M'sia Trip : 71th, 72th and 73th Tank

24th December 0702hrs
71th Tank - Shell VP Racing
Amount - 36.67 litres @ 2.25RM/l
Distance - 340km
FC - 9.2719km/l

26th December 20.36hrs
72th Tank - Shell VP Racing
Amount - 23.01 litres @ 2.25RM/l
Distance - 242.6km
FC - 10.5432km/l

26th December 22.46hrs
73th Tank - Shell VP Racing
Amount - 32.54 litres @ 2.25RM/l
Distance - 277.8km
FC - 8.5372km/l
Worst FC ever... mainly due to numerous flooring of throttle due to traffic...

70th Tank & Federal 595RSR

70th Tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 35.48 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 322km
FC - 9.0755km/l

Piang eh, shocking FC....

Dropped by Ah Ho to get my darn noisy AD07s changed.
Decided to try out the taiwan Federal 595RSRs.

30k Servicing @ Huat Lee

Visited Nigel @ Huat Lee for 30k servicing. Waited 1hr+ even though had already made appointment the day before. Geez his business is getting better!
Did the following :
- Motul 300V 5W30 oil change with HAMP oil filter
- Motul coolant change
- Honda ATF change
- labour for spark plugs change
= S$361

69th Tank

69th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 42.75 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 480.7km
FC - 11.2444km/l

68th Tank

68th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 39.78 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 411.2km
FC - 10.3369km/l

67th Tank

67th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 38.55 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 451.8km
FC - 11.7198km/l

Plastic Mesh & 66th Tank

Collected x2 pieces of plastic mesh from bro Yanto. He bought the wrong type the first time, aluminium mesh instead of plastic...
Got him to buy from Rstyleracing BKK.
NET PLASTIC FOR FRONT BUMPER CIVIC 06 TYPE R
Model : NET-CV06-TYPE-R
Price : 1,390.00 THB
Final total cost : S$150 for 2 pieces



66th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 43.03 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 432.7km
FC - 10.0558km/l

65th Tank

65th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 42.1 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 455.5km
FC - 10.8195km/l

RRC IM

So happen that bro Skyliner was helping Thian Seng to advertise an extra RRC Intake Manifold which was ordered by somebody months ago but ultimately didn't want it.
So happen that I was reading the forum when he posted the ad.
So happen that this is the last mod I was planning to do before getting a piggy and get the ride tuned.

So, fast hand fast leg GRAB! Popped over to TS to find Julie to collect it earlier.
Tried the IM gasket gotten from l00khere moons ago and it fits nicely!

Problem is, no $ to get a piggy... haiz... probably wait till company bonus couple of months later to get this installed and tuned... :(

64th Tank & ICE32

64th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 43.31 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 488.1km
FC - 11.2699km/l

Visited Redline's distributer AhBao to get ICE32 injected @ a promo price of S$20. Basically a one minute job. However, am kinda sore that I gotta pay S$2 per entry fee for access to his place @ Ubi Centre.

63th Tank

63th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 42.48 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 426.7km
FC - 10.0447km/l

62th Tank

62th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 43.01 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 451.8km
FC - 10.5045km/l

61th Tank

61th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 40.18 litres @ 1.86
Distance - 447.1km
FC - 11.1274km/l

Dropped 4 cents.

Wiring For XDriven

Apparently there are quite a number of fellow bros who are interested to get the XDriven as well. This prompted me to take a few pictures on how I route and hide the wire as a reference for potential owners.

Car Grooming & Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax

* Pics courtesy from Pet.

Engage bro Pet (Peter of PetDetailer) from the forum for some grooming works.
Love the smoothness and glossy shine!
Great guy with great knowledge and ever willing to share tips and tricks to maintain the ride's paintwork! 2 thumbs up!
Got a bottle of Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax from him too.

Grooming : S$75 (promo price, U.P. S$100)
Meguiar's : S$15

New Steering Wheel Red Emblem & Wiper Refills

Met up with bro Yanto to collect the new design steering wheel red emblem and wiper rubber refills.

Price for emblem : S$20
Price for wiper refills : S$28 (S$28.21 due to being 21st in the queue)

60th Tank & XDriven DRS1100Pro

60th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 44.21 litres @ 1.9
Distance - 453.9km
FC - 10.2669km/l

Shell's promotion : 95/98 @ only S$1 per litre from 1000-1800hrs, but the queue is so darn long....
Prices going up again by 5 cents.

Got the XDriven DRS1100Pro driving recording system from drivesurvellance.com. Nifty little gadget. Totally fuss free! Simply perfect for my needs!
Price : S$399 with 6 months local warranty.

UR Front ARB

Met bro fissionx from FD forum at bro bear1983's workshop to take over his Ultra Racing front ARB.
Price of ARB : S$130
Installation charges to my ride : S$20

59th Tank

59th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 40.23 litres @ 1.85
Distance - 457.8km
FC - 11.3796km/l

58th Tank

58th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 39.35 litres @ 1.85
Distance - 438.6km
FC - 11.1461km/l

57th Tank & "CF" Spoiler

57th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 41.09 litres @ 1.85
Distance - 425.3km
FC - 10.3505km/l

Went to find Darren of CarGraphiz to stick gloss CF to the center portion of the RR Spoiler. Finishing on the top side is satisfactory, but underneath is pretty messy... :(

Cost : S$110

Kit Pics

Alright, some pics I just took since I arrived at my work place early...

