Touge with Tuck, Xiao Huan and Fujiwara

I'm probably too moodless and too lazy to blog, but nevertheless, I'm here to share the video where I touge'd today. It has been a while since i Touge'd and definitely it was fun to drive since the cars were of equal challenge. I know the video taking was poor as it was probably my first time using my Nokia N78 as a chase cam. But nevertheless, I learnt some valuable lessons, which is to put the camera more towards the center! LOL. Anyways, heres the video, just ignore the long traffic pileup at the back of the video

Lowyat.net FnF Dyno session at JC Racing

I paid this dyno session a while ago for a measly price of RM50. I guess I just wanted to know how my car stand among other cars. My last dyno was with Speedworks, but I heard Speedworks bloat up the digits to make you happy with their parts and all. So right now, I did a proper one with JC Racing, hopefully being able to identify problems I never saw in Speedworks. What amazes me is that the torque of my car is higher than expected, however the horsepower is way lower. So right now, I guess I need to get a piggyback for this car, to smoothen out the rough edges as seen in the dyno chart. Oh well, time to save.

Touge part 2 - Cameron fun with TK, Steven and Jeya

Not being a touge for very long time could rust yourself from your driving skills. In order to maintain myself where I was last at. I decided to arrange myself some touge time with TK. I told him on that specific evening, to gather as much friends as possible, so we can head up to do some training.

Did I choose the wrong day? Well, YES and NO. The best part is that I was touge-ing in pitch black. I had such experience back then while in Australia, while going through the dense forest in Arthur's Seat without proper lighting. The only sad part is that I cant drop shift as fast as manual cars going uphill. Being the lead car, it is pretty stressful. The glaring headlights at the back was really pushing me to the limit. I was hesitating heavily, as I was unable to gauge myself on the road I was doing. Obviously, I had to avoid going inside the ditch and getting a hell of a scolding from my parents.

On the side note, I really had fun. Its good to know lots of talented people attempting the great Cameron Highlands. It was good to know new people, like Jeya, Steven, Steven's girlfriend (Sim Yuen) and Leena. I hope I get to have more fun time soon.

60,000 km mileage

It took about 2 years and 2 months to reach this mileage. My car is getting old and I am sure my engine will wear out even before the car becomes a scrap metal. Maybe I should save up enough to get a new engine for the Neo, in case it dies.

Chase between Isuzu D-MAX 3.0, Proton Satria GTi, Mercedes Benz E240 and Honda Accord 3.5 V6

Definitely a crazy day today. I was definitely going full throttle on the way back to Kampar. First I spotted a Isuzu D-Max pickup truck. LOL, he was going pretty fast, but he was nice and courteous and doesn't flash his headlamps like crazy. I saw him coming from the back, so I decided to let him pass as he was charging up my back. So I let him pass and chased him from the back. I don't think he went all out as he was constantly stopped by traffic in front. I realised it wasn't a good idea chasing him , cause it would just wear my brakes faster. So I decided to go in front of him and overtook him from the middle lane after Rawang. He decided to give me a chase, all the way to Bukit Beruntung, where I passed this Satria GTi. I saw him trying to give me a chase too, he was going full force, but I managed to dodge him with traffic (and also the Isuzu chasing at the back). Middle of the journey, I was joined by a Mercedes Benz E240. I was definitely worried by the 2.6 V6 engine, but its large engine does nothing but slows it down. He tried to overtake me from the side, but didn't had enough power. The chase with the Isuzu was still on. He tried very hard to overtake me. Until Sungkai, there was a Honda Accord 3.5 V6, flashing lights violently. I didn't let him pass as I've had enough coming from the Isuzu. I thought I'd let him try overtaking me from the side, but I guess his car would lack power from the speed. I dragged him all the way to Tapah, where I branched off. The Isuzu was back behind the Accord. Now thats really scary from the Thai driver

Pro RS Steel Braided hose

To prep myself for the coming track day in Kg Gajah and avoid my brakes from cooking, I've decided to buy a Pro-RS branded steel braided hose kit costing RM300 with installation and old fluid flush and new DOT4 fluid fill up. Well, I realised my car wasn't braking efficiently. After taking out the old hose, it looks very very bloated and definitely the brake fluid looks so polluted, like some toxic soup with excess oil. LOL, what a sight. Anyways, see it to believe it. I hope this is worth the money. Damn, I am in debt again.

P.S. as for the Cosfest pictures, I will upload them in a faster upload place, like my parents house. The internet here is lame and I constantly time out, so I give up for now.

