Car Modification

[stephen chung]

What would you like to mod bro?

Engine and ECU tuning or upgrade
You may heard of Ah Joo at Autopoint. He does mechanic mods while his partner, Alex, tuning via dyno. Last sat I just went down to the workshop, there's a brand new wrx there going through major improvements. Engine bay, exhaust system totally gone. And its a brand new license plate. DAMN! Wish I got that sort of sponsor!

No matter how many horses you add, I strongly advise you to improve your brakes too.

Give Ah Joo a visit to discuss what you wanna do. Tell him Joey recommend and he'll give you a discount. His no. is 9669 6675. By far, his price and service is way cheaper than the others... and because of this, please do book in advance.

Exhaust System
Fong Kim Exhaust or Jeepchee. I don't keep track of their no. as I've only changed my exhaust once and I didn't bother. Fong Kim has much better weilding skills.

ECU upgrade
Drive to Pamis Jaya (JB), its cheaper there. Give Ah Chew a ring at Visworks - 002 607 388 0602.

With this new car I want to do everything...And thanks for the info bro..

[stephen chung]

RX300 is well known for high FC, well what about include new mod of CNG device... so that you will able save at least SGD400 on petrol charges for each month. As for CNG assembled device , 200km/per full CNG cylinder apply to all kinds of cars. So top up for 1 CNG cylinder is less than $20.

My few friends just installed CNG devices to their merc, volvo and Murano. They gave me thumbs up! and they can spend their extra on their new toys like GPS, piggybags and SLR cameras.

So you definitely save alot...on the ever rising precious fuel and we all will save the world enivorments!

I planning to get one real soon...for my birthday.

Actually RX300 is not that high in Fuel consumptions. I am using about $400+/mth on gas..But where to install the CNG thinggy?

[bryan]

For 150K you can get a whole lot of car and then some. If you want something simple like pure NA power, I've been hearing all kinds of good stuff from the Civic type R both JDM and Euro version.For TC cars, the Evo 10 is out and the 08 STI will be here in in 3-4 months The GTR35 is going for around 300K.

[stephen chung]

Another point I forgot to add... Presumably you get a base WRX and spend some serious cash on it to make it "same or slightly more" than a STi model. When it is time to resell the car, the STi, even unmodded, will still fetch a better resale price (With higher OMV) than the modded base WRX.

GD series is a bit on the "slow" side. I dunno if you can still get your hands on one of these, but you can still try.... WRX STi Spec C (Rally Spec Homologation model). Not comfortable, drinks like an open tap, don't even think about a quiet cabin but performance wise, you will not be disappointed.

But, I thought Spec C is not street legal here?? Well, I want my sub 4 sec car.... and have a 750Nm torque ...kakakakaka

[benny]

Well, I want my sub 4 sec car.... and have a 750Nm torque ...kakakakaka

Wahh!!! I think the new SkyLine replacement, GTR, will come pretty close. But price wise......

Cheers,

[stephen chung]

For 150K you can get a whole lot of car and then some. If you want something simple like pure NA power, I've been hearing all kinds of good stuff from the Civic type R both JDM and Euro version.For TC cars, the Evo 10 is out and the 08 STI will be here in in 3-4 months The GTR35 is going for around 300K.

I have heard alot of good things about the Type R too...especially the JDM...Type R also can add Turbo but don't let people know lar...EVo10 is too ex and 08 WRX istoo ugly..and GTR35 is way too ex..

Looks like only the base WRX and Type R JDM..

[FireSpitter]

I heard from my friend that my friend that GTR , you can't do anything to the ECU.

With the WRX is, one shop tell you this and the other shop tell you another thing. I was thinking that use the money save in getting the STi and spend it on the modifications.

Porsche and Ferrari is out of my reach..

The most I can spend is about 150K...

GTR.... It's only a matter of time before the aftermarket tuners figure out how to do it.

Spec C is definately road legal. My good buddy owned one but sadly he sold it away several months ago.

Given that budget, I would opt for either an STi, Evo9 (But looks wise is bad for corporate image), EvoX and Golf GTi. Mitsuis are almost idiot proof and makes lousy drivers look and feel like Makkinen, Subaru - pure drivers' car & VW, for the DSG. While my 4 recommendations are towards the force fed camp (Don't get me wrong, I love NA too) but modifications with NA engines reap less improvement as compared to turbos. Secondly, after the basic mods are done, cam swaps are inevitable if you are looking for more power. The powerband is shifted higher in the rpm range as such. Definately a bummer to drive around the city!

