My Night Angel - 2005 Mitsubishi Evolution IX GSR

Hey it has been really long time that I abandoned this place and I have decided to keep it alive. Moving forward I will post some car modification photos. Thanks for supporting me!

I bought this car in 2013 and make it as a project car to upgrade and modify it whenever I have some extra cash in hand.

I re-painted the car in black color from its original white color. Never own a black color car before so let's do it!

18' Volks Racing CE28 wheel

Beautiful Defi gauge meters came with the car

I have re-wrapped the leather to make it more customized

Painted the engine cover in red plus some previously modified items

My 4G63T

Quit Motorsports

It is time to stop.

Motorsports have brought me a joy of life in past 3 years and I have learnt a lot from it - Humble, control, courage... it has turned me from a boy to a man. It is hard to say bye bye to Motorsports but I believe when you reach a stage, then you will have other thoughts.

First gear . Accelerate . Hit it hard . Hit it harder . Cornering . Apex . Change Gear . Full Throttle .

Thanks to my baby Satria Neo, you have did a good job, it is time to relax now :)

A Tribute to my baby!

Race.Rally.Research (R3)

Race.Rally.Research is a sports division from Proton, known as Proton R3. It was a branding strategy to attract publicity from media to show the world that Proton is able to have some sort of developments in Motorsports. The head of R3 is the well known Malaysia drift king Tengku Djan. The first "product" was actually a modified Satria GTi with the only original design: Blood Stripe Sticker and it was selling at RM 70k. I think whoever bought the car must be out of his mind. Over the year it has failed to introduce more powerful parts apart from the emblem, exhaust system, bodykits... and now it has gone, I have no longer receiving any news from R3 for any new performance parts.

However I must say that the introduction of Satria Neo R3 is the most beautiful one among all the local models, and it is really powerful in track - I have seen it and race with it during an open track day in Sepang circuit. Surprisingly they did not defend their title in the 2009 MME...

Please come back and continue doing what you need to do!

Monster: Chevy Corvette

I never know Chevy is such a great brand that can build this type of super car, until I've seen it. This is a car with 6.2L V8 430hp supercar: Chevy Covette.

It does not look like a muscle car.

It looks small.

It is powerful.

This is the kind of car that you can take your chick and hanging around at the downtown pub area ya!

The front of the car, aerodynamic and very Italian look.

It has the classic round tail lights that most sports car has it, and not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 mufflers! Imagine how nice the sound will be when starting the engine?

Rear look for the Chevy Corvette, not to mention the big ass wheel.

From the side it looks a bit like Lotus shape, but it has its own style if you look at the vents from the door side. Cool and purely sporty!

Ford Mustang GT

Classic, classic, classic. It is the classic American muscle car with fame on it. Ford Mustang GT, a car built by the founder of modern car: Ford. All of us has watched Transformer, and the Police car from Decepticon definitely was a flash in the movie, yes it is a Ford Mustang GT. These pictures are taken from Houston Richman Avenue, where Ford Mustang is pretty common here. The biggest different between the Mustang and GT version is the engine (V6 and V8), and the power of course. It was a great pleasure to see it on the road, hear the roaring from the engine by myself - it is damn fierce and the shape is very nice.

Look at the classic Mustang logo and the intake nose on top of the bonet.


It really looks like a cobra snake if you see in details.

Another view of this 300hp monster muscle car.


The 4.6L V8 engine is pretty heavy and you notice that the weight distribution is not that balance.

Ford Mustang GT Specification:

Drivetrain
Layout
Front Engine, RWD
Transmission
5-speed manual (Tremec 3650)
Final Drive Ratio
3.55:1
Front Brakes
316 (12.4 in) x 30 mm vented disc, twin-piston 43-mm floating aluminum calipers
Rear Brakes
300 (11.8 in) x 19 mm vented disc, single piston 43 mm floating iron calipers

Engine
Engine Type
90-degree SOHC 24V V-8
Displacement
4.6 Liters
Redline
6250 rpm
Horsepower
300 bhp @ 5750 rpm
Torque
320 lb-ft. @ 4500 rpm

Exterior
Curb Weight
3,356 lb.
Wheelbase
107.1 in.
Length
188.0 in.
Width
73.9 in.
Height
55.7 in.
Body Type
2+2, Coupe, Convertible or Glass Roof Coupe

Performance
0-60 mph
5.2 sec
Top Speed
149 mph
Fuel Economy
15 city /23 highway EPA est.

