when grey meets silver

Clean As 2006

2011-11-26T17:35:00.001+08:00

after 5 years of loyal serving and many healed wounds, thank you for your great service.

12.11.11 Going To Track [Videos]

2011-11-13T13:57:00.001+08:00

Image via WikipediaDate : 12 Nov 2011 Time : 2:00PM GMT+8 Venue : Sepang International GP Circuit - North Track Vehicle : Proton Gen2 1.6 MT Suspension : D2 Adjustable Shockers Brakes : Don Brakes, UK Fluid : Amsoil Fully Synthetic 5w40 European Formula Tyres : Yokohama ECOS 205.50.15 Fr/Rr Video : iPhone 3Gs on windscreen mount Drivers : me Instructor : Moe Ticket : RM250 Laps : 12 laps

amsoil lubricants

2011-10-19T12:08:00.003+08:00

i had switched to amsoil lubricant of the following products: European Car Formula Synthetic 5W-30 Motor Oil (AEL) - link Severe Gear® Synthetic Extreme Pressure (EP) Gear Lube 75W-90 (SVG) - link Comments below if you have questions.

if you are loosing power

2011-10-19T12:01:00.002+08:00

if you are loosing battery power, and you have shorter battery lifetime, try to check your car alarms, it might be the vampire that sucks out all your battery juices. i recently invested into a small and rather affordable battery charger to keep my car on charged, even i don't start the car in some weeks. CTEK MXS 3.6 or also known as MX-3600, it can charge any 12v battery for your car or

Two Legendary Wheels

2011-05-01T21:28:00.000+08:00

I am not sure how many would agree with me that the two legendary sport wheels of all time would be SSR Type C and Volk Racing TE-37. I still remember when I first read these wheels on tuner magazines many years ago, I was drooling on get those on my rides. After many years and thanks for opportunities came by, now I had owned both model on my rides. The objective for this post is not to

Torco SR-5

2010-11-21T20:03:00.000+08:00

Anyone tried this before? I tried SR-1 in the past but after the first 5,000km i felt like the lub is like a flatten tyre, no more gas! The smoothness just suddenly disappear and i was left with some black grease to be drained. Then i move to Motul 300V and the smoothness is lesser than Torco during the first pedal feel but it lasted at least the same feeling for 8,000km. Then I stumbled this

New Family Member, He Roars

2010-11-21T17:10:00.001+08:00

As what been promised at the last post, here I introduce CE9A -- new member in the family. Let me run thru a few attribute of our new comer: It has 5 speed manual gearbox Made between August 1995–August 1996 Wheelbase of 2,510 mm (98.8 in) Length of 4,310 mm (169.7 in) Width of 1,695 mm (66.7 in) Height of 1,420 mm (55.9 in) Curb Weight of 1,190–1,260 kg (2,624–2,778 lb) Here is what Wikipedia

New family member coming soon

2010-09-26T12:24:00.000+08:00

After a long period of break, it is time to write again. Apologize to my readers should i been not writting for sometime and you might think i am another half-boiled blogger whom give up easily. Nope -- i won't! To say sorry to all that being waiting, i am going to introduce a new family member into my garage to everyone very soon, this new member is not any high tech car but it does roars

from cornering strong to comfortness

2010-02-27T16:56:00.000+08:00

after 2 years and more than 6 months of hard cornering abilities, i finally turn back and go for comfortness. it all begins after rear left adjustable had a severe oil leak that i had ignored for months. here is how bad it has gone: luckily it can be serviced at a very decent cost and it will be back in just fine soon. since i opted for comfort riding, i had invested into a set of Sapura

Ryan Tuerck S13 Off-Season Drift

2010-02-25T16:45:00.000+08:00

Ryan Tuerck In His S13 Over the Off Season

updated; tire inflation pressure

2010-02-10T20:35:00.000+08:00

back in previous post i had made some changes as follow: I had switched to Yokohama S drive 215.40.17 reinforced tires, therefore my new calculation for front and rear as below: front - 1135 * 31 / 40 * 50 / 1356 = 32.4 psi rear - 1135 * 29 / 40 * 50 / 1356 = 30.3 psi this tire have speed rating of 91Y which can loads max of 1356 lbs and top speed of 300 km/h.

