Sus.Tec Bonnet Damper for Proton Satria

Hi Guys!

Few years back which I cant recalled when, I have already installed bonnet damper. If I remember correctly, I bought Komo bonnet damper. It was good but until one day, I took it off because it doesn't perform well anymore, maybe due to normal wear and tear. Since that, I have been using stock bonnet stand.

Last week as usual, when I start some online window shopping, I came across with an advertisement regarding bonnet damper. Without any delay, as usual, I clicked on "Buy" button. I bought Sus.Tec (Sustec) bonnet damper since the price is quite affordable and good review from other buyers.

front view of the packaging

back view of the packaging

the bonnet damper

love the color of the damper 😆

The installation is quite straightforward, You just need to unscrew those screw that I circle below. After that, you can start by install the damper on side at a time. Once done, tighten back the screws. Voila~ and the installation is completed! 

simple as ABC

At first, you might feel that your engine hood is quite hard but give it a bit of pressure and you might be able to close the hood. Its normal since the damper has is still new and has been sit for quite sometime in the box.

side view of the damper

more picture of the damper

tadaaaa!

Thank you for reading guys! Please stay healthy and together fight Covid-19 pandemic. See you in the next post 😃

Gymkhana 2020: Travis Pastrana Takeover

Hi Guys!

Back in 2010, Travis Pastrana shocked the world with his world record for the longest rally car jump. You can view the video from my post that I wrote HERE in 2010.

This year, He again shows us his driving capability by starring in a new Hoonigan Gymkhana video. Previously, Ken Block was the one who is behind the wheel. What I really love about this video is Gymkhana 11 brings back the Subaru Impreza 😎

Hope you enjoy the video as much as I do 😆. That's all for now and see you in the next post!

Bosch Fanfare Horn

Hi guys!

Nothing much on today post but I would like to share other accessories that I bought for my ride. I don't know why but my horn suddenly cannot be used anymore so I have to drive the car without horn. At first I thought won't mind driving without car horn but actually horn is quite necessary specially when you need to inform that you have reached home (for example) or when other cars make mistakes such as sudden entry to the junction etc.

I bought Bosch Fanfare horn from online shopping due to good review and the price is reasonable. It comes in two horns (low and high tones) as picture below:

the packaging

what's inside the box

The installation is quite straight forward as my current setup already using two horns. So just plug and play 😆. If you can install it without have to take off your car bumper than you are lucky. If not, you will need to take it out 😅

twin turbo 😆 

The sound is quite loud but won't annoy your neighbors 😆. So it is a good buy for me. Glad that I chose this horn model. Affordably good stuff.

That's all for today post. Thank you for reading and a great day guys! 

Yume Box Fujiwara Tofu Shop Diorama

Hi Guys!

I have been receiving lot of questions regarding my Fujiwara Tofu Shop (Initial D) diorama. So in today post, I will share more pictures about the diorama for all of my blog readers. I bought the diorama from online shopping and this diorama is shipped all the way from China. The company which produce the diorama is Yume Box. The official website can be found Here.

The packaging. Due to overseas shipping, the package received is not perfect but that's ok since I already expected it 😐

what's inside the box (not my picture as I forgot to take what is inside the box because I was so eager to build the diorama 😂). It is so easy to build the unit. Beginners can also do it as long you have PATIENCE

the front view of the diorama

the side view of the diorama

side view. really love the material on this diorama.

back view of the diorama

the diorama comes with LED light (battery powered) so it look so nice during night time 😍

the diorama comes with 2 beautifully printed background boards. This is the day view.

and this is the night view

My Fujiwara Tofu Shop Setup

That's all for today post. Please stay healthy and take precautionary actions during Covid-19 pandemic. See you guys in the next post 😃

Proton Satria Mivec 4 Throttle

Hi Guys!

