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You’ve got a Perodua Myvi. You got fire-hot looks. Even hotter if
you have lips, skirtings and nice sports rims slapped on. Now you got
to give the car a motor worthy of it’s fire-hot looks! 
The premium model Perodua Myvi comes with a 1.3 DVVT DOHC engine
designated the K3-VE. This same engine is used in most 1.3 Daihatsus
like the Daihatsu YRV, and of course the Toyota Avanza and the Perodua
Kembara DVVT.
To make the Daihatsu YRV go even faster, Daihatsu added a turbocharger
with an intercooler to it’s already powerful K3-VE engine. This makes
the engine have one of the highest output and torque for an engine of
it’s class. The turbocharger kicks in from low-boost RPMs to provide
excellent driveability. The DVVT mechanism continuously adjusts the
valve timing according to engine speed.
This makes the K3-VET a formidable performance engine. You can enjoy
thrilling power at high-end RPMs and hard weight-pulling torque at low
RPM.
Engine Specifications
| Displacement in cc | 1298 |
| Engine Model | K3-VET |
| Max.power (Net), kw(PS)/rpm | 140 ps (102.97 kw) / 6400 rpm |
| Max.torque(Net), N*m(kg*m)/rpm | 18.0 kg*m (176.52 N*m) / 3200 rpm |
| Engine type | In-line 4 cylinder DOHC 16-valve Intercooled Turbo |
| Cooling System | Water-cooled |
| Valve Mechanism | Horizontal Ranging DVVT |
| Fuel System | Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) |
| Turbocharger | Turbocharger with Intercooler |
| Fuel Type | Unleaded Regular Gasoline |
| Compression Ratio | 8.5:1 |
| Bore, mm | 72 |
| Stroke, mm | 79.7 |
A K3-VET in a Perodua Myvi will be FAST! The Myvi is only 953kg, and
the K3-VET puts out 140ps. That’s some crazy power-to-weight ratio. The
downside is YRV half-cuts only come in 4-speed automatic. Manual
fanboys will have to find some other alternative.
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