Thursday, July 27, 2006

MMCd Log



Got this pix from my friend. Have not seen it in real-life yet, maybe soon. Maybe i should have one of these loggers also :)

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

As For Now


The scene is still hot but not as hot like the olden days like few years back i mean. Now, everyone is driving a 150k-onwards vehicle that pounds hard rubber traction to the ground. What has grown inside us are just the peer influence. Nowdays seldom do i see people appreciating what they have, do and mod. Whatever it is, they dont seem to be happy. Well hell yeah, i wish i had a money tree, but to have that satisfaction is something hard to talk about. Only our heart knows better.

Car prices are getting sick expensive. Fuel aint gonna be cheaper than now. Traffic jams. No proper track/drag courses. Roadblock bullies by the authorities. Taxes on aftermarket parts. The car prices alone are killing us, not brand new but reconditioned. We seem to pay double than other ppl in the world, prolly there are less fortunate car owners in other countries, but i feel like we are in those kind of countries except we dont use snow tyres.

Why do we have racing clans and cliques? Its because of the fame and glamourous life being in a group. Feeling secure in such group are boastful and pathetic. People grow fast and when everyone starts to disperse, eventually everyone will start to talk about what they missed last time. They didnt miss anything, they just forgot to appreciate time and what they have.

How fast is fast? If AMS can build a 1000whp AWD monster, would u wanna drive something that runs on methanol and go to the wet-market just for a bag of brinjals and onions? Maybe i would.

Enough with my ramblings and bitching. Im tired. Sorry but i dont get PMT or PMS. Haha.

Fuel Mule *eeeee oooooooo eeeeeeeeee oooo*

Well, well, well, at last im done with my personal fuel testing. The low-fuel indicator was stuck on my gauge cluster at 464km, but i pushed it to 493km and refueled. I had to do it as im using some big-ass pressure fuel pump. So basically both fuel are the same in terms of kilometres in average. Don't have to be so kiasu about it, im using a semi-race engine and i tried to push for more kilometres. So both fuel are practically the same. If the difference are 50km at least, then i can actually comment on it. I dont know why ppl are still bad-mouthing about other fuel companies.

The only thing i noticed on SHELL fuel was it knocks during midnoon. I cant say that Malaysia weather has changed drastically in blink but yeah, my engine knocked. Maybe its a baby version of V-Power since V-Power knocks badly on my engine.

My other alternatives would be Caltex and ProJet. Fine with me.

Your engine, your choice. Im taking Primax 3.

Monday, July 24, 2006

Rare JDM : 5-Zigen N1R




When i saw it the first time, i just couldnt resist it. I know its one of those hard-to-get jade items that u have to buy to make you sleep peacefully at night. After some negotiation with my brother, looks like he's the lucky one to get this rim. Not cheap tho.

Well, i bought and kept it for few month already. Waiting for my brother to come and pick it up for his 'teg.

Rims are used condition. But somehow i doubt the long usage as it looks like it hasnt been running more than 1000km. Its 15"x6". PCD 100 and offset +38. The rims are bloody light even my sister had fun carrying it using one hand. Basically its pristine condition, lickable i would say.

This rim comes in either dark grey, blue or red. It was meant for the track cars. Good for cars that are painted white or black. Very JDM, very noice.

Stay away from Eibach Meet or any JDM Meets, its NOT good for your health and wallet, ha ha.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Building A Super Satria GTi?


Another young buddy of mine, Jason, very young at heart, blew few engines in the process of knowing what's right and wrong, finally set his mind and wanting to cross the line and seek the darkside.

Whatever in his engine bay has been modified, the car may look normal from the exterior and interior, but the money that has been spent is a lot. Growing in such an influential world is not easy for him. Building the impossible is his aim.

160whp? 180whp? 200whp? As for a friend, i want him to reach 180whp smoothly if possible. With the latest Microtech LT10s and a Australian-trained tuner, we hope to extract a nice impossible 200whp. God willings with strong heart and bit of cash, i think he can succeed.

Daily driven Super Satria Gti quad throttles with air-conditioned and good idle. Sounds good to me.

Pray hard and stay tuned for the results.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Young Tuners


Im glad to see my group of friends are pursuing to something serious for once, which is EMS tuning. After years of spending too much money on the cars, its high time we sit down, brainstorm and learn about how to tune the bloody car.

At the moment, Zuhaili and Chris are busy tuning Hondata S100/S200 on Chris over-powered Mugen-ised DC2. With the help from Innovate, tuning AFR is no longer a problem. They are also using the HKS Knock Monitor to help them hear any knocking sound using a headphone. Most of their tuning are being done on road and late nights.

I myself will be going for Microtech Training at the end of this month. I hope i can revive my sick ideas of playing quad throttles on a Honda or even my engine again. Zuhaili will be joining the class too.

Once Hondata releases S300J in Malaysia, i think it will be easier for everyone to tune with USB. I hope i can learn too.

Hopefully Zuhaili will go for the MOTEC training in Sydney Australia in the future.

Monday, July 17, 2006

SIC Drag Battle Round 3 - Mr. Aloysius Wee - CRX












I must say, this best friend of mine should be staying in America instead of Malaysia. His dreams of becoming a professional drag racer proves that his been spending too much money on EBay and American parts.

Been a friend of Aloysius for few years. His a man with dreams, less budget and sick ideas. I must say i have the same thought too but not going this ridiculous. The car weight alone is probably around 5XXkg. Tubed frame and with some ugly fibre body design. I hate to say this but he needs to paint the damn car to win in style for god sake.

WELD Racing wheels, Endyn AIR Carbon Fibre intake manifold, MOTEC 800, Simpson harness and shoes, SMSP headers, and blah blah blah. The delay in building this car is due to financial constraint and heaps of engine problems. Building an N/A car is not easy. He took 2.5 years to do it. I almost thought it was a UFO.

The car runs on rear hubs only and the power to weight ratio is mad. He did not fully full throttle the car yet but the result was impressive with a 11.682s on the quaters. Car ran twice before overheating problem on the head gasket.

I gave him 2 thumbs up before and after the race and hopefully we'll be seeing him next month on the strip with more SAFETY features and BETTER aerodyamic design. Hopefully 10.9s this time.

ps. He participated in Group B, which means 2WD Turbo Category.

Godspeed.

Fuel Saving?

My latest result for Petronas Primax 3 :

Full Tank 40L/RM77.00 (i can pump to 42L but i dont wanna force it)
I got 470km. My average driving distance would be 100km a day
and average speed between 90-160km/h.

I had to pump at 470km when the "E" light pops consistenly.

I think for a 1.8 Mivec DOHC engine with Jun Type 2s, its good. I think with the latest price hike to get 400km is consider good shite.

My latest test would be the new SHELL fuel. I'll update the result
by end of the week.

(I dont get paid to do this but im just letting you guys know the real deal)

Monday, July 10, 2006

World Cup 2006

Both my idol teams went down perished. Spain and Portugal. Neither Torres nor Ronaldo can do anything about it. Its been a good world cup. Unpredictable yet counter-fighting. All i can say now, i will always remember Zidane as a bull and not a legend. Haha.

Malaysian WANGAN - BustEd!

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/content.asp?y=2006&dt=0710&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_01.htm

I never felt racing on a long bridge before. But due to this case im considering a 900whp skyline with NOS for a getaway car. Haha.