nope...can't find...

owning indeed. I'm on SPORT RIMS!!
There are some scratches on one part...and quite a deep gash on another part. I still fail to understand why the two parts are opposite one another Does anyone know where can fix these sport rims? Just minor repair...

cannot take clear pic...anyway its just scratches on the rim

on the way back...I saw the temp meter go up...almost red
come back...after checking here and there...I found out that the radiator has dried up completely!
the pipe connecting the radiator to the engine...bocor!!
repair...well, not really repair...black oil ady burn...cleaning engine will cost RM500, not including buying more black oil and a new cooling pipe!!

This post has been edited by young_soul: Nov 4 2006, 12:08 PM

no, I check the water...(in the spare tank) every week. Its still full even now. Dunno why it didn't take the water from the tank. It just kept taking water from the radiator. I should have stopped the car immediately once I saw the meter go above 50%. Now dunno how much damage has been caused...2km drive to buy dinner caused me RM500 repair

its the main pipe that connects the radiator to the engine

75% is where the damage HAS been dealt. 50% is your safe point.

news update: now I run over a BIG piece of log, covering the entire road
what a weekend I'm having

guys, is there a difference between stabilizer bar and struct bars?

you install low springs izzit? That's the negative side of having a low ride. Don't do it in Malaysia

I have no such problem with 5 people. Does that mean my wira is not standard? ALIEN WIRA!

anyway, any of you guys use fuel addictives? X1R or anything else? I heard one that was quite famous in an automotive forum...B...somethin. RM12 only, and it works very well

This post has been edited by young_soul: Nov 22 2006, 12:07 PM

its standard, just changed the rear to gas absorber coz it was making noise ady. Front still old wan. The springs...never change before

ah yes, I don't go quickly over bumps...maybe that's why must take car of the car ma...if its those yellow/black stripe bumps of coz need to slow down la. What idiot goes through them without braking Will the real slim shady please stand up

This post has been edited by young_soul: Nov 22 2006, 01:27 PM

oh really...no wonder my father told me to change to gas absorbers. Its only about RM10 more expensive. Not really sure about the performance or comfort compared to normal absorbers though.

I just installed Zenden Strut bars for the front and rear of my car and its great!!
Can really feel the difference even at 60-70kmph which is my usual lazy driving speed
guys, if you have about RM200 to spend, I really recommend you get both!

Ultra racing? I tot it was only for the fender? Got UR Strut bars ar?

indeed, I bought from him. Real nice fella
he help you install it too. But the rear cannot la...rear bar I had to go to a service center to install. kent20 helped me install the front.

mainly got stability during cornering. But after installing...I experience much more than that. The ride over bumps is much more firm than before, I feel like I'm cornering in an F1 car, and for some reason...it accelerates better

For our Wira...I really suggest installing the rear. Its only RM65 and prevents the wira's rear to bottom out during cornering. You know la...wira's an old design. If you're using Waja...then the rear bar won't be as effective

This post has been edited by young_soul: Nov 23 2006, 05:18 PM

haha...no need la. I wasn't thinking of installing fender bar. 4 point bar also seem a bit too much ady for a person like me Pricy too...above 200 bucks isn't it?

attack corner
I just want the car to be more stable when driving a lot of people. Coz I felt a bit unsecure sometimes when driving.
just checked...4 point bar RM280...too expensive

zenden by kent20

I tot that was only a 2 point bar? like in this pic rite?

This post has been edited by young_soul: Nov 23 2006, 11:17 PM


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Quote from Wikipedia:
A strut bar or strut brace is a mostly aftermarket car suspension accessory used in conjunction with MacPherson struts on monocoque or unibody chassis to provide extra strength between the strut towers.

With a MacPherson strut suspension system where the spring and shock absorber are combined in the one suspension unit, the entire vertical suspension load is transmitted to the top of the vehicle's strut tower, unlike a double wishbone suspension where the spring and shock absorber may share the load separately. In general terms, a strut tower in a monocoque chassis is a reinforced portion of the inner wheel well and is not necessarily directly connected to the main chassis rails. For this reason there is inherent flex within the strut towers relative to the chassis rails.

A strut bar is designed to reduce this strut tower flex by tying two parallel strut towers together. This transmits the load of each strut tower during cornering via tension and compression of the strut bar which shares the load between both towers and reduces chassis flex.

A direct result of this is improved chassis rigidity (similar to that gained from a lower tie bar); hence, the understeer is reduced, tire wear improved and metal fatigue is greatly reduced in the strut tower area. Following the aftermarket's lead, some manufacturers have started fitting strut bars to performance models, including the NISSAN Skyline R34, certain Nissan Sentra models (e.g. Sentra 2.0SE), Acura CL Type-S, and the HOLDEN VY II Commodore, as standard equipment.

Link: Strut Bar Theory

I rather let my tyres go bold than to lose my life at any corner
how fast can a tyre go bald anyway. 2-3 years? Look at wikipedia's statement above...improve tyre wear

sorry, I was away for some time...what monsters are we talking about?
heavily modified Wira?

ya lo...mine also slow bai...regret going for 1.3

you pay ar?
I had a quote once...for 1.5...RM4k
I found turbo at less than RM2k

mine's injection. Carbie or injection will affect your engine choices meh?

This post has been edited by young_soul: Nov 30 2006, 12:18 PM

weber? twin turbo?

I had the same experience recently. Radiator completely dried up...air cond suddenly so damn hot, car temp indicator reached 75%

I was about to reach home that time, so I just continue driving...once I reached the gates, I turned off the engine and pushed the car in after checking the spare tank - still full. Check the radiator...not sure. So I went to take the 500ml coke bottle and used it to add water. After a FEW bottles, I switched to 1.5L coke bottle. It still took about 4-5 trips back and forth the water pipe before the radiator was filled

Moments later, I heard - drip, drip, drip. Then only realized the pipe connecting the engine to the radiator bocor If I just stopped and checked earlier I'm sure the engine was damaged a little already...but I survived a trip to Johor and back with no problems, so I guess I'm very lucky