First, I upgraded my OEM Air filter to K&N 33-2074 Drop-in Air filter. The damage cost: RM240 bought from 'speedworksonline' (William) via Lowyat Forum.
The results: Slightly better acceleration and midrange, especially overtaking from 60-90km/h. Fuel consumption wise, no improvement so far.
Secondly, I went to Tayaria (Aka. Kit Loong tayar), I did Alignment, balancing and readjust rear camber. The staff there told me 2 of my tyres bald one side (outer side). She recommend Pirelli P6 tyres. They were having promotion from June to August 31. 195/55R15 size RM250 each only including balancing. While changing the tyre and fixing the rear camber, they told me that 3 of the rims bent (bengkok). The damage: RM610 poorer.
Here's the photos of the damage:
The results: Much much better ride and handling. Can corner up to 110km/h. Before, anything above 100km/h = unstable and steering wobbles at high speed. Now, I can go up to 150km/h without sweat. Just have to bear with Loud wind noise and "Loud engine".
Without further ado, let's proceed to logbook:
Mileage as at 12/8/11: 129,700km
Mileage last month: 1152km
Mileage today: 130,680km
Mileage this month: 980km
FUEL CONSUMPTION:
ALL TIME:
Best: 12.8km/L (RM14 cents) - 100% Highway. (NKVE)
Worst: 7.1km/L (RM25 cents) - 100% City. Stuck in KL traffic for 50mins to and up to 2 hours fro for a 15 km journey. Shell RON95
This month:
Best: 8.65km/l (RM22 cents) 50% highway, 50% city. Esso RON95 (7 Sept)
Worst: 7.3km/l (26 cents) 100% city driving (Shell RON95) 24 Aug
EXPENDITURE:
1) Petrol: RM230
2) Parking: RM60
3)K&N (K and N) Drop in Air filter: RM240
4) 2x Pirelli P6 195/55R15 tyres + alignment, balancing and rear camber: RM610
TOTAL: RM1110.
Before I go, here's some parting shots:
That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry. AN original Otoreview's production. Jeff Lim's original work.
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