H&R Rear Adjustable Spring Plate

When the Pocong had its 97.5k kms interim oil change end of April, I spotted missing locking ring on rear-right adjustable spring plate. After a quick check with both H&R Germany and Speedzone, I have to order complete adjustable lower spring plate (part no HR92-K-X001A001) for RM360 plus RM70 FedEx expedite courier. There goes my budget for carbon rib protector and CIK-certified karting suit :(

 

 View on rear-left

 

View on rear-right, notice the missing ring!

 

New Complete Adjustable Lower Spring Plate

Engine Bay Housekeeping

To celebrate my long awaited vacation, I've decided to clean up the Pocong's engine bay. The end result is not as clean as I would have like but this will do for the moment. Got to save energy for 100cc endurance testing this coming Thursday :)

RSR it is (Part II)

I had an ‘argument’ with concrete barrier in NPE couple of months back. Fortunately for me, there’s no bodywork damage except two rims got minor scratched around its lips. 

To make it up for my carelessness, I’ve decided to get the rims repaired and resprayed, and finally get rid of the RE001 tyres to make way for the Federal RSRs. This bitter pill costed me around RM2.9k. Then I had to get new Delkor DIN66 battery for RM380 and annual roadtax & insurance for RM1.2k. 

Just after I thought the pain would be over, the aircond blower started rattling and the turbo outflow gasket might be leaking. And of course, I’ve just committed to a friend that I’m going to get Genesis 380cc injectors as part of stage 2 upgrade soon. That’s it, there goes my soon to be bonus!!

Week 26 of 2011

HupShun alignment touches not as good as MPS and FA Racing....sigh

 Kinda like the new colour more..

Still awaiting for rear spring perch's locking ring

 Hopefully this Delkor can last for 2 1/2 years like the previous GP DIN66 battery

Not Just an Ordinary Waja

Spotted this in Mid Valley last Friday. Not just an ordinary Waja mind you, back then it was the 'ultimate' one with factory fitted 6A12 engine. :)

Grooming Session

Due to acidic liquids coming from un-sacred trees and birds, it seems that I've to send the Pocong for detailing at least 4 times a year ... sigh

Shakedown Drive on H&R Monotube Coilovers

I’ve got the car from FA Racing last Tuesday and this morning was the best time to conduct little bit of shakedown drive from Ampang – Hulu Langat – Kuala Kelawang – Pertang – Manchis – Karak – Gombak which roughly amounts to 250kms.

Putting aside that it was raining in the early morning that resulted the asphalt surface kinda icy slippery, I was definitely grinning from ear-to-ear revisiting old awesome roads with finally an almost well sorted Pocong. Here’s some excerpt I can give-away for the moment:-

• FA Racing has setup the car to be easy to drive hard and pretty much planted throughout hundreds of turns.
• Quicker and crispier turn-in with much much tighter steering feel allowing almost alienating or masking the chubby front engine’s weight.
• Virtually extremely small roll angle at turns but in it’s there nevertheless just only being delayed making it nippy like a supermini should.
• If I got too gung-ho into corner entry or mid, a mild lift-off is all it takes to get it tightens like a good FWD car should…talk about throttle steering at corners :)
• Because of sorted geometries, ride height and corner weighted; the tyres require less psi and that resulted in much much compliant ride …. and I dare say feels better than stock!

Of course, the suspension setup would be ‘work in progress’ as I’m gathering some requests to address my driving preference to be factored in but all in all I see RM700ish of expenditure to FA Racing as bang-for-buck investment, after all suspension tuning know-how is a “black-art” to me at least :)

The route...

Motorists kindly give-way, shakedown in progress lol

Some rough patches but the car rides just fine

Some straight stretches allowing Pocong to stretch its legs

Nice flowing turns after another

I see you..

Gotchaaa!!

Throttle-steering is pretty wicked

Because of lacked of cars, both ways are at my disposals hehe

Roll angle is there nevertheless just only being delayed making it nippy like a supermini should

Nissan Silvia S15

While I’ve checked in Pocong to FA Racing for suspension setup, I managed to drive this Nissan Silvia S15 for half a day. It’s actually one of the cars I’m hunting for in 08 and ended up with the Pocong. I like the more ‘feminine version’ of Skyline, white colour, spot-on driving position and the steering feels meaty enough given it’s still running stock. Hmmmm….pretty much a good platform to venture into rwd :)