"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
06/11/2014 at 18:34 • Filed to: None
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"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
06/11/2014 at 18:34 • Filed to: None | 1
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Kei Cars as we know it are supposed to be less than 660cc and make a maximum of 64hp.
So my question is simple: In Japan, is it technically illegal to modify a kei-car? Is it still ok for the shaken inspection? (ie add a turbo and bring to let's say, 90hp). I could not seem to find an answer...
Thanks!, Here is a nice Cappuccino for you
offroadkarter
> Flavien Vidal
06/11/2014 at 18:36 |
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I'd imagine those are factory guidelines
HammerheadFistpunch
> Flavien Vidal
06/11/2014 at 18:39 |
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I
seem to recall a lot of kei cars on Best Motoring international. Not sure if it changes their registration status, but it seems to be legal.
beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> Flavien Vidal
06/11/2014 at 18:44 |
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NY times indicates they still have to pass the normal Kei inspection.
Japanese law also limits Kei cars to no more than 64 horsepower. But that restriction hasn't stopped an aftermarket industry of Kei car hot-rodding equipment from springing up. Kei cars are raced. They are turbocharged, supercharged and nitrous-oxide-charged. The rub is that every two years the cars must pass inspection
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"So the tuners either sell them before the inspection takes place, or they have to take the equipment off," Mr. Kanbara said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/aut…
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Flavien Vidal
> beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
06/11/2014 at 18:47 |
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Nice, thank you... So basically, install a turbo and remove it after two years to pass the shaken... (though if I understood correctly, noone really even opens the hood for shakens lol)
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beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> Flavien Vidal
06/11/2014 at 20:00 |
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most of the are turbo anyway.. apparently an injector upgrade and an aftermarket ecu will net you 100hp easily. At least as far as the F6A in the Suzuki's are concerned.
I doubt anyone would spot that change in an engine bay anyway, and if they ever did test it on a dyno then you could run a standard tune to bring the power back down for the test.
MonkeePuzzle
> Flavien Vidal
06/12/2014 at 10:01 |
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I'm led to believe, as beardsbynelly indicated, that a simple tune will bring up the power substantially as many are built and then detuned to meet the regulation. So there is plenty of power to be found in simple mods that would only be evident if the shaken involved a dyno. Also, that as with the case of a lot of cars meeting regulations or attempting to fit into different insurance groups, or to have a HP number that looks good on a badge, the factory will misreport the numbers with some generous or stingy rounding.
Lastly, I've ridden in a Cappuccino, it was stock, and I was elbow to elbow with it's owner (its cozy in there) and in stock format it was an absolute hoot! I've dreamed of owning one ever since.