Say Hello to Samsung Galaxy S3

My hope of continuing marathon use of trusty but senile Nokia E72 has come to an end a day before Raya. I just had to put a stop with its growing appetite of freezing all the time. Furthermore, Maxis's recent RM799 offer for Samsung Galaxy S3 has sealed the deal without a heart beat considering I paid RM1.2k the predecessor S2 for wifey last year July. And that even cheaper than how much I paid for Nokia E72 when it was first launched in 2009, RM1.8k. 

Let see if this phone can last me for the next five years.....wishful thinking here :P

 

It comes with shoddy build quality though :(

Check Engine Light (CEL)

The Check Engine Light (CEL) pops up for the first time today. Must have been lazy to wake up early morning at 4am with ambient temperature ~18deg. Quick unplug the battery managed to shut up the CEL :)

Boost Leaks Fixed (for Now)

The Pocong was hospitalized for a week in Wynn’s for welding up the cracks on the K03S turbo housing that made of cast iron. At the same time, he also took the liberty in cleaning up the throttle body, AC blower and tighten up the engine’s subframe before ran full system checks. 

Upon collected the car last Saturday morning, I decided to drop over at Alex’s for 105k kms service considering Raya holidays is around the corner. Of course the welding exercise is just temporary solution as I was told there’s another crack near the compressor shaft which is not repairable and that means new turbo is inevitable after all. Oh well, I’m going to lay low for now :) 

Engine Oil: Liqui Moly Top Tech 5w40 RM222.40 

Oil Filter: VW 1.8T (06A 115 561 B) RM35.00 

Spark Plug: NGK Platinum V-Power BKR7E RM50.00 

Coolant: Redline Water Wetter RM65.00 Labour: 

Engine Oil, Oil Filter & Spark Plugs RM70.00 

Labour: Dismantling & Installing Turbo RM480.00 

Labour: Welding Turbo Housing RM75.00 

Total 997.40

NGK BKR7E Plugs

These just reached my office. The best bang for buck plug :)

Private Karting Test (Part 2)

I’ve been subpoena-ed to attend a court hearing early this month and guess what it got delayed …. again. But I was well prepared this time. With all the gears in the Pocong’s trunk, I wafted into City Karting Shah Alam for another ‘private’ test session on 100cc kart. I had the track virtually for myself starting from 1400 till 1800 where my best time now is 1’03.959. 

I’m pretty sure there’re lots of rooms for improvements especially my line is just not clean enough and also my lacked of understanding on the tyre’s operating temperature window so that it won’t get overcooked after some hard laps. And because we’re entering Ramadhan month, I’m taking a short sabbatical and ordered “The Karting Manual: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Competitive Kart Racing” from Amazon. :) 

Audi B5 RS4

If there's one unassuming exotic I'm contemplating to own, it's definitely this Audi B5 RS4. The 2.7ltr fully built by Cosworth with twin K04-025 turbos is a mad one and has loads more useable torque than the current generation of V8 B7 and B8 RS4s. A genuine 180mph car. I just love the way it looks.... it looks really cool, punchy and angry with those wide front and rear wheel arches. Reminiscent of how George W. Bush portrays himself in public when he was running the Office hahaha

Of course, not many people know about this...including me until recently. Unfortunately, there're only 3 in Malaysia. Ok Firdaus...keep on dreaming!

New Pedal Covers

Managed to get hold on this predestine looking original pedal covers for RM150 from a friend where normal priced around USD80. It's the same brushed aluminium used in the TT.