Met another client today, whilst sending a big stack of document to his car, found his white BLM B-Line. As I put document in his boot, found out ULAR RSB in the house! BLM with ULAR FSB+RSB+195/55R15+sagat!!! Twin brother of my GaGa. We had a little chat immediately in love... With each others car We test drove each others car during lunch hour, until now only come back from lunch. Both of us left with happiness and bunch of idea exchange between our kar & driving techniques. Here's the detail of our short lunch tauke before he go back Penang.

Begun with my car. He did some zigzag at Jalan Lumut, squeezes us out to Bdr Tun Razak via Bulatan Pahang. He found my steering response is much better than his, more feedback. Went down IJN u-turn, no double clutch, car jerk abit but still finishes the uturn beautifully then full throttle (didn't go redline since not his car) from 2nd shift to top gear. Slowdown at Titiwangsa LRT due to traffic + bumpy road. He mention rear part of the car is slorppy shakehead: I wasn't impressed by his comment as I got RSB! Off he continue, taking about 160 along Jln Istana. He said he doesn't wanna push it since he's not familiar with my car. I was thinking  shakehead : r u serious?! After Istana connecting Sg Besi is a huge curve, downshift to 3rd gear maintain 110kmh! I was sked remind him the road is uneven, he said he does 120 normally Along old airport road was all 140kmh zigzagging slow traffic. I almost did not faint! Stop at Sg Besi Petron drink coffee. This guy is nuts! I can smell burning clutch and bet the brakes was stretched beyond my Genting downhill experience. Overall feedback was both our car pretty close characteristic. Problem with my car was the back a little slorppy. He suspect 3MAX didn't connect both wheel arch, certain allowance of chassis flex are ALLOWED that causes MORE bodyroll. With proper driving skill can actually achieve higher cornering speed, but when it lose control, there will be no turning back because by the time my wheels would be offroad. F*cking impressive review. Many more other input but I forgot to bring a notepad to jod down everything. On the way back road was clear, I was doing 160 to match his driving style(only he learnt double clutching + single clutch synchronize method) He wasn't commenting as concerntrate learning my driving style. He was claiming my driving is fast + comfortable type. He felt safe yet was not lossing the boiling point. He enjoyed my driving and confident I can handle his car well. Then he handover his key... Another chapter begun!

As I turn the key, starter cranking noise exactly the same like Luke's SE blink : Not noisy at all. What's wrong with my car!!! Engine response was sponteneous! Exactly like Luke's, if not BETTER! The car is light but bumpy. As I got out to Jln Ipoh, ULAR RSB can be felt. Its entirely different! It felt like the whole car being glued to the ground! We took the same route heading IJN uturn. 2x single clutch, jerk abit on the 1st clutching downshift to 3rd gear due to unfamiliar of throttle response, but from 3rd to 2nd was nice. Braking point was TOO EARLY, almost hit the curb as I reverse steering to correct angle, RSB in play, rear wheel follow exactly to my front wheels correction - IN OUT IN- immediately full throttle red line! Very impressive setup! We slowdown again at Titiwangsa LRT and continue our journey with around 140-160, but I was more on 4th gear instead of 5th to keep engine rev hai. Was using all the racing line and braking line. As we reach Sg Besi after Istana, I bang to 3nd gear did 80kmh(30kmh less compare to his driving my car). Here comes the problem, the front part of the car was very slorppy in my opinion. I wasn't sure where his car will end up(or LANDED if lose control). 10s of 100s of correction on that corner alone. I had no idea how he claims he did 120 with this front setup. We did between 110-140 at old air port without zigzagging much as I'm not that kinda moron. He was complaining me driving like makcik ady. Again we landed at Petron Sg Besi, I expressed my concern, as not neccessarily drive like a samseng to test the car handling. I also mentioned his weak point of the front setup. The tend to lose control characteristic of his front setup could be the next testimonial for ULAR website. He kinda puzzled by my comment, but happily accepted after awhile. On the way back, he took my advice, maintain 90kmh at airport museum and he can tell what I meant. All thesewhile he's been replying on tayar grip to survive all his corner. He said its hard to control when not pushin the tayar limit at corner. We didn't stop at my office, took the same track again heading IJN so he practice single clutching. Suprisingly he managed to follow my driving style. This round he pay more attention to the steering feeling and wasn't doing all the zigzag circus stunt. He was trying to catch the Sg.Besi from Istana at higher speed, at 3rd gear 110kmh, but I can tell his steering is not feeding him enough info this time. So he "jot" and brake, had a small slide and capture back quickly shakehead: I ask him still dare to do 120 at this corner next time? He grin a bit but didn't reply. We decided not to stop at Petron this time, continue all the way until we turn back from Desa Petaling. Along the way nothing much in record, more on coaching and driving sensually.