Mustang GT vs Fairlady 370z Smackdown

Saturn Sky Roadster

I went to Galleria, a big shopping center in Houston. Just entered the main entrance and this beautiful car is right in front of me. This is the first time I saw this car maker called Saturn, and this is their sports car: Saturn Sky, what a name and I believe with the specification it can shoot you up high to the blue sky. Powered by 2.0L turbocharge engine the max horsepower is 260@5300rpm. This is awesome for an American car where you seldom see such "low" cc. Their philosophy is more to like Lotus where they are more concerntrating on power to ratio. To my surprise, it is actually a division under the big name General Motor (GM), and it is the biggest customer for my company, EDS...

Nice roadster and the aerodynamic shape is absolutely solid.

The tail light is sharp and fierce looking, with squarish twin mufflers plus the rear diffuser which is the current trend for sports car.

Projectile head light in front, it has all the trendy fassionable items with her.

The steering is not that nice to hold, plus it is a left hand drive and the transmission is Aisin 5-speed manual close-ratio with self-adjusting clutch Manual. Not bad huh.

Feel statisfied to see such a nice car!

Long Long Limos

Yeap, I am going to show some awesome pics that I took on last weekend. These cars are so long until I don't even know how they are going to make a turn, or avoid any unwanted traffic on the road. They are called Limousines or Limos, which is a type of passenger cars that booked by people for attending ceremony or party.

If you are wondering how long can it be.. erm.. don't be surprise.


It can be this long...


This long...

Even for the Hummer! That's absolutely crazy! I thought it was a photoshop thingy when saw it over the internet, until I see it, then I believe it.

Things in US is big.. and long.. everything!

Pure American Muscle - Dodge Challenger SRT

When I went down to the hotel suddenly saw an American muscle car. At first sight I thought it was a Chevy Camaro (watch too much of Transformer) but it is a Dodge Challenger SRT, which is an American muscle car powered with 425hp 6.1L V8 engine... man it is really beautiful and you really cannot see anyone of this in Malaysia. I quickly run to my room and grab my camera to take few pics of it, and you see it.

Sorry I didn't bring the tripod so it is a bit blur, but this is the clearest one.

She is really beautiful, and it is huge!

2o inch big wheel baby...

Hey, that's me!

Complete Guideline for Satria Neo - part 5

This will be the last part for performance topic, most of the Satria Neo owners are not satisfied with the power output, it is just lack of power even the stock engine is 110hp. After some times, Satria Neo with performance engine slowly appears - the most common and "user friendly" engines for Proton cars are 4G92 MIVEC and 4G93T GSR Turbo. Unfortunately there is a restriction for local car where we cannot upgrade to 2.0L engine, so considering a 4G63T engine is illegal.

4G92 MIVEC
For our Neo you have to get the "reverse" version which is the MD version. This is a 1.6L N/A engine, with Variable Valve Timing technlogy which is similiar to VTEC engine. Due to high demand, the price for 4G92 halfcut is very high - RM 8000 - RM 9000 depends on the condition and mileage. The installation is straight forward - you are not required to change engine mounting.


Specs for 4G92 MIVEC
Capacity: 1597cc
Fuel System: (Mitsubishi) multi-point fuel injection
Valve train: dohc 16v with MIVEC
Compression Ratio: 11:1
Bore: 81.0
Stroke: 77.5
Maximum Output: 172HP at 7500rpm
Maximum Torque: 167Nm at 7000 rpm

4G93T GSR Turbo
This engine is for those who like turbo and the blow off sound. This is a 1.8L engine with turbo, and the torque of this engine is surperb. As usual, due to the high demand, this half cut is ranging from RM 8000 - RM 9000. Plug and play with our Satria Neo.