Kitted

Finally managed to collect my wannabe Mugen RR from the workshop @ 28 Jalan Tukang.
Ride seems to be in a bad mood, simply refuse to change gears and stubbornly being happy whilst stuck at 'P'... zzz...
All brake lights failed to light up as well upon applying the pedal, turned out to be a blown fuse within the fuse box in the engine bay. Gotta remind myself to get a spare to replace it.
Upon replacement, discovered that the 4th brake light had approximately 7 LEDs that weren't working. Poor Paul had to take out the whole module and replaced with a new one.

Am currently driving around with a gearbox manual bypass, kinda troublesome...

Right, generally happy with the new look, but as per every aftermarket product, nothing's perfect... time to be picky...
- colour mismatch, kit is slightly more "pearl-ish", so ride is actually whiter as compared to the new pieces, hopefully a couple of weeks of sun-tanning will get that sorted out
- front bumper riveted to undercarriage plastic instead of bolt-on... haiz, that will be a problem when I wanna drop bumper for mods... Paul did promise to see what can be done to rectify that the next time I drop over
- a couple of rough spots on the paintwork, but got the workers to correct on the spot
- CF grille weave not as nice as I preferred, just gotta blame the poor handiwork of the factory
- bonnet has a slightly bigger gap on the passenger side
- bonnet too light (slightly heavier than CF bonnet), so kinda hard to close
- wire mesh of CF vents on bonnet stained with white specks of paint
- silicon not as even as I like
- finishing of 4th brake light not as perfect as when the defective module was mounted
- darn boot feels like it weighs a ton... wonder if there's any damper available in the market...

Guess that's about it. Will still have to go back to get the gearbox problem solved, drill holes on the front wheel arches so as to permit the brake vents to direct air into the tyre well, as well as to drop bumper to arrange some wiring and re-route my CAI.

However, in short, still happy like fark lah! HAHAHA!

Passed by Bukit Panjang after collection and actually met the real mccoy! Bright red Mugen RR with the number plate 400 and was stuck directly behind it. Simply too pai sei to pull alongside loh... chio sia! But it's 4th brake light doesn't seem to be working...

Oh, and just got the first bua when turning into Compass Point to pick up the missus. The passenger side brake vent duct scraped against the slope with a deafening grind that attract everybody's attention sia... zzz... No pics cos no cam. HP cam sucks, maybe tomorrow lo.

Cost : S$3,200.00

RR Kit Deposit

Visited Jspec again after work. This time around, to confirm kit and design as well as pay deposit of S$400. Will be dropping ride at 8am on Monday (5th October) and hopefully can take back the next day at 5pm.

56th Tank

56th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 39.78 litres @ 1.85
Distance - 448.2km
FC - 11.267km/l
Yippee! Prices are sliding! Pls drop further or at the very least, just maintain at this level...

55th Tank & RR Bodykit

55th tank - Shell VPower
Amount - 42.69 litres @ 1.92
Distance - 432.3km
FC - 10.1265km/l

Visited Jspec in the afternoon. Will be taking up the full RR kit less the wheel arch fenders. Paul gave me a discount of S$300 out from the package of 3.5k. Will probably drop the ride a week later to get it done up. Can't wait for the new look!

Minor Accident

Stopping at the junction of Upper Thomson Road and Marymount Lane due to a red light, was minding my own business when suddenly felt a jerk on the ride... geez... buttock kenna kissed by a Lexus GS300...

Ultimately, we decided to have a private settlement. It was actually a pretty pleasant experience as the other party was fully apologetic and cooperative.

54th Tank

54th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 41.28 litres @ 1.92
Distance - 466.5km
FC - 11.3009km/l

53th Tank

53th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 41.67 litres @ 1.92
Distance - 432.3km
FC - 10.3744km/l

Last tank lasted for > 1 week due to my 5 days MC for hospitalization leave. :)
Petrol rates finally dropped a little! Yeah!

52th Tank

52th tank - Shell VPower
Amount - 41.42 litres @ 1.98
Distance - 444.2km
FC - 10.7243km/l

Making full use of Shell's promotion for VPower @ the price of 98.

"20k"Servicing @ AD, IM Gasket, Meguiar's Tyre Applicator

Visited AD @ abt noon to get the 20k servicing over with. Mileage thus far : 21.16k. Last servicing was done on 1st June @ mileage of 13.5k. Brought own Motul 300V 5W30 oil. Also changed the EBC Yellows to Reds. In addition, felt that it's abt time to change the CaireFresh aircon filter as well.

Labour charge for changing of brake pads (front & rear) + oil change + cleaning air filter - S$50
CaireFresh aircon filter - S$45
Denso Oil Filter - S$12
Rotation + Balancing tyres - S$15
Total - S$122





Collected the Intake Manifold 10mm gasket as well. It was a group buy from bro LeQuan (l00khere) from the forum.
Cost : S$175.06





Since around the area, dropped over to Autobacs and bought the Meguiar's Tyre Dressing Applicator Pad for S$6.50. No more oily hands!