some more my father in law is telling me his neigbour friend daugther is working in a tinting shop and can give me RM800/car deal ( donno what tint) , say can guarantee good, guarantee JPJ no problem, guarantee satisfy one, and say those outside abave RM1000 all tipu one, look like very excited to help me save money but make me woner if really there is such big frog jumping around..if you got what i mean....but seriously my friend, anyone got any idea what kind of cost we are looking at to get a good, i mean good tinting job done.

Accord R20 vs Accord K20A and K20Z Civic test:

http://asia.vtec.net/hardcore/8GAccord20/index.html

Everything is explained clearly in here, together with the dyno results and comparisons.
Dont always say DOHC is better tahn SOHC.

some more my father in law is telling me his neigbour friend daugther is working in a tinting shop and can give me RM800/car deal ( donno what tint) , say can guarantee good, guarantee JPJ no problem, guarantee satisfy one, and say those outside abave RM1000 all tipu one, look like very excited to help me save money but make me woner if really there is such big frog jumping around..if you got what i mean....but seriously my friend, anyone got any idea what kind of cost we are looking at to get a good, i mean good tinting job done.

Just like this:




WHY!? WHY?!

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Added on December 31, 2008, 9:46 am
Worry about unable to go through smart tag? Get Ecotint Ray Barrier. Lots of good reviews on it.

hehe this is what i call performance in discreet. thumbs up! unlike those beng beng exaggerate exterior mods kononnya no powah, the exhaust macam chocking to death...

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Added on December 31, 2008, 9:37 am
lol such a nice car why would you want to bengkok the rear axle shaft?

Mugen Euro Kit 2009 in Thailand:

I guess will be available here soon.... (andy's and elru's jaw sure dropped!  )

haih long story and bad luck.... 1 bloody lady driver drive full speed while talking to her son at the back and bang my wife's avanza rear right tyre while she stoping at the small interjunction(u know lar avanza have long butt). This bloody blind lady driving without looking infront.. Sigh... If im around i sure take photo! becos she langgar into the interjunction!!

Bad luck, police said my wife wrong. So claim insurance..after repair, everything seems alrite... but after 7 months, a car from behind inform me tat my right rear tyre swinging. Then check with SC, they said the whole thing bengkok! then write to Berjaya insurance, CB!  they said cant claim becos out of warranty period!!! damn!!! damn!!! Dont buy Berjaya Sompo Insurance!!!

1. K&N Air Filter - Performance air filter; promotes better air flow (i.e. more efficient and effective than nomal paper filters. Hence resulting in more oxygen entering the engine so that fuel burns more efficiently. Also last longer, no need to change so often. Looks cool in the engine bay too. Conclusion: Increase horsepower and better fuel economy

2. Cold Air Intake (CAI) - Basically a device to bring in lower temp. air into the car's engine (basically funneling cold air to the air filter). Works the same as for #1, to increase horsepower through better efficiency. Theory is cooler air has higher density (greater mass per unit volume), more oxygen.. better combustion.

3. Heatshield - To attach to the air filter to keep out hot temperature around the engine bay area. Basically keeping the air as cool around the air filter area.

4. Iridium spark plugs - Last longer (no need to change so often). Improved ignition or combustion as the Iridium tip diameter is smaller than that of a standard plug hence reducing the likelihood of 'spark jump'. Hence supporse to increase power. IMHO, very marginal as new engines nowadays are very efficient. Want to buy 'cos it can last for 2 yrs without changing. The ones I'm using in my car 3 yrs already and still running well

5. Strut bar and lower arm bar - Better stability when cornering, in theory. For me, cool effect. When ppl open my engine bay. got that piece of metal from Ultra Racing..haha!

I'm a minimalist in terms to exterior mods.. prefer to keep it in the engine bay.

Mugen Euro Kit 2009 in Thailand:







I guess will be available here soon.... (andy's and elru's jaw sure dropped!  )

wow! take some photos and tell us the performance then. willing to follow u. item #1, #2, & #3 should come together right? will these things void the car warranty?

Wow.... seems so attractive and power la.... I am going to follow as well

haih long story and bad luck.... 1 bloody lady driver drive full speed while talking to her son at the back and bang my wife's avanza rear right tyre while she stoping at the small interjunction(u know lar avanza have long butt). This bloody blind lady driving without looking infront.. Sigh... If im around i sure take photo! becos she langgar into the interjunction!!

Bad luck, police said my wife wrong. So claim insurance..after repair, everything seems alrite... but after 7 months, a car from behind inform me tat my right rear tyre swinging. Then check with SC, they said the whole thing bengkok! then write to Berjaya insurance, CB!  they said cant claim becos out of warranty period!!! damn!!! damn!!! Dont buy Berjaya Sompo Insurance!!!