Specs for 4G93T:
Total Displacement: 1834cc
Mitsubishi electronic with port fuel injection (MPFI)
Turbocharger: Mitsubishi IHI TD04L-13G-5
Compression Ratio: 8.5:1
Bore: 81.0mm
Stroke: 89.0mm
Maximum Power: 190HP At 6,000rpm
Maximum Torque: 250Nm At 3,750rpm

4G63T
I have seen some Satria Neo having this monster engine, even it is illegal - if you get caught :D
This will be the ultimate engine for Satria Neo by looking at the power and torque. If you are interested, you may get the halfcut for Evolution series 5 onwards. Due to the restriction, the price is around RM 6000 - RM 8000.



Specs for 4G63T
Displacement: 1997 cc
Fuel System: ECI-MULTI
Bore: 85mm
Stroke: 88 mm
Maximum Power/Torque from base model
276 hp at 6500rpm and 373Nm at 3000rpm

Why they are all Mitsubishi engines? This is because of the history of Proton, the Proton wira series is actually a rebadge from Mitsubishi Lancer back to 90s and almost all Mitsubishi parts can be used for our National car, until Proton GEN2 where Proton started to design their own model. Till now, Mitsubishi engine is still a hot choice.

There are some other engines for your consideration also, for example the Toyota Silver top / Black top 20 valves 1.6L engine, or even Honda B series engine.

Do you know your tyre well?

I was shock when I saw my colleague's car tyres are nearly flat and she think it is ok...
In fact, most people are trying to get the cheapest tyre when they are changing tyres. Well I do agree that changing 4 tyres are quite costly because normally you gotta pay for like RM600 and above. Think about this, tyres are the only part in the car that is touching the ground. Good tyres can save your life!

I am going to discuss about tyres, and how should you choose a set of good tyres.

Brands
They are some famous tyre manufacturer such as Yokohama, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Michelin and our local brand: Silverstone. However, Brand does not matter - each brand has their lowest grand of tyres until the flagship tyres. So it is kind of stupid if you are comparing Goodyear NCT5 with Silversone FTZ, you must know the class of tyres first.

Normal driver will have economical tyres in their mind, such as NCT5, MY01 and so on, but this type of tyres are mean for daily drive - it's gonna risk your life if you are aggressive on the road.
So, know yourself before knowing the tyre.

They are standard daily drive tyres, performance tyres, luxury car tyres and the 4X4 tyres. Please remember, you need more grip on the road means the tyre won't last long because it will be soft. The harder it is, the longer it last, the lesser its grip.


This is the standard tyre, because you can see the tread compound is quite small - good to drain water while raining but less grip on dry road.


This is an example of a performance tyre, there are only 2 major drain in design and the compound is bigger comparing to the first one. More grip on dry road, good draining on wet road as well - so it is a choice for those who like to drive fast. High performance tyre where you can have normal drive on the road and also go racing on track.


This is a type of semi slick tyre, which is for competition purpose only. If you notice, the compound is bigger than the previous model, which will touch the ground more, but the handling will become nightmare if it is raining.


This is the ultra one, it is totally flat and it is a full slick performance tyre, where normally people will use for drag car to have maximum grip while launching. Don't think you can use it on a wet road.

Tyre Size
There are various size for tyres, for example 13 inches, 14 inches which are the diameters, 55%, 60% which is the thickness of the tyres as well as 195mm, 205mm which is the tyre width. For ease of reading normally it will be like this: 15/195/55 which is a 15inches tyres with 195mm width and 55% of thickness. Tyre go expensive when it become bigger, thinner or width size is bigger. For example, a standard tyre for 15inches will be 15/195/55, if it is 15/205/60 then it will be more expensive. Same goes to those like 17inches or 18inches tyres.

Tyre pressure
Some people tend to overlook this, and this is important for handling and fuel saving. You will have the desire tyre pressure for your car in the booklet or a sticker showing near your door. If your tyre is flat then more surface is touching the road and you will pay for your fuel. Normal tyre pressure for passenger car should range from 30psi to 34psi, depending on tyre size where more pressure on front tyres. For competition purpose sometimes it can go up to 40psi to minimize understeer when take corner.

Performance tyres that I have used:
Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 - my first high performance tyre, which has excellent control on dry but bad handling while the road is wet. Tyres went out of tread easily.
Goodyear Eagle F1 - The handling is good on wet road but the grip is out when dry.
Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin Re001 - The best I have ever used, excellent control on dry and good control on wet - the draining system is very well done. Very stable in high speed.


