automatic cars fitted with Surbo in Singapore. As the air intakes for auto and manual cars are the same, if we have installed the Surbo for manual cars, we can also fit it into the automatic versions.
Note: the above are cars that the Surbo can be inserted into without any modification. Other similarly-engined vehicles that are not listed can also be fitted with the Surbo with some adjustments in the air intake layout. Please email us for more details.
Proton Wira 1.5
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This is the list of manual cars fitted with Surbo and may not include every model. As the air intakes for
manual and automatic cars are the same, if we have installed the Surbo for automatic cars, we can also fit it into the manual versions. Although many listed here are already classics, they have given us valuable experience to handle air intakes of the latest models.
Note: the above are cars that the Surbo can be inserted into without any modification. Other similarly-engined vehicles that are not listed can also be fitted with the Surbo with some adjustments in the air intake layout. Please email us for more details if you wish to know more.
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156 Selespeed
Z3 2.0
'03 320
'98 BMW 318
'91 320
'91 520
'10 Cruze 1.6
'09 Captiva 2.4
'05 Optra 1.6
'04 Aveo 1.4
'02 C5 2.0
'00 Xantia 1.8 16v
'98 Lanos 1.6
'12 Terios 1.5 7 seater
'07 Materia 1.5
'06 Terios 1.5
YRV 1.3
'04 Mondeo 2.0
Escape
'98 Laser 1.6
'92 Capri 1.6
MK 1.5
'03-'10 Civic 1.6, 1.8, 2.0
'06-'10 Accord 2.0
'01-'07 City
'05 CRV 2.0
'06 CRV 2.0 ivtec
'05-'07 Fit 1.3, 1.5
'05 Oddysey 2.4
Edix
'05 Stepwagon 2.0
'04 Stream 1.7, 2.0
'02 Jazz 1.4, 1.5
'00 Oddysey 2.0
'00 Accord 2.3
'98 Civic SiR 1.6
'98 Civic VTi 1.6
'94 Civic CRX 1.6
'92 Civic ESi 1.6
'09 Avante 1.6
'09 i30 1.6 '08 Sonata 2.4
'05 Tuscani
'04 Getz 1.3/ 1.6
'04 Santa Fe 2.4
'04 Tucson 2.0
'02-'06 Trajet
Matrix 1.6 & 1.8
'02 Sonata
'01 Elantra
'98 Accent
'12 Sorento 2.2 CRdi
'09 Rio 1.6
'09 Cerato Forte 1.6, 2.0
'06 Picanto 1.1
'05 Sportage 2.0
'04 Cerato
'04 Magentis 2.0
'03 Spectra 1.6
'02 Rio 1.5
'01-'08 Carens
'01 Carnival 2.5 V6
'98 Mentor 1.5
'98 Sephia 1.6
'09 5 2.0
'05 3 1.6
'04 2 1.5
'04 6 2.0, 2.3
'02 323 1.6
Premacy 1.8, 2.0
'98 121 Demio 1.3
'91 Astina 1.6 carb
'12 C250 CGi
'03 C180 Kompressor
'00 A160 Steptronic
'97 E200 Elegance
'95 E200 '92 300 SEL
'09 Lancer 1.5 EX
'05 Outlander 2.4
'04 Grandis 2.4 Mivec
'03 Colt Mivec
'02-'09 Lancer CS3 1.5, 1.6
'01 Galant GDi 2.4
'00 Galant 2.0
'98 Pajero Mini 660
'98 Lancer
'98-'01 Spacewagon 2.0
'89 1.8 Spacewagon carb
Sylphy 1.5
'08 Cefiro 2.0
'05 March 1.4
'04 Cefiro V6 2.3
'02 Prairie 2.0
'00 Cefiro V6 2.0
'00 Sunny VIP
'96 March 1.0
'91-'08 Sunny
'06 Astra 1.6 MTA
'00 Astra 1.4
'00 Zafira 1.8
'92 Vectra 1.6
Kembara 1.3 Kancil EZ 850
'09 207 1.6
