1/4yr later, my ideal front bumper has arrived and DIY (except paint).

KUALA PILAH TOWN, West Malaysia

A decent 3-4hr drive, you should be able to reach Bukit Kuala Pilah in West Malaysia. Nothing spectacular or breathe taking moments from the surroundings but a decent comfortable getaway from Singapore, once more.

West Malaysia is full of 'bukit' which means 'hill'. Along the North South Highway, you will travel pass many hills.

I really enjoyed the ride up there when I had to up-the-hill and down-the-hill. Driving past several little towns, villages and biggers towns are some wonderful experience which you will not get in Singapore.

Vast, West Malaysia is seriously big when compared to Singapore. Along the way, you would get to have several encounters with cows, water buffalos, goats, sheeps, chickens, ducks and some other little critters.

The winding roads are so fun to drive with a 4WD. I had lots of fun this trip. Up hill down hill with so many corners. Blind spots are always around and safety is indeed a concern with them.

I found a nice place to stop by to take some photos. Even when getting out of the car, I had to be extra careful. Lots of 'land mines' aka cow dungs surrounded me. Along the way pass the villages, dungs are everywhere and they found their way on my car as well!

After I got back into Singapore, I sent it for wash and the washing crews took some good time to wash off the dungs.... I felt sorry for them.

The drive is really fun and the only setup back I had in this trip is the dungs. When I drove my car past the customs officers, their looks could tell that they were disgusted by the smell and the dungs on the car... hahaha. Oops, sorry.

Want some dungs?

WRX front 4pots for sale with rotors.

Hi fellows, if you are thinking of demodding/upgrading your brakes, I have a pair of front 4pots Subaru brakes for sales, comes with rotors too.

A pair of front 4pots brake calipers with lots of life less on brake pads. Rotors need to be skimmed and will still have pretty much life too for these stock WRX brakes. (Verified by my trusted workshop)

The front brakes set are at JJ's Decal Hub now. Please only offer after you have viewed them personally at James' place. For ridiculous offers, I will not reply at all.

Although it has 30000km record, brake calipers are in very good condition. Red paint and Subaru wordings are original condition, never re-condition(just washed). Well maintained between washes.

Never tracked.

Maxxis Victra i-Pro

After about 28,000km and 1yr my Eagle F1s started to fade.

Longer braking distance on the straight but strangely, they still gripped pretty well in corners.

As some of you already know, I started to drive up to Thailand with these F1s. Wear and tear are pretty fine except the noise of them is making my passengers nausea.

My 3rd trip up here in Thailand landed me with nails in them and a torn valve. At least I did not get a puncture along NSHW.

The tire with the torn valve was leaking badly upon reaching Thailand. I am left with no choice but to have them changed.

The common tires used at home are not found in the shop that I was in. Since the owner is a good pal of my guide, I decided to take what is recommended to me, Maxxis Victra i-Pro, 225/40/ZR18.

Immediately I could feel the difference between the two brand of tires which I used. Maxxis's is more comfortable on the highway and braking is very predictable (maybe it is new, 2808). A friend of mine hate to sit in my ride but this time it is very different. "Wow... so comfy this round and so quiet liao!"

To me Victra i-Pro definitely feels better than my older tires on day one. Hopefully these tires are good till they last as well. They are supposed to be best that Maxxis could offer for our kind of rides.

Oh, one day thing. They are even cheaper than the Eagle F1 but just slightly more expensive than Federal 595.

New Choro Q MY08 STI

Something very new and I guess all Subaru's fans will want one! I got 3 but 2 got booked liao...

The rest behind are my new collections... sigh... $$$ flying away...

Finally, my ideal Full Carbon Fibre High Mount Spoiler has arrived and fitted on my Subaru JDM WRX(A), Prodrive style.

With James's help, this full carbon fibre high mount spoiler Prodrive style is fitted nicely on my boot. My dream spoiler has finally come true.

The top piece is detachable... the Monster Sport HM's extensions are tempting...

SPT's Genuine Radiator Plate

I got this from JJ Decal Hub just about a week ago. Very nice genuine SPT's parts. Next items in mind are battery tie down bar and also the oil filler caps, both SPT's.

With this plate, the water temperature indeed is lower than initially. About 5-10 degrees C different, depending on weather.

Easy to install and actually DIY.

SPT decals by JJ Decal Hub

"Tired of the normal STI decals on the doors and fog light covers?"

James did a nice job again on my ride!

Upz for JJ Decal Hub!!!

Respect

I had a little time right now while waiting for a client and decided to blog...

Not too long ago, while I was standing beside my car there was a young guy beside my car as well. Not sure if the senior guy is his dad or not, they were definitely talking about my car in my face.

"Auto?", young guy.

"Hmmm..... when did WRX got auto?", senior guy.

".........", a friend of theirs who looked puzzled.

