New Mitsubishi Strada [ARCHIVED]

[numbah5]

* DosbyDos

Great Report. Very enjoyable naman ang break-in period ng strada mo. Can't wait to bring mine to Sagada in December.

* Nismo26
Ingat lang sir pagumuulan. Anyway, ang ganda ng black! Simple but Elegant.

* Numbah5
Is there any precaution that we can do para di mag hydroplane trucks natin?

teka hanapin ko lang sa isang thread kung paano maiiwasan ang pag hydroplane...

[blue_gambit]

sir nismo26 what kind of tires do you have on your eagle, maybe its be coz of its thread pattern. Thread pattern can alter a vehicles performance and handling...
Then again maybe the shape of the truck, squarish vs. curvacious?

fuel consumption of my 3.2 strada m/t

12km/l, maintaining speed * 100-120k * 2000-2500rpm

But one thing i hated bout my ride

I just arrived from GenSan around 7pm
The rain was so heavy that i cant even see the road
Why is it so hard to drive * nite when raining using strada?
not unlike my nissan 2.5 eagle, i have clear visibility....
Then i cant control my strada when im * 80kph when i hit some waters on the road...
Maybe stupidity on my part...
I just love running fast coz my heart beats so fast and that's the reason i cant sleep and stayed focus on the road...

Anyway, for the strada owners... have u read your manuals?

Ive been reading this forum to evaluate strada if i should get one or not..
My only concern and the only fear in my mind is the steering...
I think its in the manual...
It clearly says that " Keep the steering wheel centered all the time and never exceed to 10 sec." coz your steering wheel will malfunction.

I guess, and my only guess why some of strada owners have problems...
Anyway, Sorry if i've gone too far,,, jaz giving u guys some info's

[numbah5]

To determine the ideal speed, the formula is nine times the square root of the tire’s PSI in miles per hour. Say your tires are inflated to 32PSI. The square root would be 5.66. Multiply that by nine. You would aquaplane at 50.4mph. Or 80.64 km/h

eto yung formula na nakita ko sa thread about the Kenneth Quintal Incident sa Skyway last year... it will help us how to find the ideal speed kung kelan maghahydroplane mga auto natin...

[mr_incredible]

Anyway, for the strada owners... have u read your manuals?

Ive been reading this forum to evaluate strada if i should get one or not..
My only concern and the only fear in my mind is the steering...
I think its in the manual...
It clearly says that " Keep the steering wheel centered all the time and never exceed to 10 sec." coz your steering wheel will malfunction.

Actually what it says is "Do not hold the steering wheel in the fully turned position (either left or right), for longer than 10 seconds."

No mention (at least at that part of the manual) about keeping it centered all the the time.

just fyi

[[r]ichkri3g]

post lang ako ng pix ko...

Hoping na walang magalit at maasar... all stock and NO PLATE...


hehehehehe

3 words for 'ya... black is beautiful

[2Dmax]

Actually what it says is "Do not hold the steering wheel in the fully turned position (either left or right), for longer than 10 seconds."

No mention (at least at that part of the manual) about keeping it centered all the the time.

just fyi

kahit saang vehicle procedures indicated ung "not to hold the steering wheel in fully turned position for less than 10 seconds". doing so would increrase the temperature of the power steering oil, so na-aagitate masyado ung gears/mechanisms of the PS system..

[nismo26]

Mr. Big

how exactly do you mean by hirap ka sa visibility ng strada while driving at night? baka naman masyado kang mababa sa upuan, ano ba height mo pare? no offense pero kung di ka katangkaran maglagay ka ng unan or cushion para umangat ka, and i think it would help.


I'm just a 5'8 guy, not quite tall but thats not my concern.. no offense at all...


Driving * nite is very very easy without rain, the seat has its own height adjustment, so it doesnt matter if either your small or not.

The problem is, when i hit some waters, it goes directly to my winshield and that causes me to have a zero visibility for a while * nite driving. Well, maybe i need to put some rainX on my windshield to help me improve my visibility when raining.

[boosted]

how exactly do you mean by hirap ka sa visibility ng strada while driving at night? baka naman masyado kang mababa sa upuan, ano ba height mo pare? no offense pero kung di ka katangkaran maglagay ka ng unan or cushion para umangat ka, and i think it would help.

Actually the 3.2 comes with seat height adjusters on the driver seat. maybe naman nismo is having visibility problems due to the tint that he has installed (based on the pics medyo dark yata) i would recommend changing the front and rear to 3m light neutral which is way better in terms of visibility. hydroplaning naman is inherent to all vehicles with wider tires installed of course tread patterns are key to the tires wet performance.

[Drave]

Kung stock dueler H/T tires, madaling mag-hydroplane yan. Just take a look at the review in tirerack website. My first mod was I changed my tires to Bridgestone dueler A/T revo. More hydroplaning resistance and better grip on unpaved or even paved roads. Kaya palit na kayo ng tires

[nismo26]

i need some help and advice...

the new tires of 3.2 strada is kinda slippery when running on a wet road * 140kph

I think i must change tires and mags too but not now!

Bout the hydroplaning i've encountered
I'm with my bro that time but he's ahead of me coz he's driving his XLR
Then he told me that the water is above the knee
I think theres no reason why i hydroplaned.

For the gurus here....

Does the strada have the Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
Do i need it?