New Year 2023

Happy new year guys! 

Well, since my racecraft carbon fiber hood condition is quite bad, so I decided to install back my stock hood to my satria. Will send the carbon fiber hood for refurbish when I have the budget. By the way, do you have contacts for shop which can provide carbon fiber refurbish service? if yes do share in the comment section.

            look at that CF hood condition 😅

                   same old brand new you?

Been keeping this stock hood in my store for a out 12 years if I remember correctly 😅 So much different in weight if compare to my carbon fiber hood🤣

On the other hand, not much update on the car but I just changed my car aircond compressor and replace the faulty FICD when i sent the car for engine oil change. Now the car feel much better when idling everytime I turn on the air conditioning. What to do, running with aircond is a must in our climate 😝 

Thank you for reading and see you in the next post! 

Proton Satria Old Advertisements

Hi Guys!

Not much for today post. When I browsing some videos from Youtube during my lunch hour, I came across with Proton Satria old advertisement. It does bring lot of memories to us Malaysian especially those who loves Proton Satria 😁 

Proton Satria

Proton Satria GTi

Still remember watching this advertisement when I was still young at at that time 😆 By the way, are you guys still keeping your old Satria? If yes.. COOL! 😁 I know it is hard to maintain an old car but the passion and the love of the car makes you keep holding on to what you love😃 

Take care and see you in the next post!

Proton Satria : The Journey Goes On

Hi guys!

Nothing much on today post. Just want to share my Proton Satria picture after few months this car was hibernating in the house garage during Malaysia's 3rd movement control order (MCO). Below picture was taken when I brought the car to car wash nearby to remove all the stubborn dirt/dust and cat paws print on the windscreen 😂

Not much update to the engine/body. Just the same old "Blue Shinkansen" that some of you guys know few years back (except aging carbon fiber hood and body paint🤣)

So much planning on this car but keeps on delaying it, since more focus put on my beloved family 😁 Will share update on this ride and keep on following my blog 😊

Thank you!

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! 

New Intake Setup

Hi guys!

For the last 2 months, i have been thinking of changing my intake setup.After a bit of research and guidance from my mechanic, i choose to go for Mugen air-box setup which is originally made for Honda's engine.

Haven't dyno the engine so i can't share with you guys any increments (perhaps :p) figure.

So far.... i'm happy with the setup 😁

And yeah, i also relocate my battery at the back in order to give a bit more space in the bay for the intake setup. My engine bay look quite neat after the battery relocation.

Engine Rebuild. Completed.

Hi Guys!

I took my car today from the garage. Finally the project is completed.

By the way, i still remember that last engine rebuild/overhaul was done back in May 2009. During 2009, my project was quite crazy..  using VTEC parts etc. Yeah, I'm quite crazy at that time. Wanna try new things. HEHE.

For 2014, no more crazy project like last time. Using back all 4G93 and MIVEC parts. Bought back 4G93 connecting rods and crankshaft ( because i sold my rods and crank to a person from oversea back in 2010 TT ). Change my VTEC 81mm piston to MIVEC 82mm over-sized high compression piston. Other parts can be seen from my previous post...

My 1.9L MIVEC (1881cc)

By the way, this is my valve cover/rocker cover. Look quite nice with the wrinkle effect right? :p HEHE

spray with Gox7 wrinkle spray.....

A closer view of the texture............

All i can say, i am very happy with the new setup. After breaking in the engine ( using dyno machine to break-in the engine... thanks to the technology :p), My mechanic did dyno tuning to the engine. Seriously i am very happy to see the horsepower gains (secret :p). The response is astonishing!

Voila!!!!

My 2014 Engine Specification:

4G92 MIVEC Cylinder Head (skimmed).

4G93 Engine Block (Bore to fit over-sized piston)

Toto 82mm MIVEC Pistons

ACL Race Bearings

Matspeed Camshaft

Arospeed Camshaft Pulley

NGK Power Cables

NGK Iridium Plugs

Skunk 2 Intake Manifold

Super 90 70mm Throttle Body

Cusco 4-2-1 Header

Works Engineering Adjustable Fuel Regulator

Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump

HKS Aluminium Radiator

Samco Hoses

Thanks for reading guys! Next modification? Well See you in the next post :P

Regards!

Engine Rebuild. Work In Progress: Part 2

Hi guys.

The overhauling project is almost done. Below are some of the pictures that i managed to capture and share with you readers!

When i went to the garage, the engine is already inside the engine bay... as you can see above.

bring me back to life!!! :P 

And yeah. Upgrade my fuel pump to aftermarket fuel pump from Walbro. Why? because it is time to change my stock fuel pump with a better one. Other than that, the Walbro fuel pump has a higher flow rate than my current pump. It is capable of providing additional fuel to the injectors when necessary, preventing fuel under-run.