Nothing much for this post but I would like to share some of the cool video that I found from YouTube. From the video, the Proton Satria has been transplanted with MIVEC engine from Mitsubishi. What makes this build up different from other MIVEC setup is the use of individual throttle bodies on each cylinder. What a setup! Enough with the blabbering lets us go straight to the video 😆

I have been dreaming to use ITBs on my 4g93 MIVEC setup but still contemplated because I know that it is very hard to tune. If the tuner is not 'experienced' enough, the engine will make lesser horsepower output if compared to a normal intake setup. So for now I will stay with my current setup (Skunk2 Intake) and wait until I found the right parts and budget for this kind of setup.

See you in the next post!

MF Ghost

Hi Guys!

Do you still read *manga? As for me, Yes I do. I still read mangas because I adore and respect how **mangaka illustrate a series/stories with their awesome drawings. It really feels and looks so realistic. We as a reader, can really feel and imagine each and every plots created by them with their amazing creativity. Sometimes, we feel like we are actually in the stories. HAHA....

*manga - comics or graphic novels originating from Japan

**mangaka - manga artist/cartoonist/illustrator

An today, I would like to share a manga which I can say that this is the official sequel for the long running racing manga, Initial D, created by Shuuichi Shigeno. The manga is called "MF Ghost". The manga is still ongoing and currently in chapter 71 [English version]. Do correct me if I'm wrong as currently this the latest chapter that I read anyway 😄

As a synopsis, the protagonist of this series is  Kanata Livington (Kanata Katagiri) who has come to Japan in order to join MFG racing and also to search his lost father. Kanata is currently Fujiwara Takumi's (protagonist in Initial D manga) mentee/student and he is graduated from a top racing school in the United Kingdom . This is why he is as skillful as his mentor. MFG is actually an organization that was founded by Ryou Takahashi (first appear in Initial D manga) in order to preserve the use of internal combustion engine cars in the form of competitive racing. In Inital D, AE86 is used as the main car for the protagonist and for this series, the author chose to use GT86 is the main car for this series.

Since I really love this manga, I bought myself diecast model of the series 😂

Dream Tomica No. 151 MF Ghost/Toyota 86 GT (Released date: July 2020)

the new hachiroku....

Hopefully there will be anime created for this series in the future, so for those who did not read the manga can also enjoy the series. By the way, is there any other manga that you would like to suggest? do share in the comment section below ✌

See you guys in the next post. Thank you!

Reservoir Tank Covers

Hi Guys! 10 years back, which is on September 2010, I bought pairs of reservoir cover for the brake reservoir tank and power steering reservoir tank. You can read it back here

And today, I bought again the reservoir tank cover since the one that I bought was torn and very bad in shape. At first I was looking for Ralliart covers which is sold in my country but I unable to locate it. Most covers that is sold in my country is small in size and not to my liking. So after few hours of online windows shopping, I managed to find the correct size which I was looking for. Without delay, I clicked on the "Buy Now" button 😝. After few days of waiting then the covers delivered to my doorstep and quickly I covered the naked reservoir tank. One word, satisfied! LoL.

blue is my favorite color actually... haha....

oh yes, change to newer and fancy bolts and washers on my MIVEC cylinder head top cover because.... why not? 😆

to install it is as easy as you wearing socks... lol

voila! my HKS reservoir tank cover and Password JDM dress up bolts and washers

Again, some of you might be thinking what is the function of it right? Well if you asked  me then my humble answer is for the wow effect in the engine bay 😂. By the way, the function is actually to absorb fluid from brake and clutch reservoir that may escape and spill into the engine bay or road under hard driving/braking.

Thank you and see yo guys in the next post.

Tomica Mountain Drive Playset

Hi Guys!

On the previous post, I have shared some of my Tomica diecasts collection which I really love so much. And for this post, I would like to share with you guys where I usually **touge my diecast cars (Including Hot Wheels/Matchbox/RMZ) the safer way..... Hehe.. 