'09 207 CC 1.6
'07 307 2.0 CC
'04 307 1.6 SW
'04 307 2.0 SW
'02-'07 307 1.6
'00 206 1.4
407 2.0
Perdana 2.0 inj
1.6 Waja
Putra 1.8i
Satria 1.3i, 1.5i, 1.6i
Satria 1.3, 1.5 carb
Wira 1.3i, 1.5i, 1.6i
Wira 1.3, 1.5 carb
Saga 1.3, 1.5 carb
Gen2 1.3 Campro
'01 Scenic 1.6 '98 Laguna 2.0 '00 Kangoo 1.4
'01 45 1.8
'98 216
'02 Toledo 1.8 20V '01 Toledo 1.6
Octavia Ambiente 1.6
Actyon A230
'10 Impreza 2.0 RS
'05 Forester Turbo 2.0
'04-'08 Forestor 2.0
'02-'09 Legacy 2.0
'00 Impreza 2.0 RS
'98-'09 Impreza 1.6
'92 Justy ECVT 1.0
'92 Justy ECVT 1.0
'04 Liana 1.3
'02 Grand Vitara 2.0
'92 Vitara 1.6
'09 Belta
'09 Premio 1.5
'08 Fielder 1.5
'08 Camry 2.0, 2.4
'07 Bb 1.5
'06 Fortuner 2.7
'06 Yaris 1.5
'05 Sienta 1.5
'04-'10 Corolla Altis
'03-'08 Vios 1.5
'03 Ist 1.3
'03-'07 Wish 1.8
'02 Celica 1.8 SS1
'02 Premio 1.8
'02 Rav 1.8
'00 Estima 2.5
'99 Corona 1.6
'98 Soluna 1.5
'98 Picnic
'91-'03 Corolla
'91 Cressida 2.0
'89 Corona 1.6 carb
'04 S60 2.4 T5
'04 XC90 2.5 '97 S40 1.8
Tiguan 2.0
'02 Golf 1.6
'98 Vento 1.6
Testimonials From Automatic Car Owners
Petrol Manual Vehicles Fitted With Surbo
155 1.8
155 2.0
145 1.6
145 2.0
146 1.6
164 2.0
GTV 2000
75 1.8
75 2.0
33 IE 1.5
33 IE 1.7
Z3 1.9
'92 318
'89-'95 316
'83-'92 320
'83, '89 520
'79 315
2002
'07 A168
'07 QQ
'07 T11
'07 Spark
'05 Optra 1.6
'04 Aveo 1.4
'01 Xsara 1.4
'96 Xantia 1.6
Xantia 2.0 16v 155 bhp
94 ZX Volcane 2.0
Tacuma 2.0
Kalos '02
'98 Lanos
Nubira
Espero
'93 Racer SPI
'95 Racer MPI
YRV 1.3
'01 Extol 1.3 van
'00 Hijet 660 Van
Sirion
Feroza 1.6
'94 Applause
'91-'94 Charade 1.3
'90 Hijet 1000 Van
Charade GTti
'87 Charade Turbo 1.0
'79-'93 Charade 1.0
Doblo 1.3
Brava/Bravo 1.6
Palio 1.6
'97 Punto 1.6 Cabrio
'89 Panda 1000s
Punto 1.2
'93, '95 Tempra
Uno 1.0
KA 1.3
'98 Escort 1.8 16V
'95 Laser TX3
'94 Escort/ Orion
'93, '96 Festiva 1.3
'92 XR2 Capri 1.6
'88-'02 Laser
'88 Telstar 1.8
'88 Telstar 1.6 carb
'86 Escort XR3i
CK 1.5
Metro 1.0
Minz 1.1
Minz 1.3
'08 Civic Type R
'07 Accord Euro R
'06 Integra Type R
'05 Jazz 1.4
'01-'04 Civic
'2000 City VTEC
'98 City
'98 1.5 Civic VTi
1.5 Civic EXi
'93 Civic VTi 1.6
1.5 Civic LSi
1.6 Civic ESi
Concerto EFI
Concerto Twin-carb
'89-'91 Civic CRX
'85-'93 Prelude
'82 Quintet
'80-'91 Civic carb
'79-'92 Accord
'06 Verna 1.4
Getz 1.4, 1.6
'01 Matrix 1.6
'99-'02 Elantra
'99-'01 Coupe
'98-'02 Atos
'98 Coupe 1.6
'96-'02 Accent 1.3, 1.5
'96-'98 Elantra
'91-'95 Elantra
'89-'94 Excel 1.3, 1.5
Scoupe
'94 Scoupe turbo
'94 Sonata
'93 Trooper 2.3
'10 Koup 1.6
'09 Forte 1.6
'07 Cerato VVT 1.6
'06 Rio 1.4, 1.6
'04 Cerato 1.6
'04 Picanto
'02-'03 Spectra
'01 Rio 1.3, 1.5
'01 Sephia II 1.6
'00 Sephia 1.6
'98 Mentor 1.5
'96 Sephia 1.6
'91, '95 Dedra inj
Freelander 1.8
Miata
'94 626 2.0
'91 121
'90-'98 Astina
'80 626 1.6
'78-'02 323
'86 200 W124
'83 200 black engine
'78 200
'70's Mini 1000
'05-'08 Lancer CS3
Pajero LO47