Walbro 255 lph in-tank fuel pump.....

Since my valve cover looks soooo bad (as you can see from the first two pictures above).. i asked my mechanic to help me to respray back the rocker cover. I really love the wrinkle effect which can be seen in most of Honda Vtec valve cover, so i search on the internet and i managed to get the spray can that i was looking for. 

Gox7 Winkle Blue color + Gox7 Primer/Undercoat. 

Stay tuned for more!!!

Regards!

Timing Belt..... SNAPPED!

Hi Guys! 

Never thought this thing could happened :( 

Painful moment..... 

Towed my car to my panel workshop for inspection. There are several damages. Need to rebuild the engine back.

Dismantling the cylinder head....

Do you know what does it mean? yes... it is time for new engine setup. For this new setup, after discussing with my mechanic, i made up my mind to go for oversize MIVEC piston (82 mm) and using back 4g93 connecting rods. No more VTEC piston and connecting rods this time :P

I am very sure that this setup will increase my horsepower since using oversize high compression piston. We will see how it goes.

Regards!

HWL Fully Adjustable Suspension With Body Shift.

Hello Guys!

Good day to you. Its been a while right? by the way, i have upgraded my suspension from GAB sport suspension to HWL fully adjustable suspension (Hi/Lo & Soft/Hard + Body Shift).

The packaging..... 

unboxing.... yummyyyyyyy :P 

fully adjustable.....  

installed.....

The spring rate that i choose is 6k on the front and 4k on the back. For me the spring rate is suitable for both hard driving and daily driving. After the installation, i can straight away feel the ride becomes more rigid and the driving feel is sooooooo much better. Other than that, the ride also feel a little bit bumpy since the spring rate is much higher than the stock suspension. 

I think i need to make some adjustment on rear camber ( negative camber) since i set the car lower to the ground (better center gravity which can translate to better handling). I need to do the adjustment because i'm using 8jj wheels (wide). Sometimes the tires will rub the fender during hard corner. 

Conclusion

Pros : better handling, freedom of adjustment to suit your handling characteristic, serviceable, can swap to higher spring rate if you want anytime, cosmetic purposes. 

Cons: a little bit bumpy since the spring rate is higher. 

Regards!

April 2013 Engine Setup

Hi guys!

Its been a looooooonnnggg time since last update. By the way, I've just change my small aluminium radiator to big 3 layers full aluminium radiator.

Next i might change to new header because the current 4-1 R3 header got crack inside. Still thinking which header setup should i go for. Whether to stick with 4-1 setup or 4-2-1 Cusco or maybe 4-2-1 Hytech design........ Any recommendation guys?

Regards.

When Offset Is Everything

Hi guys!

I just change to a new set of shoes for my humble little ride. I decided to go for Volk Racing CE28N from Rays Engineering. The wheels spec is 15 X 8jj and the offset is 20. Really love the look of my car exterior now because the wheels make it more aggressive.

Other than that, i decided to take out my R3 Stage 3 Lips. Now i want to maintain 'clean' exterior look. Maybe in the future i might install the lips back. But after all i really love the aggressiveness of the exterior when i use this sport wheels :) 

Regards! 

My 4g93 MIVEC

Hi guys, Took a video of my engine :)

Exterior Updates

Hi guys!

For the past few weeks, I think I've been attacked by sticker bomb syndrome. I cannot help myself soooo...this is what i did to my R3 Stage 3 Front Lips :P

R3 Stage 3 Front Lips.. flat black in color....hmmm.... it looks dull actually.. gotta do something! 

some of the process .. measured the lips and then cut the sticker to the calculated measurements... using high quality vinyl with UV protection :) 

clean the lips from any dust etc.......

paste it part by part.. took 3 hours to finish this job....

Opsss.. before i forgot.... i also change my lug nuts to Rays Duralumin Lug Nuts. Very Lightweight if compared to stock lug nuts.

Other than that, i changed to a new set of tires. I chose Yokohama Parada Spec 2 this time. Good grip i can say :)

And below.... The final picture for this post. My new exterior look :) 

FUNKY and i like it... for now :P 

Regards. 

