Saturday, February 28, 2009

Resonator Box Removed

Finally got around to changing the stock yellowish headlight bulbs from the Eagles to the white ones gotten from McWell a while back. Removed the bumper and the lights in record time. It really gets easier the more you do it...



End result is disappointing... the white bulbs are darn dim... maybe really gotta spend a couple of hundreds to change to HIDs... Also got around to checking the foggies. H11 bulbs.



Had a bit of spare time, so decided to try removing the resonator box. Did it by removing the battery to get more access. Had to cut off a certain rubber piece after trying twisting here and there to remove the plastic intake air pipe. Performance wise after removing (no CAI yet), more pulling power, not sure how it'll be on a hot afternoon though. The roar after 3k rpm is S H I O K though! Machiam Type R sia... wahaha!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

15th Tank



15th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 41.32 litres @ 1.67
Distance - 384.7km
FC - 9.3103km/l

Friday, February 20, 2009

5k Servicing & 14th Tank



Did 5k mileage servicing at Huat Lee with Motul H-Tech 100 Plus 5W30.
Total cost : S$110



14th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 40.94 litres @ 1.71
Distance - 423.8km
FC - 10.3517km/l

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

White Bulbs H7

Bought a pair of ordinary white H7 light bulbs to replace the eagle eyes' projector headlight from McWell. Brand is H.I.D. Price : S$32

Monday, February 16, 2009

Eagle Eyes - Working Now...

Wanted to visit BlackGod aka Thomas to get HID installed for my Eagles as well as to troubleshoot the blown fuse. Called him and was advised to consult his friend Dave instead. Ultimately, Dave suggested going back to McWell to claim since the Eyes were like just 2 days old and it's not worth getting him to troubleshoot since he charges S$80 per Eye.

Decided to get fresh fuses and at least isolate the problem Eye; so visited Autobacs straight after work. Got a pack of 15A fuses after consulting the manual at Autobacs carpark. One pack contains just 2 fuses and cost S$2.45... Reached in-laws place, and to my horror, after a closer inspection, discovered that the correct fuse to the lights is actually 7.5A... Went back to Autobacs to get 3 packets of 7.5A fuses this time around as I expected a long night of trial and error after dinner. Price per pack is the same S$2.45...

After dinner, quickly sped home, got changed, shit, and brought my tools down. Proceeded once again to drop bumper (this is probably my 5th time dismantling the front bumper), disconnect both Eyes and changed the fuse. Tested my rear pole lights (since the front is not connected), everything working fine. Plugged in one Eye on the driver's side, was actually ready for another blown fuse when I try switching on the lights, but it held well. Just the the Eagle didn't light up. No problem though, probably a polarity problem.

Was pleasantly surprised that the driver's side Eagle Eye worked perfectly after a change of polarity. Gingerly, switched off everything and plugged in the passenger's side Eye. Lo and behold! Everything works! And I only used up 1 darn fuse....







Sunday, February 15, 2009

13th Tank



Last tank before 5k servicing. Intend to really whack for this tank, so decided on VPower.
13th tank - Shell VPower
Amount - 41.69 litres @ 1.919
Distance - 431.9km
FC - 10.3598km/l

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Eagle Eyes







Gotten the Eagle Eyes from McWell. Tested both sides, rings and LEDs working perfectly.
Chose to cash & carry; spent 3 hours diy fixing them up and the moment it's first switched on, the fuse got blown... haiz... will be visiting BlackGod on Monday to get things fixed as well as transfer the stock HID over.
Price for C&C - S$513.60
Price inclusive of installion - S$553.60
Warranty period - 180 Days

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

12th Tank



12th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 41.55 litres @ 1.69
Distance - 450.1km
FC - 10.8327km/l

Thursday, February 5, 2009

11th Tank - 2nd Worse FC To-Date



CNY drive-arounds with full load most of the times really had an impact on FC...
11th tank - Esso 8000
Amount - 39.06 litres @ 1.69
Distance - 385.5km
FC - 9.8694km/l