when grey meets silver

World's First 500 WHP 1NZFE

2012-05-16T09:37:00.000+08:00

Congratulations! The vios turbo monster just got better.

Ferdinand A. Porsche, 76, Dies - Designed Celebrated 911 - NYTimes.com

2012-04-06T15:24:00.003+08:00

Ferdinand Porsche (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ferdinand A. Porsche, 76, Dies - Designed Celebrated 911 - NYTimes.com

To all fans of Porsche out there, we pray rest in peace of him.

Mazda2 Riding On The Wall, No This Is No April Fool Joke

2012-04-03T22:17:00.001+08:00

Mazda2 riding on the wall? You must be joking on April fool? No, unlike Google Tap Mail.

Not it isn't checkout the video.

Stage 2 Toyota Vios Turbo Base Tune Made 404whp

2012-04-02T09:58:00.001+08:00

Toyota Vios Turbo: Stage 2 Turbo - Base Tune: We got the engine fired up nicely, so we strapped it on the dyno to run it in and also to give it a base tune. Currently the rev limit is ...

that was the quote lines from the original site and yes this is not an April fool joke nor the output 404 means page not found in the Internet world. this long awaited monster had finally made his feet on the dyno roller and ready to roll.

i still remember been following most of the trailing of this car history from the day it puts into hibernate mode and went through stage 1 turbo and then follow by 2nd hibernate and that was hell of a 2 and a half years sleep. it has been through several redesign and reconstructions, also it had went through many changes of choice which hardware to use, size of piping etc...

the owner is a close friend of mine, not only happy that now he can have this car back on the road, but making such awesome power is always something that i hope, that the wait is worth every single pony output.

great job to owner and tuner!

breathe better

2012-03-27T22:00:00.000+08:00

done some small enhancement on the intake, now smoother pickup during low rpm and yet better fuel economy, probably due to a larger ram pipe size and smooth tunnel surface within. the coating has little effect to prevent hot i suppose but it does give me a smoother ride.

cold air intake still coming from beneath

smoother and larger ram pipe size

cone air intake effect for better air distribution

slightly tilt upwards to prevent water splash through cold air intake

ready injection inlet for some other purpose

elbow not only keep the air intake away from heat but provide flexibility also

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
Satisfaction : Priceless
Experience : Priceless
Videos:

Part 1 of 2

Part 2 of 2

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 motorcycles and come in 3 modes: bike, cars and winter charging.

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 showoff but just to remind myself that sometimes dream will still a dream if we do nothing about it, but if we work our way out and moving towards the right direction, we will eventually reach our goals. Not just about owning wheels, but of everything in life.

Here are the 2 shots I had:


SSR Type C

Volk Racing TE-37

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 article, claiming that 300v Competition having problem controlling the water temperature which really stumbles me as how on earth that engine lub can have impact on the water temperature of a car? The writer claimed Torco SR-5 has better job done on this topic and the article is written back in June 2008 by a local VTEC lover, i am not sure whether the same environment would able to give me some reference on this matter?

What is your opinion on 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 have to say about it:

August 1995 saw the arrival of the Evolution 3, which had several improvements over the previous models. New, more aggressive styling and a new nose moulding improved the air supply to the radiator, intercooler and brakes. New side skirts and rear bumper moldings and a larger rear spoiler were added to reduce lift. Improved engine had higher compression ratio than before,^[4] and new turbocharger compressor (60 mm to 68 mm^[5]), which gave power output of 270 bhp (201 kW) at 6250 rpm, 309 N·m (228 lb·ft) at 3000 rpm.

Sample pic from the web

With some Google pics here.

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 seemlessly and it has alot of torque and horsepower.

Stay tune...

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 Industrial made absorbers and their R3 spec sport springs, here are some shots:

ok, the question might most of us will think of is what about the height? for this , i will reserve it till my next post as i had go for new rims and tyres.

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 BMW

Autopolis 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 the same struggles.

Takahiro Ueno and his 2JZ Powered BMW

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

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

Image by austinhk via Flickr

let 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 Tyres Max Load Rating].

let me pick an example for you:

CURRENT PROFILE:

Front: Bridgestone Potenza RE001 in 195/55/15

Original Tires Max Load Rating - 1135lbs based on 85W load/speed index

Rear : Goodyear Eagle F1 GDS3 in 195/55/15

Original Tires Max Load Rating - 1135lbs based on 85W load/speed index

Sticker Recommended Tyre Pressure - 31 p.s.i.

Original Tyres Max PSI - 44 p.s.i.

NEW PROFILE:

Front/Rear - Toyo T1R with 215/40/17

New Tyre Maxi PSI - 50 p.s.i.

New Tyre Max Load Rating - 1201lbs

So if we apply the formulae above, here is our calculation:

1135lbs x 31 p.s.i. / 40 p.s.i. * 50 p.s.i. / 1201lbs

this will have the result of 36.63 p.s.i.

that means after i switched to Toyo T1R 215.40.17 my tyre pressure should be around 36-37 p.s.i.

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

Part 1 of 3

Part 2 of 3

Part 3 of 3

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, stable and less vibrations.

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 different class when i can feel it during gear shifting and power transmission, less crunching and vibration are the most obvious thing.

also use back motul inogel expert for coolant flush.

when grey meets silver

World's First 500 WHP 1NZFE

Ferdinand A. Porsche, 76, Dies - Designed Celebrated 911 - NYTimes.com

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New Family Member, He Roars

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from cornering strong to comfortness

Ryan Tuerck S13 Off-Season Drift

updated; tire inflation pressure

Nissan GT-R vs. Scion tC Drift Cars

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

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

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

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

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

HONDA HSV-010 GT 鈴鹿TEST

100,000 km service cont...

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