Twisted Steel Performance
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
Tests carried out in South Africa by Malcolm Kinsey a member of the Guild of Automotive Journalists produced some outstanding results. Three stock standard Toyota’s were Powerkoted. The Pistons, cylinder heads, intake and exhaust manifolds were ceramic coated.
0 – 100 Top speed l/100km
Toyota Tazz 1300
Standard 12.8sec 168 km/h 9.3
Coated 11.2 177 7.9
Toyota Corolla 1.6
Standard 10.3 185 9.0
Coated 9.7 190 8.1
Toyota Corolla 1.8
Standard 9.9 188 9.4
Coated 9.1 194 8.0
0 – 100 Top speed l/100km
Toyota Tazz 1300
Standard 12.8sec 168 km/h 9.3
Coated 11.2 177 7.9
Toyota Corolla 1.6
Standard 10.3 185 9.0
Coated 9.7 190 8.1
Toyota Corolla 1.8
Standard 9.9 188 9.4
Coated 9.1 194 8.0