With $150k, there's a lot that can be done. Remember to set aside some money to upgrade the brakes as well! Have fun!

[learner]

With a good sequential system, you lose about 3-5% in power.
And if you do it before you register your new car, you get 40% rebate of the OMV. If you get a nice car with high OMV value, you can save up to 10-20+k. The cost of installation is about 3.5k.

You can check out www.cng.com.sg or www.scantruck.com.sg.

The first website is under Melchers. I have visited them. They are quite professional. There are 2 refill stations, both in the west. MOre will pop up. There will be one in the north soon.

Some people will think that you are crazy to install CNG for your performance car. The cyclinder will take up some boot space. It's much larger than our CO2 cyclinders. Like I said, if it's a new car, you actually get back some rebate, over and above what you pay to get the system installed, and you can do your part for the Earth.

[David Moses Heng]

wow.. Seems like a huge following here...

Given the budget, i would rather spend on a D-max and mod it up.
I am a sucker for 4 door pick ups!

[bryan]

bryan,

The Forrester look really Can't Make It man..! like the new 5doors WRX ..really bad man..It will be my everyday car..hopefully...

The forester STI is quite cool and grows on you. Here's a clip that's been shown to death featuring 1 hot lady and 2 of my favorite cars


YouTube - battle of the stis

[stephen chung]

With a good sequential system, you lose about 3-5% in power.
And if you do it before you register your new car, you get 40% rebate of the OMV. If you get a nice car with high OMV value, you can save up to 10-20+k. The cost of installation is about 3.5k.

You can check out www.cng.com.sg or www.scantruck.com.sg.

The first website is under Melchers. I have visited them. They are quite professional. There are 2 refill stations, both in the west. MOre will pop up. There will be one in the north soon.

Some people will think that you are crazy to install CNG for your performance car. The cyclinder will take up some boot space. It's much larger than our CO2 cyclinders. Like I said, if it's a new car, you actually get back some rebate, over and above what you pay to get the system installed, and you can do your part for the Earth.

Don't know if can use the CNG like NOS. If can very very good...I'll be the next DK...kakakakaka

[stephen chung]

GTR.... It's only a matter of time before the aftermarket tuners figure out how to do it.

Spec C is definately road legal. My good buddy owned one but sadly he sold it away several months ago.

Given that budget, I would opt for either an STi, Evo9 (But looks wise is bad for corporate image), EvoX and Golf GTi. Mitsuis are almost idiot proof and makes lousy drivers look and feel like Makkinen, Subaru - pure drivers' car & VW, for the DSG. While my 4 recommendations are towards the force fed camp (Don't get me wrong, I love NA too) but modifications with NA engines reap less improvement as compared to turbos. Secondly, after the basic mods are done, cam swaps are inevitable if you are looking for more power. The powerband is shifted higher in the rpm range as such. Definately a bummer to drive around the city!

With $150k, there's a lot that can be done. Remember to set aside some money to upgrade the brakes as well! Have fun!

Definitely the brakes dude.. I don't to kill myself or other in the process of becoming the next DK....kakakaka...
With 4 cylinder and 2-2.5L there isn't much you can do for NA not like my old car a 1969 Mustang 302...some serious speed man...But too bad that time I was only a poor school boy and got no money to pimp it up..

[stephen chung]

SHould I change the gear box to hollinder??

[stephen chung]

The forester STI is quite cool and grows on you. Here's a clip that's been shown to death featuring 1 hot lady and 2 of my favorite cars


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjySSxaimo

bryan,

The CG for forrester is to high..Not safe...I was going to install a turbo on my RX300 and change the exhaust also but the workshop guy is a little worry about my safety...

I feel the need , the need for speed.

[blackBRUSHalgae]

singapore road is never designed for speed, unless you are talking about cheap thrill straight line speed, which is also dangerous to other commuters.

A track day will be the best way to push your car to the limit and also challenge your driving skill.

If I have the money, I will buy myself one daily driver and one track day car.

[bryan]

Stephen, picked your weapon yet?

For your info, there is a preowned Spec C for sale on sgcarmart.

[stephen chung]

bryan,

not yet..went to my friend's shop on thursday and try to ask him which car to buy and they ask me to get the GTR..I where got this type of money. maybe will get a STi or Type R.

His partner blow 4 engines after mod it to 500BHP..some caught on fire...scary..

[learner]

which one is your friend's shop? espace?

[stephen chung]

I think is Veri cars...