Cams Out Cams In (Part II - Installation)

Original decal that accompanies the cams

Finally I had the JUN cams installed just yesterday at Riverview Auto. It was an unexpectedly fast job as I think the mechanics there should be all zai liao, with all the rest of the Cams group buy customers rushing there for installation one week back upon getting the cams!

Original stock cams still in place

After the installation was completed, the car overall feels much torquier and very much willing to rev!

However the last part of the puzzle is still missing and that is the part on re-tuning the parameters for the Unichip. Right now the car drives pretty much ok, albeit with jerky move off from Gear 1 and 2. 

Best part of the installation is the reverberation of the lumpy idle in the cabin while the car is well, at idle. Idle RPM is stable at a slightly higher 900+ rpms as compared to the usual 700+ before the installation.

Can u tell if these are stock or JUN's?

Glimpse of the piston chambers with the cams removal!

Stay tuned for the final part of the Cams installation in the coming week ahead!

Till then....

JUN cams installation (Part I - Collection)

Finally after two weeks of waiting the stock from Japan finally arrives in Singapore!
The stock arrived (1 set of 2 cams for intake and exhaust) with a nice-looking decal from JUN as well...

I will wait another week before the starting the installation! Cant wait to see how much gain could be achieved after installation and tuning!

JUN cams specifications: , a
Duration 66 Valve Lift 9.5mm

While collecting the cams at a workshop, I came across an Audi TT doing its servicing on the hoist with its engine bay exposed. Can't help taking a snapshot of the engine bay with its matt black intake pod (brand unknown). Am sure the car would make a sweet induction roar when initiated!

Belonging to an Audi TT

Porsche Sighting

Driving down AMK on an early Sat morning, a big round-eyed Porsche in my right-hand mirror caught my attention. Well it is not the usual array of Boxsters or Cayman S-s! Rather, this Porsche most certainly belongs to the 90's, in my opinion the glorious heydays of automotive creation.

I'm suspecting that this is what I saw!

Well I am not one who's able to identify what breed and model of Porsche this is, lets just say it bears a resemblance to the Porsche 911 Turbo of today, given its stance and exterior body appearance. This car is not a common sight on the local Singapore road, and immediately my eyes follow as it drove past me. Really wanting to catch additional glimpse(s) of the car, I drove after it and manage to catch up with me thankfully (not that I am a good driver or my car is fast) with the onwards progress of the Porsche hampered by the numerous slower vehicles and traffic light at every single junction along the stretch of AMK Ave 5. It was the red light at one of the junctions that allow me to come from behind the Porsche and admire its rear outlook! What a sight! Those massive ground hugging tires (they look either 19 or 20 inch) and the humongous rear spoiler attracts me to want to snap a shot of the car. Unfortunately only my iPhone was available and the picture you see below is as such........

Long awaited JUN cams for INZFE on our shore!

Picture courtesy of Speed D

Finally the long awaited sugar canes are here! Be posting up the results of the cams following installation and tuning in about a week's time! Stay tuned!

Formula Drift 2011 Pro Championship Schedule

The anticipated Formula Drift 2011 is here again this year starting in the month of April. The schedules are as follow below:

Long Beach GP Street Course (April 8 - 10, 2011)

Road Atlanta (May 6 - 7, 2011)
Palm Beach International Raceway (June 3 - 4, 2011)
Wall Speedway (June 17 - 18, 2011)
Evergreen Speedway (July 22 - 23, 2011)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (August 26 - 27, 2011)
Toyota Speedway @ Irwindale (October 7 - 8, 2011)


---Information accurate as per the official Formula Drift website http://www.formulad.com/ ---

Improving the responsiveness of your old and tired engine....

Ever wonder why your engine feels tired and breathless even after countless regular service using the best-grade motor oil....? Does it worry you that you may have to spend another whole ton of money to get your car re-tuned?

Well let me share a personal experience of mine here.... to improve the responsiveness of your engine without burning a big hole in your pocket!

My car was at its 80k mileage and I could feel it becoming breathless and almost unwilling to pull revs when called upon. To add on to my headache, I have started to experience very unstable idling and even stalling when the engine is on. Thinking that it may just be the results of a dirty filter I changed to a brand new one, which helps a little but still does not solve the problem. A friend of mine suggested that my throttle body may be dirty and I should head for the nearest garage to clean it. Well I didnt exactly follow his advice though, since anyway the change of filter did serve to improve the condition and I thought it might be just alright.

I finally got down to bringing my car to the workshop when the idling maintained at a constant 2k rpm even at neutral! And I left the garage feeling good again! The cleaning of the throttle body is a rather simple process, where the entire throttle body is removed and cleaned with solvent to remove the black sludge that accumulates behind the butterfly valve . The removal of the black stuff does help the valve to open/close more easily.

The result after the TB cleaning is refreshing, and the car manages to pull its rev again as compared to previously. Note that I am on lightened flywheel so yes I am able to observe the tacho needle rising more furiously, in case you sceptics out there thinks I am talking bull here!!

An engine swap for ya?

Saw this engine at a scrapyard here previously sitting beside a
1JZ and a RB25! Engine swap anyone?

Or perhaps you might fancy something more exciting like the turbocharged 1JZGTE below !

The 1JZGTE! Complete with harness from the JDM market...
Perfect for a swap into your existing Soarer or Lexus with a big enough engine bay

Random Snapshot_Neighbourhood Rides (Turbo Edition)

Orange S15 Nissan Silvia parked at the NUS Conservatory of Music -
This ride belongs to a close friend of mine!

Top View down of the Orange S15 Silvia

This brilliant red GTI belongs to a lady staying in my neighbourhood.
Easily the cleanest ride in my estate, with highly polished rims!