Nissan GT-R vs. Scion tC Drift Cars

2010-02-09T21:57:00.002+08:00

Wrecked Magazine - Videos - Takahiro Ueno and his 2JZ Powered BMW

2010-02-04T12:10:00.000+08:00

Wrecked Magazine - Videos - Takahiro Ueno and his 2JZ Powered BMWAutopolis is the scene where Ueno is trying to shake down his BMW 3 series with a Toyota power plant. The car just seems to be not be fully tuned at this point or the very talented D1GP driver just isn't agreeing with the chassis. This video truly strikes home here in the States as we wonder if Michael Essa will experience some of

what's your new tyre pressure? (in PSI)

2010-02-02T20:27:00.000+08:00

Image by austinhk via Flickrlet say you are looking to upsize your rims and tyres, what would be your new tyre pressure? e.g. if you are running 195/55/15 tyres and planning to upgrade to 215/40/17. how do you know what's your new tyre pressure? here is the formulae: [Original Tyres Max Load Rating] * [Sticker's Recommended P.S.I.] / [Original Tyres Max P.S.I.] * [New Tyres Max P.S.I.] / [New

Ken Block goes flat out in his Rally Fiesta on ice during Sno*Drift testing

2010-01-30T09:55:00.002+08:00

Videos : Keichi Tsuchiya with J's Racing in Sepang MME Race

2010-01-13T15:34:00.000+08:00

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5zigen time attack at Willow Spring with Honda Accord EuroR Tuned

2009-12-30T11:47:00.000+08:00

shared 2 videos of in-car video of the time attack race at Willow Spring circuit. pay attention to the turbo charged and you will amazed when VTEC comes with turbo is marvelous. Part 1 of 2 Part 2 of 2

HONDA HSV-010 GT 鈴鹿TEST

2009-12-27T15:24:00.001+08:00

marvelous... as sound as F1 on the track... can't wait to see it head to head with GTR

100,000 km service cont...

2009-11-10T00:47:00.000+08:00

earlier i posted an entry about my 100,000 km service, but the story don't just end there. here is what continues the saga: changed engine mounting 4 pcs (top, down, left and right) adjust back accelerator pedal to reach 95% throttle for drivability. changed rear brake pads, using Mintyre black for Gen2, not bad though. after changed the engine mounting, i had refreshing feeling driving it,

100,000 mark & introducing Motul Gear FF LSD Type 1

2009-10-22T13:11:00.001+08:00

gray just marked 100,000 kilometers mileage and its time for a surgery: timing belt change water pump change timing bearing change oil seal, oil filter, engine oil, gearbox oil coolant flush and change k&n apollo wash & re-oil introducing Motul Gear FF LSD Type 1 - although its good for LSD gearbox but speaking of its quality and the smoothness compare with Motylgear 75w90, its just totally

dyno chart & potenza adrenalin feedback on wet

2009-08-19T17:21:00.000+08:00

as promised here are my feedbacks: the dyno chart after platinum sport 1000 under NA (click image to reach large image)... running 120whp and 15kgm of torque. the obvious gain here is not horsepower due to the reason i did not chuck in any new hardware, but if i take a closer look on the line, it is obvious that the smoothness of the line during high rpm especially between 5 to 6.x thousand rpm.

market is running out of rubber

2009-08-18T14:27:00.003+08:00

it's rather strange that the current tyre market is running out of 15" japanese rubbers, both yokohama and toyo. sources claimed that containers full with rubbers are stucked at the custom for clearance and for some 'reason' they are withold. must be due to the festive season, the wolves are hungry.it has been 3 weeks i am struggling and fighthing against my own will to accept anything lower than

recent updates

2009-08-06T23:15:00.000+08:00

now grey run on Haltech Platinum Sport 1000 standalone EMS. 50 wet shot of NOS using motul 300V 5w30 Power Racing engine oil installed EVO3 twin port front brakes with Endless brake pads will update photos and dyno chart later... stay tuned

yokohama C drive made in japan

2009-07-13T13:13:00.000+08:00

last saturday, silver went for a tyre change of 2 pieces at front. the 2 pcs is due to out of stock of yokohama c drive 180.60.14 and they are made in japan. according to source, japan had stopped made C drive and now all will be made from the philipines. so, i had yet to find another 2 pcs for the rear. now, the experience. overall this is a good all round tyre that performs well in dry and

Stig is Schumacher?

2009-06-22T11:27:00.000+08:00

no way! he is too tall to be stig, you guys might want to believe this