**(Tōge (峠, also spelled touge) (pronounced 'TOE-ge') is a Japanese word literally meaning "pass". It refers to a mountain pass or any of the narrow, winding roads that can be found in and around the mountains of Japan and other geographically similar areas) -wikipedia

Tomica Mountain Drive Playset

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As the time goes by, the track surface will becomes smoothless if compared to the first time you bought it, but don't worry as you can always smooth it back by polishing. You can use below products which you can easily found in the store to polish the track:

1) Clean and soft microfiber cloth

2) "Pledge" enhancing polish - water based (suitable for wood & plastic)

Steps:

Spray the enhancing polisher just little bit to the surface of the track and wipe it with clean and soft microfiber cloth. Make sure to focus more on the edge of the track. After you have wiped the residue, try put the diecast car and see whether the car flows much better anddddd.... If not, repeat steps until you are satisfied :) 

Hope this help :) 

*********Some pictures of me and my little boy who shares the same interest with me 😜*********

he must be thinking on which model should he

 asks his dad to buy next.... hehe..

And if you guys have other tips and tricks on how to maintain the playset, do shares in the comment section below. Thank you so much guys! See you in the next post.

The Best Post About AE86

Hi Guys!

This is an old post which i came across few years back but I still think i should reshare the story. I have always been a fan of AE86 right after I watched most of Keiichi Tsuchiya's Hot version/Best Motoring racing videos and from reading Initial D manga (comic). Other that that, when my big brother transplanted the legendary 4AGE 20 Valves engine to his Corolla AE101 (yeah not AE86... but still a great car during that time 😍).. my love for AE86 and 4AGE engine keeps on up until now. You can read about the car from this post My Big Bro's Ride

And back to the story... this guy, Larry Chen from Speedhunters, were given the opportunity to shoot a brand new AE86 that has been sitting in a basement for 25 years! such a long time right? and you might think that the car condition will be bad but this will shocked you..... have a look at the link below and you can read the original content there.

Toyota Corolla AE86 With 48 Original KMS Found Time Capsule

See you guys in the next post! 

My Other Hobby

Hi Guys!

Today I would like to share my other hobby. I really love Tomica Diecast Cars and I have collected few model from Tomica but one of my favorite collection is from Dream Tomica Initial D lineup. Since this collection is quite rare today, I found that some of the model sold in my country is not that cheap but I managed to buy few models for my collection. Below are some of the model that I managed to collect:

Dream Tomica No. 145 Initial D AE86 Trueno (Released date: 21st September 2013)

Dream Tomica SP Initial D FD3S RX-7 (Project D Ver.) (Released date: March 2016)

Dream Tomica No. 168 Initial D FC3S RX-7 (Released date: 19th March 2016)

Dream Tomica Initial D S13 Silvia (Akina SpeedStars) (Released date: 27th February 2019)

Dream Tomica No. 141 Initial D Skyline GT-R (R32) (Released date: May 2015)

But since Tomica does not produce Subaru Impreza GC8 and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III, which is sad 😭..... so I bought the Tomica Premium lineup to complete the Initial D collection setup:

Tomica Premium No. 15 Subaru Impreza 22B-STi Version (Released date: 16th April 2016)

Tomica Premium No. 23 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Evolution III (Released date: 15th July 2017)

I am currently looking for Nissan Skyline GTR R34 and Toyota MR2 SW20 (Initial D lineup) with a good price. Most sellers that I managed to locate sold the model with a very high price tag so i decided to wait and still search for a better bargain.

My Fujiwara Tofu Shop from Initial D setup:

Remember this scene? if yes, then you are truly Inital D anime fan 😁

Please watch the anime if you haven't 😜 but, trust me only the true car enthusiast will appreciate this anime. 

That's all for today's post! See you guys in the next post 👋

 

MIVEC ECU Codes

 Hi Guys!

Its beeeeen a long time from my last post. Hehe... Hopefully some of you who is this blog followers still use this blog as a reference for 4G9X series engine information.

By the way, below are some of the MIVEC ecu codes that I able to locate and share to you:

Silvertop ECU: 4828

Blacktop ECU: 7035

Silvertop MD ECU: 4829

Blacktop MD ECU: 7036

Japan Ralliart ECU: 2910

Hong Kong Ralliart ECU: 2264

p/s: I am using ECU code 7035 on my hybrid 93 MIVEC with GReddy E-Manage piggyback ECU.