BMW 3 series E36 driver pwned

I don't like boasting around, but this particular driver, number plate ADx288 pissed me off bad. I have seen this car before in Kampar I think and if I am not wrong, it is a BMW 325i. The car was chasing me all the way from Tapah rest stop. He chased all the way to Slim River and overtook me from the left and forced himself into my lane. Had I not braked in time, I would have slammed into his butt. That got me mad and all, and I was driving at my maximum, though I was being left behind pretty bad. I thought I was lost for good but most unexpectedly, the car parked by the roadside before Rawang, near the R&R. I wonder if he had finished his petrol or his car broke down since he sped all the way. My car is newer anyways, so I have no reliability problems. Oh well, sucks to be him.

Genting Highlands TT pictures part 2

Genting Highlands TT pictures part 1

Here are the pictures to enjoy. Have a look and enjoy our TT session, courtesy of kev da man from lowyat.net forums.

Genting Highlands Lowyat TT Videos

Here are the videos that happened on 9PM, Friday, 20th of June, 2008. Went up to Genting Highlands, First World Hotel Starbucks Coffee on that night. There were nine cars. 2 Honda Civic EKs, 2 Proton Satria Neo, 2 Honda Civic FDs, 1 Nissan 180SX, 1 Honda Accord CB and 1 Perodua Kenari. All went up at a pretty fast speed, taking corners at every bend. So all 9 of us had lots of fun, went up thru Karak, went down thru Ulu Yam. Definitely a night to remember, more pics to come

RACE affair : Disc skimming and dumb accident

Today I spent time in RACE skimming my brake discs, knowing they arent grippy and spongy too. They vibrating violently when I was braking hard along the North South Highway. So I've decided to skim my discs today. Took about 1-2 hours of time to skim and cost RM70 with labour. Get to see the master to do his stuff today. Whilst waiting, I got bored and head out for some late lunch. Suddenly, there was a loud bang outside of the mamak shop. It turns out a stupid Putra owner, powerslide his car and banged into an old Volvo 850. Obviously, the outcome was Proton 0, Volvo 1. Look at the severity of the damage! The Volvo 850 was parked and was one of RACE's customers.

This is the 9th car involved in an accident today. Previously at 11AM, I was passing by LDP and there was an 8 car pile up, along the LDP, in front of the Kelana Jaya LRT station. Thank god I've stopped in time, else I'll be kissing the butt of the Myvi, being the 9th casualty. But overall, I'm lucky to have a miss! So, all good for me :D

Repairs, Modifications and Dreaming!

Happening day today, when one of my horns for my Neo did not functioned. I've checked out with the local service center and it costs about RM77 for a pair (No, they don't sell seperately). So knowing about that, I decided to do some scouting and I found a pair of Hella Twin-horns. They are rated at 400hz and 500hz, producing up to 110db. Now thats the kind of loudness I need to scare off the rempits or maybe road-hoggers.

So, I bought the Hella horn's (though I wished I could afford PIAA , which cost RM199!) It cost RM75 with installation. Not all that bad, since the shop, Kakimotor was close to me and I've been such a loyal customer to them. The horns were slightly louder and gives out an unique horn sound, which I guess, it would be sounding like a bimmer trailing at the back of your car, but turns out to be a neo! HAHA

On the side note, made some slight modifications to the back of my Neo. Since I've been active in some touge-runs. I guess I deserved a little bit of creativity, sticking a "touge" Japanese character at the back of my car. That 3 by 3 inch sticker cost me RM5 in Racing art studio, but it was all worth it.

Then I went to Lowyat, where I parked in Sg. Wang parking lot (Since they charge RM3 per hour and thats the amount of time I needed to be there). I was there to scout for a 500GB hard disk and an external hard drive casing.

I parked in Sg. Wang, next to my dream car, the Toyota Altezza. How I wish that the white car was mine, instead of my puny Neo. But alas, the Neo is good in handling, which I'm not sure if the Altezza would be able to best it or not. All I could do now is wait for a good deal and buy it!

Nissan GTR!!! 2 of them!!!

After changing my tyres, I decided to kepoh in the shop on the other end of the road. It seems to be RACE, the famous shop that does the Formworks exhaust and Unichip Q for the Proton Satria Neo. Parked right in front, are a couple of crazy rides, LOL! BMW M6, 2 Nissan GTRS, 1 Nissan Fairlady 350Z, Nissan Skyline GTR R34 track car and a Proton Satria GTi. God, the owner must be super-rich, LOL. But its my first time seeing a Nissan GTR, so I guess it wasn't bad to look at it from far!