Mugen Euro Kit 2009 in Thailand:



I guess will be available here soon.... (andy's and elru's jaw sure dropped!  )

mmm its very unfortunate. accident happens n its unavoidable for some 'blind' ppl. now we know about avanza and berjaya sompo insurance

hey guys.. my SA called me today and he said when the 1st batch of new honda city is out, the previous gen of honda city will get discount up to 7k. =.=''
85.8k - 7k - RM625 = around RM78k plus 2 years free service = 1.5k
so it's only 76.5k for Honda City Vtec!! and will be getting car in 2 weeks time
Auooo.... those who bought few months ago, they gonna shout =.='' 

Actually it all boils down to the skills and experience of person who doing the job. If you are really worried, go for higher range tints and do it at the HQ itself.

Holysh*t, I saw Accord kit! Yay! Really MUGEN.
But the rear looks rather simple. No spoiler? Hmm...

hello bro..acually I am ot worrying about the workmanship..more on the tint material quality, seems like more ppl here recommend eco-tint ray barrier....how much it will set me back for ecotint-ray barrier? any idea anyone?

Well.. it's harder to source all 3 at once, maybe at Speedworks.
I wanna get the K&N Typhoon Kit
K&N CAI - Typhoon Kit

this one is for the Fit 1.5 >> K&N Typhoon Kit for Honda Fit

There's another CAI which draws cold air from outside, but might need to drill a hole into the front bumper to mount the tubing. But I don't think I'll do that, too sayang to spoil my bumper. 

Actually it shouldn't void the warranty. Basically HM needs to prove that ur modification was the cause of the car being damaged, if they cannot prove it..then we're ok. Say like if the suspension kong due to got defect, they cannot fault you 'cos you have a bolt on aftermarket air filter kit. So far, I haven't seen a full kit for the City. But since it's using the L15A engine from the Jazz, think should be able to fit. Performance will be a little only perhaps 5bhp, but the sound will be more garang cos can hear the air sucking into the intake..hehe 

Well.. it's harder to source all 3 at once, maybe at Speedworks.
I wanna get the K&N Typhoon Kit
K&N CAI - Typhoon Kit

this one is for the Fit 1.5 >> K&N Typhoon Kit for Honda Fit

There's another CAI which draws cold air from outside, but might need to drill a hole into the front bumper to mount the tubing. But I don't think I'll do that, too sayang to spoil my bumper. 

Actually it shouldn't void the warranty. Basically HM needs to prove that ur modification was the cause of the car being damaged, if they cannot prove it..then we're ok. Say like if the suspension kong due to got defect, they cannot fault you 'cos you have a bolt on aftermarket air filter kit. So far, I haven't seen a full kit for the City. But since it's using the L15A engine from the Jazz, think should be able to fit. Performance will be a little only perhaps 5bhp, but the sound will be more garang cos can hear the air sucking into the intake..hehe 

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Added on December 31, 2008, 10:13 am
A bit only la. More to looks oso la. People pop up your hood, waah.. got K&N and strut bars..hehe!
Cool factor go up by 25% 

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Added on December 31, 2008, 10:16 am
Holy Crap. That's downright fugly. I'd never do that to my car.

hi sysh, sorry for asking some noob question, really beginner in this thing,
juz wanna ask, when install this thing.... any effect to the fuel consumption?? or the sound will be very noisy until your neighbour #$%^& you.

Just like this:




WHY!? WHY?!

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Added on December 31, 2008, 9:46 am
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You should call Honda Malaysia to verify if installing the CAI kit will void your warranty although I'm almost certain that they will say it would.

The engine noise will become quite apparent inside the cabin especially when you rev., this is due to the increase in air intake over the default airbox & slot in air filter, but it is not loud enough to affect your neighbours. Fuel consumption shouldn't really change a great deal.

However bear in mind, when you do slap in the CAI, there's a good chance that you might have to do modification because there's a good chance of it not fitting perfectly into the engine bay and depending on where they mount the air sensor module, that may require moving as well and I'm pretty sure doing so will void your car warranty.

ei...wats the exost pipe called?
quite nice r..

Yup. Will definitely call them to verify on this. Don't want to void my warranty unnecessary. If it's a 3 yo car, then don't care la..hehe!

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Added on December 31, 2008, 2:58 pm

Anson81: Well, I have one in a Putra at home (Open Pod K&N), the sound is apparent..but not very loud. It will definitely not disturb your neighbour. Anyway, the sound is kinda insulated to the engine compartment.. unless you change to those sport exhaust which has those "prraaappppt" sound. I wouldn't recommend that. If you don't want so much noise, you can just use a Drop-In K&N filter. Same dimension with the OEM air filter, but it's K&N. That's what I'm using in the Waja at home. Fuel consumption, if you drive normally..not apparent, but since the sound very "sedap, deep bassy sound", makes you wanna press the accelerator more..hehe!

zweimmk: Yeah, you're correct. That's why I need to see the K&N Typhoon Kit that is currently fitted in the 2nd Gen Jazz (L15A) and see whether the configuration is different with the new City. If I've to start moving things around, I will forego the CAI and just put in the Open Pod K&N and the Heat Shield.