Let me explain something.
3S-GE NA can masok no problem but 4 mounting must change.
Last time i got a friend from klang here also. Drive AE92, put 3S-GTE engine turbocharge.
4 mounting must change, each mounting cost rm400 so kali 4 = RM1.6k just mounting alone. The mounting no choice custom made to support the weight of the engine.
Then comes absorber using TEIN absorber, 4 batang for rm3.5k new set.
Engine halfcut he bought the 3S-GTE is RM3.8k
Labour charge is RM3k.
A lot of time use. His car come out in somewhere 1 month time. No car to use in 1 month but he got spare car at home drive Unser to work.
Spend a lot on the car, i sat inside before. Very powderful, semi bucket seat driver side only.
After couple of drivings, he feels the car very makan petrol. I ask him how makan is makan? He said RM50 can jalan for 3 days only. Worst than driving old model car volvo.
Then i said wah! WTF?! RM50 for 3 days? Then he told me his car uses 2 fuel pump one internal and one external right exactly under his driver seat! My GOD is kaboom he become KFC (kentucky fried chicken) oredi! hahaha!
His engine bay if u bukak bonnet very ketat, no place to put in ur hand at all! Only his mechanic is the magician to only does the car for him. I told him why choose this engine? What if ur car breakdown halfway at KL and u had to get other mechanic come over? That mech sure pening kepala mebbe lepas bukak bonnet de mech pengsan! hahaha!
I advised him better double check again wif ur mech, something is wrong somewhere related to the fuel system. Must check properly if not tiu him since u pay him so much. All the above mentioned price is not inclusive of other small2 things that has happen. Ekzos also change whole new set! Really a lot of $$$ spends.
The only reason i always listen from him is mike, dis car eat petrol like there is no tomorrow. I said den how? Cannot just sit here grumble, did u consult ur mech? wat did he said? He told me his mech shouted at him and he quarrel wif his mech. End of story after that. He is so pissed, so regret but the fact of reality cannot turn the clock liao.
Another real life fact of car modding goes down the drain.
But doesn't mean other mech are not successful also. The only thing my fren does this engine modding also he got himself partly to blame and the reason i dun wan tell here la. No good.
Others is he trust his mech too much. I've met his mech before. