2009 Sepang Drag Battle Round 4

Hi all, some pics of 2009 SDB R4, 31st Oktober 2009..

Trip To Hong Kong

HONG KONG DISNEYLAND

Disneyland Train StationDisney's Hollywood Hotel

BAUHINIA SQUARE

AVENUE OF STARS

our Dato' Michelle Yeoh

TSIM SHA TSUI

FA YUEN STREET
Ladies Market

Sneakers Street

subwayMcD's McCafe

THE CARS
Honda StepWGN

Toyota Will Cypha

Honda StepWGN

Porsche Cayman1 of 3 GTRs i've found

FD2RFacelifted Black FD2Raloha BMW X5
Honda Civic EK4
i'm going to TUNG CHUNg..the famous vtec tuner..hehe

aluminium radiator..

hi all,

today i've upgrade my OEM to an aftermarket aluminium radiator.. a PnP work using same mount at the bottom and still use my spoon radiator stay to hold the radiator.. only the factory fan fitting got some problem.. i have to use cable ties to hold the fan at the bottom as the new radiator required bolts.. on the upper, only the left side bolted perfectly, as u can see in the pictures.. normal la, its an aftermarket, what do you expect.. maybe i have to change to an aftermarket fan also.. slim, lightweight, perhaps perfect fit.. found FAL brand, nice but too expensive.. better use this OEM fan at the moment.. sigh

this is not only an appearance upgrade as u all know that aluminium radiator will increase cooling capacity and reduce operation temperatures.. but after installed it, my bay looks much better than before.. hehe.. this easy pnp installation took me 1 hour to finish everything.. :)

oh ya, my Type-D Spoon radiator cap doesnt suit this type of radiator.. i'll have to use Type-F one.. next upgrade maybe..

2 layers inside

bottom fan fitment

before vs after

Happy Fasting!

On this full of barakah month, I would like to wish all muslims Happy Fasting and Happy Hari Raya

This year, i'm celebrating Ramadhan and Syawal as a husband and father :)

FRP vs CF

hi all,

my friends always ask me whether CF or FRP to choose.. here are some pros n cons on both material..

FRP - Fibreglass-Reinforced Plastic
FRP is similar to plastic, but with reinforced fibers for added rigidity.. It's become increasingly popular with the aftermarket, especially the knock-off companies.. But beware, although FRP is known to be much stronger than fibreglass, lower quality versions are prone to snap on impact.. lightweight and could be color-match

CF - Carbon Fiber
By far the most popular among the Honda crowd, CF is extremely lightweight.. Though it's known for its strength, a CF lip will crack and fray upon impact.. even the expensive, high-ends one.. prepare for the worst, most lips and low-slung bumpers won't last forever on a lowered Honda..

For me, i rather choose FRP if i could found C-West one.. but CF for SPOON :)
since i've sold my CF hood a few months back, it's better for me to save for the best to come..

My 1st Baby!

Hi all,

My wife have delivered a baby girl named Arifa Alia Balkish on Tuesday, 18/08/2009 1:07am at HUKM.. both baby and her mama was fine.. normal delivery, 4 hours in labour room.. i'm officially a papa now :)

Hope she will bring happiness to my family.
Thanks God !

2 hours

11 hours

overheat

last wednesday, when i was waiting in my car for my supper's burger , i see smoke come out from my front grille.. it was raining that time and noticed the temperature needle climbing to H position.. then i turn the engine off and do some check up.. the water tank was empty! i waited the temperature to cool down and top up the water tank and going back home slowly.. when i reached home, the temperature is going up again.. then i finish my first egg benjo before doing more check up to the engine.. radiator hose and radiator was ok.. no leaked sign found.. frustrated, taking my daging burger, go to bed..

The day after, i continued to look at my overheated engine.. ask my pomen to come.. and found a small cut on the heater hose.. damn.. i already noticed that before but no water come out from that tiny hole.. only after 15 minutes engine running @ 2000rpm, then the water come out.. damn.. easy solution.. take the hose out, throw it away and put a stopper on.. done

luckily it was a rainy night.. so the smoke come out before it reached max temperature.. and i was lucky again, it happened near to my house.. i was wondering what if it happened on the traffic jam and on hot sunny day.. fuh...

2009 Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race (MME)

Hi all,

A very hot day today at Sepang International Curcuit (SIC), Malaysia.. I arrived at 3:30pm, 4 hours after the race started.. Sadly i didnt manage to see SPOON's S2000 on the track due to the engine failure.. here are some pics:

Mat's ride : new face

hi all,

a few weeks back, mat had involved in a small accident with a Toyota Unser.. his right headlamp broken, also the right fender and front bumper crashed.. and i think its the right time for him to feed his ride with a legit '98 EK9 face.. he got titanium headlamp and bumper with grill still attached for RM800.. believe it or not, the price will become pricier from day to day.. yeah.. rock the rare '98..


coming soon, Cikgu Fizi's rides! tungguuuuuu (lagi..)

modified muffler

hi geng,

since this muffler doesn't sound too loud and my neighbours never complaint about it, i've decided to continue using it.. until i get another set of brand new Spoon N1 muffler.. hehe.. due to the track-car-looks or sometimes people see it like ahbeng, i've done minor modification on it.. I never like that original piping design.. the muffler tip pointing upwards.. maybe it looks nice on other cars but not on EK.. sorry J's Racing...

once again, i give the responsibility to akub at Torque Gear Sunway to work on the piping.. the same person who made the extension on my Spoon B-pipe and also polished my header.. the original piping have been cut into several pieces and after doing some calculation and measurement, all the pieces were welded again.. see below picture.. after straighten it, i dont feel any different on the performance and also sound the same.. the argon welding cost me RM100 and i'm satisfied with their works..

before vs after

argon welding on original piping