Hizam's Year End Close-up Snaps

Aidiladha 2007

To all my fellow muslim friends, selamat hari raya aidiladha and to the rest, happy holidays.

Sani's SSR Type-X Installed

We need to get rid of the 2-finger gap between the fenders and tyres. Hee hee.

My Butt Experience In The FD2R

Last weekend, my brother and myself had to dropby and do some business with Chris. After some deals and lunch with Chris, we were offered a ride in his new FD2R Honda Civic Type-R.

I declined the ride but my brother agreed upon the invitation. So i had to take this opportunity to become a back seated passenger and also a camera man as you can see from the pix.

My facination towards the DC5R Honda Integra is still prolonging. We had our discussion regarding the differences between the FD2R and DC5R. I still believe Type-R should be 2-door, less parts and an over-powered street car. I love the neat pedals and the footrest. Also the nice big titanium gearknob. What i noticed the dashboard looks like a 4WD car that extends longer than a normal car. I love the J'sRacing front lip extension and air-ducts mounts.

When Chris started the engine, it sounded mild in my audible ears. He has swapped the original exhaust system to the J'sRacing titanium version. If you notice the engine is sitting towards near the firewall for better center of gravity.

"Well, 3 big guys in a 4-door car, 18" rims and a aftermarket exhaust system, let's see how it goes", i said.

On a sunny Saturday, what you will encounter normally would be roads filled with cars but Chris took another path on a short distance highway to try out the car.

When Chris floored the car before VTEC engagement, it was soft roaring and smooth ride. When VTEC kicks in, i had difficulty snapping pix onwards. The power burst like a water-baloon and also the power transfer keeps going and going like no tomorrow.

No doubt the power feels slightly better than a DC5R (probably for the final drive and some other enhancement), but also with the heavy body and 3 big guys in it, it performed well unexpectedly.

My brother came out from the car with an endless grin on his face. But then again, the ordering list queue is long at the moment in Malaysia.

So my verdict, if you like 4-door sedan, good 2-litre torque, brand new and comfortable with the RM198k price tag, please get one for yourself.

I would stick to my DC5R dream. It's the 2-door thingy, dont mind me folks.

Thanks again Chris, it's all good!

ps. those of you that would like to buy J'sRacing and Skunk2 parts, you can get Chris to order for you since he is the authorised dealer for both products. he is a friendly chap that i would like to do business with for a long time.

website : http://www.pentagon.com.my/

Sani's J'sRacing Motor Oil Cap

Sani's Honda Verno Front Windscreen Banner

I ordered the banner about 2 weeks ago. I thought the banner would take around a month or so prolly mid January to arrive due to the long holiday breaks in Japan. I got the surprise sms from Chris and the banner arrived before Christmas. It was prolly due to the lucky last bulk order made for the year from JsRacing Japan.

I believe you guys have seen too many of Honda Primo banners on the road original and fakes. Honda dealership carries three major names. Honda Primo, Honda Verno and Honda Clio. Civic is sold at Honda Primo and Integra, S2000, & NSX are sold at Honda Verno. Honda Clio deals with Accord & Legend.

Honda Verno comes in many designs and you can check them out at the JsRacing website. They are slightly cheaper than Spoon Sports original banner.

Thank you Chris.

Meor Mods : Fender Bars, CTR Cams/VS/Retainers & Bushings

Upcoming Holidays

- Hari Raya Aidiladha (20th December, Thursday)

- Christmas (25th December, Tuesday)

- New Year (1st January, Tuesday)

- Awal Muharam (10th January, Thursday)

I noticed the upcoming holidays are either Tuesday or Thursday and people can apply for leave a day before or after to make a complete 4-day long weekend.

Wish i can do a balik-kampung trip if its not that far.

Volks Time Attack : Honda Racing Sports Edition

I reckoned if you have a championship white DC5R and FD2R, this would look nice on the car.

Size Chart : http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/s2ki_specials/TimeAttackTypeR/CE28N%20HONDA%20SPORTS%20LIMITED1.jpg

Sani's Refurbished SSR Type-X 15x6.5JJ +42

When i saw these rims at the used parts store, it doesnt look good like you see now. It came painted flat black from Japan. With all the minor peeled-off paint, uneven painted surface and stone chipped everywhere, i had to send to the paint shop to refurbish it.

Nowadays if you plan to restore to the original colour (which comes a few in the catalog), it'll take too many things to buy. If you can find the complete SSR air lock nuts, complete SSR center caps and also a shop that anodizes sports rims, ure good to go. Else, forget about it, be creative and be different.

It took less than a week for the refurbishment process. I didnt rush the folks at the paint shop. Painting flat black wasnt my idea since i have seen some done locally which was not quite promising. I kept my fingers crossed and it turned out way better than i expected.

My idea of painting my own rims jet black prolly would out-shine my bloody car. With bit of dilemmas and advises from few chaps, im going this path too.

ps. if you like that dirty anodized spoon desmond regamaster look, it looks almost identical but not as rough surfaced as anodized spoon.

Stay tuned.

Meor's Dyno Run

Weather was good last weekend. So Meor decided to do a dyno run for his mildly modded Honda Civic. With minimal mods like air-filter system, FGK headers, Ultra plug cables, 2.3 exhaust system and a MINES ecu, he wanted to know his basic power figure. Dont mind the slight blurry pix as it was taken using a Dopod mobile phone.

Result was around the expected figure. 145whp is quite healthy for an old B16A engine. The good thing about doing dyno runs is to know that your engine is running smooth and safe in a controlled environment. You will never know if you start to run lean with dying fuel pump, clogged injectors, worn out piston rings, overfueling and etc. From here, Meor can proceed with further mods on his car with without having doubts. Wear and tear is part of the hobby as long you take note and not to grumble when the rainy day comes.

If you notice, the torque is not as great as a 1.8L or 2.0L. But then again, the fun is always there with a smaller displacement engine in combination with the high revving tendency.

At the end of the day, its always good to have a healthy car and driven daily, not kept at home unlike we know some. Haha.

Photo Of The Day From The Internet

I was browsing the internet when this pix scrolled on my screen. They need to refrain from taking this kinda pix or else im gonna have a heart attack soon. Haha.

Colouring Your Valve Cover

## Powder coating uses powder. It is applied with a special gun that electrostatically charges the powder and allows it to cling to the grounded metal object.

## Anodizing is the process of dying metal by dipping it into a solution of color while also using a electrical process to make the dye "stick" to the cover.

www.racecoated.com