Wild at Heart

I was thinking of doing some night driving to Singapore this weekend. Then started doing some searching online learning more about car lights and the new technologies.

Came across Osram NightBreaker, supposed to be 90% brighter than normal bulbs. So I called up and ordered it today and got it fitted immediately.

What’s nice is that no relay is needed, no need to upgrade the cables, it’s yellow not white light, so it’s approved for road use and I don’t have to buy extra spot lights.

To all the inconsiderate Malaysian drivers still using HID white lights that blind others, please change your illegal lights before you kill some innocent road users.

Retail price of this Osram NightBreaker, made in Germany and imported by Robert Bosch is RM183. I can get a special price of RM147 for any size H1, H3, H4 or H7, inclusive of 1 day delivery within Malaysia.

Read more here - http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=111

After driving a few days with the NGV tank in my boot, I realised the permanent weight of the tank was seriously affecting the ride height and drive comfort.

With 2 people in the back seat, the exhaust was scrapping the road humps and every hump made the car bounce 3 times.

So back to more research reading the posts in the NGV forums, talking to my mechanic Onn another mechanic at Taman OUG,  and my spare parts dealers Thomas and Ng.

I finally decided to change the Wira Heavy Duty Felix springs, with Waja KYB gas absorbers and 1.5 inches spring bushes. Total costs was RM226 at Ng’s and RM326 at Thomas. It’s the last time I will ever visit Thomas’ spare parts shop for sure!.

On Thursday, went to get these fixed with Onn around 10am. While his worker was doing the job alone, we went for breakfast. What surprised me was that when we returned, the job was all completed. Cost RM70

before installation of springs, new abs and bush

after installation at Onn’s workshop.

The ride now is a bit hard but it’s better than soft and this setup should last me at least a few years. I could have used the APM Heavy Duty springs, but those were softer and I doubted my absorbers could last a year, using those springs.

I then spent my Thursday past, writing all my experiences into an e-book specially for Proton Wira owners who want to have an easy NGV conversion, and to save time, money and frustration.

I’m now selling this ebook titled "Guide to NGV installation for Proton Wira" in Lelong for just RM7 and you can view it here - http://members.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/List.asp?DataAction=Apply&UserID=kingkraal

I got a call on 12th from Alan to bring in my car for the NGV installation, within the next 30 mins, or else shift my installation date to 23rd August.

I had just reached home from lunch with some friends at Sushi King, KLCC. Actually I wanted to go to PJ after lunch, to attend a preview by Ewen Chia, but decided last minute to return back to KL. Was it luck that I decided to go home after lunch?

The installation finished on 13th at 10pm and I picked up the car after they had finished washing it up. Quite good 31 hours door to door service.

I fitted a Tomasetto Achille mixer fuel injection system with a semi fibre 55L Type 2 tank. Don’t be confused, as pricing depends on the 3 things

1) hardware - brand, carburator or EFI, mixer or sequential, metal or semi fibre tank, tank size

2) software - how professional are the installers and the backup service and trouble shooting phone and on-site support.

3) payment by cash, card, installment plan

My experience so far is just 2 things:-

1) costs me RM6.05 to fill up my tank and can get about 90km or about 7 sen per km, compared to 27sen per km with petrol.

2) after day 2, the car started jerking when using ngv and I went this morning to change my plugs to the NGK Platinum plugs.

3) be careful with engine wash, as the fill up valve, regulator and ECU should be kept dry.

4) still need to go for JPJ and Puspakom inspection later.

Now everything is running smoothly and I am proud to be doing my part to green the earth. What about you?.

If you are planning to install NGV for your vehicle, do tell me and I will get a good price (and most important is service) for you from my friend Alan, and share with you more resources on NGV and credit card Easy Payment Plans.

27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for……… ….

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles off earth.

Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons.The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

If you have nothing better to do, then I suggest you lookout for this event that will hopefully bring some excitement into your life. hehehehe.

So what’s the big deal with today 8th August 2008?. Unless it’s your birthday, maybe it will have some significance.

I did call up to wish 2 friends today, Caroline and Karin. For Caroline, it was just another day at work, and later shopping for some new furniture for her new apartment at Subang.

But for Karin, she had taken the day off and later tonight, will be celebrating her birthday at a club. Oh yes, I was invited to be there too, so I guess I will miss the Olympic Opening Ceremony at 8 mins past 8pm.

Oh well, more celebrations in store i guess for 9th september 2009,  then 10th october 2010, 11th november 2011 and  finally 12th december 2012.

If it’s going to be your birthday on those dates, book me now so we can do something exciting for your special day.

There are more millionaires being created everyday, and in any economy, there will be winners and losers.

Statistically, just 3 out of every 100 people, will capitalise on whatever the economic situation is, and will be making lots of money, and building great business and social relationships.

If you have heard about The Secret or The Law of Attraction, then my friend Izad who has recently returned from Canada for his certification program, will be giving a FREE workshop on 21st August in PJ. If you can spare 60 minutes at 8pm, and would like to attract exactly what you want in your life, then contact me to reserve your free seat.