Reach office again, he demand me to drive him with my car again so he can learn more on my car & my driving. We drove to Jln Ipoh Shell inflate my tyres to 36psi all 4, off we went let him hear my rear wheel screetching, but mostly heavy traffic already. The rest are normal chitchatting. We say goodbye to each other at 6pm. He promised to join the next midnight run if he come to KL next round.

Final note: forgot to take photo & ask his number, how is he going to contact me next time? Just now went in office collect my bag, boss ask "u send document to Ipoh ar?" I cincai answer went lunch with client only lar. Now I'm having my "lunch" at mamak whilst typing this paragraph.

Generally, there are too much difference although the 2 cars are similar. We didn't have enough time to summarize/conclude what are the major difference. He's using 8 thin spokes rim + bridgestones dunno what model  tayar. Whereas mine is 7 spoke(thinker) rim + falken ez522,252,552,255,525.... can't remember which model ady. My car rear wheels was slightly deflated during the test run to accommodate my RSB.

The very beginning round he took MY car out for a crazy spin, that time I hasn't understand HIS car's characteristics. Which means, he actually can get us killed when he attacking the corner at 110kmh that I did 80kmh. Although didn't hear tyre screeching sound, but I felt the car was floating ady

From what I can conclude, his tyre really good. I hit the brakes quite hard before reaching the U-Turn at IJN, there is no sign of jamming at all. The tyre grip is virtually biting the road until I had a too damn early braking point that almost hit the curb. At the 80km/h corner(that he does 110kmh in my car), the road feedback is still there, but the steering somehow become unpredictable. I don't know what should I do, continue accelerating? It could end up understeer all the way, take out the railing and short cut land on Sg.Besi Toyota. If I release throttle, become over steer and hit the inner railing and land back on Jalan Istana west bound. I kinda understand how he does the 120kmh at the corner by continue accelerating, just that I really dont have the guts to do it, scared that once the limit of the tyre habis, then we're done.

Overall, I think both ULAR and 3MAX did their own research work. At any corner of the ULAR car, the rear is much steady compare to mine. It really pushing the wheel arch apart and supporting all the corners very well. I imagine if my car has that bar on it, I'll be screeching my rear falkens even more often. There is very little room for stretching/compressing at the back of the car with ULAR on it. Even go through uneven road, I can felt the whole butt being pulling together(may be placebo lar).

On the other hand, my familiar 3MAX setup become more obvious after tested ULARs. I'd say I made the right choice of 3MAX FSB. It's more on accuracy/perfection/less error in cornering/good feedback compare to ULAR. Every corner, the road feedback is precise. I'll have to confident in controlling. The same corner I attack over and over again, I will have the sixth sense of where the car will end up. I can judge my next action whether to keep it oversteer/understeer. Also, after tested ULAR RSB I totally agreed 3MAX RSB wasn't as strong as ULAR(again, may be placebo). I felt the rear wheel traction of ULAR RSB is more depending on the front wheel adjustment, but then 3MAX is more like it has to follow the road condition to decide where we should go. I can't imagine what would happen if anyone put an 3MAX FSB + ULAR RSB You'll have the control freak type of front food work, and super glue type of rear wheel traction that follows exactly what your front wheel does. freak: freak:

Once again, to conclude ULAR kinda setup is very reasonable. Decent upgrade in control + very good rear action. You wouldn't feel the car has upgraded anything, it felt exactly like a stock BLM, but when you push the limit, you'll feel the emphasized on absorbers/springs/tyre traction has upgraded on the spot. Whereas 3MAX gave that type of ABNORMAL feeling to your car. You feel suddenly your car's characteristic has changed. You know exactly what had happened to your car. You bite the corner with your 3MAX FSB, and you know where exactly you'll end up. Even if you hit a stone, the car bounced up you also can estimate how far the car will jump and prepare for steering correction Come to think of it, Luke did took off his 3MAX FSB and immediately he cannot tahan already. After today, I wouldn't use ULAR to compare with 3MAX anymore. They're both different product and different characteristic, also understand those ULAR die hard fan why like ULAR so damn much and refused to change. It's so comfortable and so normal that you don't even need to readjust your driving habit, just keep attacking corner until you're satisfied. For performance driven geeks, after tasted 3MAX... frankly you will not want anything less than FULL CONTROL and became a control freak!