'00 Lancer MX 1.5
'00 Toppo 660
'00 Minicab 660
'98 Pajero 660
'98-'00 Lancer MR
'92-'00 Lancer 1.5, 1.6
'92-'99 Lancer 1.3
'92-'94 Colt
'91 Pajero 2.6
'90 L300
'89 Lancer GTi 1.6, '92 GTi 1.8
'80, '91 Colt 1.4
'79-'91 Lancer carb
'78 Galant
'01-'08 Sunny 1.5, 1.6
'00-'02 Sunny 1.5
Ad Resort (M'sia)
'99 Sunny VIP 1.5
Primera 1.6
'98 March (Micra) 1.0
'95-'99 Sunny 1.5
'91-'96 Presea 1.6
'90-'00 Sunny 1.6
'90-'94 Sunny 1.4 & 1.5
'90 Bluebird 1.8
NX 1.6
'87-'92 Pulsar 1.4
'85 March 1.0
'82-'86 Pulsar
'82 Sunny/130y
'77-'81 100A
'74-'81 120Y
'06 Astra 1.6
'01 Corsa 1.4
'01 Zafira 1.6
'01 Astra 1.4 16V
'94 Astra 1.4
'94 Astra 1.6
'94 Corsa 1.2
Vectra 2.5 V6
'93 Vectra 1.6
'08 207 GTi
'2000 206 1.4
'98 406 1.8 16V
'98 406 2.0 16V
'95 405 GR MPI 1.6
'93 405 GR SPI 1.6
'92 405 GLi 1.6
'90 405 GTi (M'sia)
'89 405 GL 1.6 carb
'89 205 GTi 1.9
'01 Kenari (Daihatsu Move)
'01 Kelisa
Kancil inj 850
Kancil (Daihatsu Mira) carb 660, 850
Persona 1.6
Gen 2 1.3, 1.6
Satria Neo 1.6
Waja 1.6
Putra 1.8i
Satria 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 inj, 1.8 GTi
Satria 1.3, 1.5 carb
Wira 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 inj
Wira 1.3, 1.5 carb
Perdana 2.0i
Iswara 1.5i
Tiara 1.1 (Citroen AX)
Saga 1.3, 1.5 carb, 1.6i
Megane 1.4 16V
Megane Coupe
Scenic 2.0 4x4
'00 Clio 16V
19 1.8i
'99 Clio 8V round filter
'93-'96 19 1.4i
'92 Clio 1.1, 1.4
5 Campus
600
'98 416 K-series engine
'95 216
'94 416 Honda engine
Metro GTa 1.4
Salsa 1.0
Ibiza 1.0, 1.4
'01 Toledo 1.6
'99 Cordoba Collage 1.0
'94 Cordoba 1.6
'93 Toledo 1.6
'02 Fabia 1.4
'01 Octavia 1.6
'95 Felicia 1.3
Favorit 1.3 inj
'08 Impreza 1.6
'02-'07 Impreza 1.6 4WD
'97-'02 Impreza 1.6
Vivio 660 inj
'94 Legacy 2.0
'93-'96 Impreza 1.6
Viki
Justy 1.0, 1.2
'08 Swift 1.3
'08 Swift 1.5
'08 Swift Sport 1.6 (elbow at throttle)
'02 Liana 1.3
'01 Ignis 1.3
'01 Carry 1.5 van
'99 Jimny 1.3
'98 Vitara 2.0
R 660
R+ 1.0
Swiftlet 660
'91, '94 Vitara 1.6
'91 Swift 1.3 inj
'88-'96 Swift GTi 1.3
Swift 1.0
Carry 1.0
Baleno 1.3, 1.6
Escudo carb 1.4
Esteem 1.3, 1.6
Fronte 800
Jeep 1.0
'80 800
'03-'08 Vios 1.5
'05 Vitz 1.0
new Tercel 1.5
'99 1.0 Echo (Yaris)
Unser (Msia)
'01 Liteace 1.8i
'98 Liteace 1.8 carb
'98 Prado 2.7 GX
'98 Soluna
Paseo
'93-'03 Corolla 1.6i, 1.5i, 1.3i
'93 Liteace
'92-'94 Corona 1.6, 2.0
'91 Supra 3.0
Starlet 1.3 16v turbo
'85, '93 MR2
Levin
'84 Trueno
'82 Carina
'80, '89 Corona carb
'78-'94 Starlet
'74 1.6, '85 2.0, '93 2.2 Celica
'73-'92 Corolla carb
Beetle
'00 Caddy 1.6
'00 Caddy 1.9 TDi
'95 Golf 1.6, 1.8
Vento 1.6
Golf 2.0
'83 Golf GLi 1.8
For Internet Enquiries
If your car is standard and we have installed the
Surbo on it before, we will show you how the Surbo can be installed. If we have not come across your model, or if your car has been modified, please send a photo of your air intake (from the air filter inlet to the throttle).