NGK performance plug wires

Hi guys,

Just a quick update.. I just changed my plug cables to a performance one. I chose NGK Hyper Plug Cable R09. Pictures below :) 

R09 

 i just love blue :P

someone can translate? haha 

blue da be di da be da :) 

Benefits/Advantages of performance plug cables/wires : 

• Excellent noise suppression
• NGK cables provide highly effective interference suppression over the entire frequency spectrum of all AM, FM, and CB car radios.
• Outstanding durability
• Resistance values of NGK cables remain constant over a very long service life, giving your engine consistent electrical performance.
• Superior firing and fuel saving
• With 1/2 the resistance of normal cables, NGK cables have superb conductivity for outstanding firing and fuel efficiency.
• Resistance to extreme cold
• Cold weather is no probelm with NGK cables. They maintain functional stability down to a temperature of -58°F (-50°C).
• Perfect fit for your car
• NGK cables are custom-designed to fit perfectly. There are no "universal" sets. Each set is made expressly for each model car.

p/s: Happy Eid ul Fitri :) 

Intake Upgrade : Skunk2 Intake Manifold

Hi guys!
For the past 3 months, I've been very busy with my work and i cant spend much time to write. Really sorry for that. In today post, i would like to share my intake project. I've been looking and collecting  parts for this past 3 months and yes, it did took a lot of my time since i need to make some research before proceeding with the project. I want this project to be like what i wanted. Thank god, i managed to gather stuff that i wanted. Pictures of the process below :

For this project,  i also decided to upgrade my fuel rail with a high flow fuel rail which is made by aluminium. Other than just properly supply the additional fuel needed for high performance applications and durability, this fuel rail brings out the bling factor ... of course :P

At first i would like to buy a new set of the intake but then i changed my mind. Luckily, i managed to find someone who wanted to sell off his engine, so after a lot of negotiations, i managed to ask him to sell his modded intake to me. For your information, the intake is made by Skunk2. It is designed for B Series application. So, in order to use this intake, there are some of the modification that is needed before it can fit perfectly. The previous owner use cut & weld method which means he cut the MIVEC intake flange and then weld it with the Skunk2 intake. This method will gives better flow and direct fit with MIVEC cylinder head. The intake has been sprayed with black VTEC rough structure.

For this project also, i decided to use thermal intake gasket. Thermal intake gasket acts as a barrier stopping heat transferring from the engine block through into the inlet manifold. Stopping this heat transfer results in a cooler inlet charge temperature and in doing so increases engine power. It has been proven so i think it is worth to try :)

Took out the standard intake manifold 

MIVEC intake manifold ... the design is much different from Skunk2. Skunk2 is designed to give better high RPM power and that is what i am targeting for...

Testing out the 4 throttle setup. Haha. Still under R&D 

Voila! The complete process! 

does look much better :) 

After a lot of test drive, i am very positive that this Skunk2 intake manifold gives much better feeling if compared to MIVEC intake manifold. No kidding. But i dont have proof to show to you for now. I will be on dyno machine again since this upgrade needs tuning to make it performs much better. Hopefully i will hit my target. We'll see.....

Regards.

Matspeed Specification Camshaft

Hi guys!
Last week, i sent my car to install matspeed camshaft for my MIVEC engine. Actually this was an unplanned modification but since there was a promotion for this camshaft, i can say i  ' accidently' bought it. haha. Pictures below.

Took out the OEM camshaft... first profile 228 IN 232 EX ; second profile 285 IN 300 EX

Fresh from the oven. LOL. The matspeed specification camshaft. I forgot the first profile spec ( maybe around 25+ IN 25+ EX ) ; but the second profile 306 IN and 304 EX. 

almost done ....

DONE!

After that, i straightaway sent the car for dyno since i requested them to set the camshaft pulley on dyno machine ( i chose dyno dynamics roller ). Thank god the money spent is worth it. I managed to get 10whp increase. Overall i can say this camshaft is mild and not that aggressive if compare with JUN. The car still idle like standard and the engine wont stall even when  i  turn on the air-conditioning. No "brup brup" ( yeah actually a lil bit ) sounds if you get what i meant =D. I'm so happy with the increase in power. Thumbs Up!

Improving The Handling of The Car

Hi guys.

Sorry for the lack of updates. Btw, After i did a lot of reviews on chassis strengthening and how to improve car handling, i made up my mind to do something to my ride. So, I chose front strut bar and rear strut bar from Ultra racing. Pictures below.

picture above shows the 3 points front strut bar. I choose 3 points because it will give better strength to the chassis and neutralize the shock impact transfer to the chassis.

more picture of the 3 points strut bar by Ultra Racing. 

On the other hand, the above picture shows the rear strut bar. I also insisted to go for 3 points design for the rear bacause of its advantages and reviews from some of my other friends who use this bar.

Beware, make sure the one you bought is original. Dont be cheated :) You can check the originality from the serial number on the sway bars.

After hard driving, i can definitely say that this bars are worth the money. My car handling feels much better and it feels so different. It is not just 'placebo effect' :) Thumbs up for ULtra Racing.

Ultra Racing Website