Enclosed with the explaination of each info for your tyre.

Remember: Good tyres come with price, and it is priceless if it can save your life.

Perak Drift Show 2009

It was a 2 days events where they have time attack (Autocross) on Saturday and Drift challenge on Sunday. I joined the time attack competition and surprisingly grabbed the champion for Class D (Open Class)! It was my first trophy of my journey in motorsports. I am really happy with it.

As usual, we went for the course walk after the registration and soon after we have 2 rounds of practice sessions. After the practice session, then we have 3 heats to get the best timing.

I managed to clock 41:09s for my first run in Class B, which is the best timing for heat 1. It is really unbelievable when I found out my timing! The second fast timing is 2 secs slower than my timing - how can you believe man!

Furthermore, I clocked 43:03s for my heat in Class D, which is again the fastest in that class, until we completed the second heat - I was leading in Class C and was second in Class D, including the best timing for that day.

Things become more interesting after the lunch, I was not able to renew my record in class B, but I did the best run in Class D where I managed to reduce my timing to 40:93s - the best timing so far in all class, until Azmie made a strong strike back to grab the best timing for that dau - 40:00s! Congrat to Azmie and the powerful Civic EG VTEC :)

So the final result - I won in Class D and was second in Class B.
It is really my day because I just want to participate and learn more from the others, maybe my pet - Satria Neo wanted to challenge them.. lol

I hope can do better in the coming event!
Special thanks to Timothy Ketit for supporting me and my sponsor: Red Line Oil

Another look for the Redline sponsored Satria Neo:


The overall results for the time attack challenge:


My dream car - AE86


Happy mummy with the trophies:

Sepang F1 Circuit Open Track Day - Race Day!

It was a sunny day, and it is just nice to go racing :)
I was just about to call Tougeking hope he would change his mind to come over,
but he was actually on his way to Sepang for the open track day!
What a respect to him, crusing all the way from Ipoh to Sepang and went back after that!
To be honest, I was a bit worry about my car condition because I did not send for service after 7000km of mileage. So I went and change my engine oil first because I can get the sponsored Red Line oil.

After changing oil, blasting all the way to Sepang:


Once I reached the roundabout to Sepang, I saw a group of Honda Integra Type R rushing to the circuit, so I just following them, and they lead me to the circuit:


Paid RM200 for 3 hours, and here come Sepang F1 circuit!


The circuit is hot but windy so I don't really feel dehydrated there. Once I reached the pit, I called Tuck and he told me all of them were in pit 28, what a nice number and I parked my car there, remove all the moving items plus the spare tyre:


There are more than 100 cars came today, and some were blocked from entering the circuit due to full slot - so demanding until full!


We all waiting for the green light patiently to go out for some fun!


Tougeking was here with his remarkable KE70:


Saw this beautiful Nissan GTR matte black, and this car is not just for showing off. She is real, real fast on the track. No wonder it is a Posche killer - it is!


Pit stop, where all the F1 cars used to stay, and I was here :)


Here my lovely Satria Neo entering the T2, thanks to Tougeking for showing me the way of entering every corner. My first session was slow due to first time entering the circuit, and Sepang is like a highway for me, especially both straight roads. My top speed is only 160km/h before entering T1.


Blasting the corner with Bridgestone Potenza RE001:


wooo.. I stucked in traffic jam!


T2 corner is not easy to take for a beginner like me, it is very easy to be understeer if you did not hit the apex. By looking at the photo I think I need to have adjustable suspension with me.


Cooling down the engine.. there was 1 moment it reached 150C degree and I think the gauge meter was giving wrong reading. Going to have it fixed soon.. but my car is hot, real hot!


After 5pm the circuit closed, we all headed to Dengkil for a killing dinner, then go back.


I really enjoy the fun of racing in a world class track, but too bad my car is not powerful enough and everytime was overtook by VTECs..

So here is the summary of Satria Neo in Sepang F1:
Cornering is very good, sharp and very easy to enter all corners correctly.
Gear ratio is sucks, 1st gear, 2nd gear is good but when changed to 3rd gear the power dropped.
Mid range speed is slow.. managed to enter T15 at 90km/h in 3rd gear but only can reach 160km/h 150m before T1.

Very good experience and my first time in Sepang F1!