"It must be a WRX wannabe! Where got auto WRX one? Chey.... A TS lah...", young guy. He was looking at me while saying these when I was getting into my car. He went on, "Put scoop can go faster meh? Hahaha!"

The senior guy gave me a polite nod while the two young guns walked away laughing and gave me that kind of "Yo WRX wannabe... how fast can your TS go?" look....

Later on, I noticed that the senior guy was driving a manual WRX 06/07 with FGK exos. Very nice white ride with black trim. Very nice number too. When they walked past my car later on again... the young guy still gave me that kind of 'silly' look on his face...

Poor chap... made a fool of himself without even knowing...

My07 has auto version and the intercooler is real. The scoop is real. The rear Subaru brakes are factory fitted and real. Automatic WRX, is not a dream......

Respect...

Finally, I had stickers on my ride!

Although with heavy schedules that JJ Decal Hub was having, James still managed to squeeze out time to finish my ride on a Saturday's evening.

I was thinking of matt black trim on my ride and thus came out with such a silly idea about wide body sticker decal instead.

My less than a year ride suffers lots of dings and dongs all around. Maybe using stickers could spice up the ride a little but not too flamboyant.

James does alot more car decals and seriously his workmanship is pretty impressive. A nice chap with a nice and focused attitude in his decal business.

If you just wish to drop by to take a look, you will probably find a few scoobies around messing around in the carpark. You can find him here!

Playing with PS CSII on my Subaru Impreza WRX(A)

WRXs and EVOs... can u decide?

You dont want to mess with this.... hahaha

8-8.5km/l on Auto WRX 07, possible?

Many people have asked me how do I achieve such FC on my ride. Basically, it is the way u drive I guess.

I have never finished a tank of fuel with stock rims and tires and thus I couldn't comment about the stock JDM rims that come with the automatic JDM WRX.

Since day one, I swapped my stock rims already. I am on 18", Rays United Arrows S05. (Very light rims.)

I added Varis to touch up my car with CF trim, just the window A pillars and an exhaust cutter. Such trims have no extra performance hor. Heehee.

Next, I swapped my stock muffle to HKS Legamax. Finally, the boxer is alive!!! The boxer note is loud now but it is still pretty nice and quiet in the cabin of the car since it is only a muffler swap and has NO CAT BACK with through pipe.

Next, I changed my springs. I used Tein H Tech for comfort reasons. I find that the car does not nose down that much anymore compared to stock springs. The braking feel is better now as the nose down problem with stock springs is over.

I have good friends who give me good recommendation in performance and looks. If you are a new owners, please find such friends and you will learn more from them. I am learning joyously. Listen to the them and go try it out yourself.

Currently, I always hit 380km - 400km constantly on about 45-46l of Esso 5000. The best FC ever achieved is 408km and the low fuel warning light has not even lighted up. I top up at the station just in case the light is faulty. I pumped 45l only!!! Of course I cant use this single data for analysis about this car's FC. My experience tells me that as long as I keep my foot light, I could easily achieve 8-8.5km/l from Esso 5000.

The worst FC ever, 300km/l is what I have done. I was hitting 4500-5500rpm most of the time on the road with that tank of fuel. I was having fun on the road doing soft launch. I am not racing hor. 70kph road, I revved to hit 70kph. That's all. Auto WRX is a fun ride to have if you have become a lazy person like me as I hate jams in Singapore. To clutch in and out in traffic jams is always a horrible experience when you could only travel like 30-40kph on the highway like CTE.

How do I achieve 8-8.5km/l?

I do not step hard on the gas to 'chiong chiong chiong' from stationary. I keep my rpm at about 2000-2500 when moving off. When the car has picked up speed, I will keep the rpm below 3000. Basically, this is not a hard thing to do if you are not in a hurry always.

FC is very subjective to the style of driving and even your engine. I guess I am very blessed to have an engine that runs well and gives me excellent FC even when it is a boxer.

Meanwhile, I am still on mineral oil for my engine. I will be doing my 2nd servicing soon and trust me, I am not doing it at MI this time. I am going for synthetic oil and I will do my servicing at BMS. I trust BMS like most scoobies do locally. I am not advertising for them hor... my experience with BMS is excellent. Ever since I swapped my muffler, my warranty with MI is over and I know that. I guess it is hard to drive a boxer engine with hearing it, indeed true!

Details in short:

FC:8-8.5km/l
Exhuast: HKS Legamax (muffler only)
Wheels: RAYS United Arrows S05, 225/40/18 with Eagle F1.
Springs: Tein H Tech
Fuel used: Esso 5000

HKS LEGAMAX legally. Heehee

Cool boxer note! It makes driving addictive. Backfired twice (engine aint tuned yet) and it is like 'sonic boom'... BOOM! *holding my breath*

I WANT THIS!!!

"I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT...."