Stage 2 Turbo Project - Intercooler Upgrade v2.0

(Update 29/05): Sold, thanks everyone!

This intercooler is now up for sale, please contact me if you're interested.

Previously we were pondering whether should we upgrade the intercooler since we're going for a larger turbo and higher boost.

The Evo 3 intercooler that I'm currently using has some damaged fins and the core is not in the best condition, and thanks to Firdaus and Zaid I was able to lay my hands on a Evo 3 intercooler with a brand new core.

I am happy that I could stick back to the same intercooler size not only because of the ultra lightweight design and also because of the efficiency it has.

Thank You To All My Supporters

I've been getting a lot of people who wrote to me to show their encouragement and support, and I would like to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart.

Your words are really touching and it has given me a lot of motivation to continue what I'm doing now, I am truly blessed.

I am happy that this blog is able to inspire more people to start taking performance modifications seriously, and I really hope to see lots of successful projects in the future.

Thank you to all my supporters, you know who you are.

Sincerely,
Chew Soon

Stage 2 Turbo Project - Haltech IQ3 Display Dash

(Update 14/05): Sneak preview of the Haltech IQ3 display dash in action can be found here.

It was Toby's birthday today and we dropped by GT Auto to celebrate his birthday by bringing him to lunch.

Half way eating through, his phone rang and right after he hung up he said to me: "Woi, your IQ3 display dash has arrived."

Once we got back to the office, I was pestering him to open up the box so that I could see it with my own eyes.

The IQ3 was developed by Racepak specifically for Haltech to be used with their range of standalone engine management systems, it replaces all your gauges with one single digital display panel and it sources all its information directly from the Haltech ECU via a simple 2 wire CAN connection.

Information such as tacho, speed, water temperature, oil temperature, oil pressure, air/fuel ratio, boost, battery, air intake temperature can be displayed via the IQ3.

We're also planning to wire two pressure sensors to the nitrous bottle so that it can be monitored via the IQ3 as well. It also features a low glare LCD display with programmable shift lights and warnings.

With this unit now, I will be able to keep my dashboard gauge-less and for the wiring that is needed to link this unit to the Haltech Platinum ECU is just a simple V-Net cable.

So for those of you who wants a gauge free and with zero clutter dashboard, this display dash is for you.

Don't mind the JUN rods, they aren't mine

Frontal view of the IQ3 display dash

Rear view of the IQ3 display dash

Side view of the IQ3 display dash



Sample image grabbed from the Haltech website
(Source: Haltech Website)

This is how it should look like when its done
(Source: Haltech Official Forums)

Sneak Preview - Ohlins DFV

DFV is the acronym for the dual flow valve system, which is the latest innovation from suspension giant Ohlins.

It took them 6 years in the making to come out with a suspension that retains both comfort on the street with full racing capabilities.

Google is always your friend if you want to find out more about Ohlins and their DFV system.

And if you are wondering how much do they cost, the price starts at USD 3,000 and above.

JUN Auto Releases Connecting Rod for Toyota 1NZ-FE

Back in April 2009, I mentioned in one of my post that the president of JUN Auto Junichi Tanaka and chief engineer Keiichi Hatanaka paid a visit to GT Auto while they were doing up my turbo kit.

Right after they finished snapping pictures of my car, they told us that once they get back to Japan they will start the R&D of forged internals for the 1NZ-FE engine.

Well, apparently they weren't kidding when they said that. They just released their I-beam connecting rods for the 1NZ-FE 5 days ago.

Although their list price is more expensive compared to my rods from Crower, they are definitely cheaper than the rods from Pauter.

Check out their link here.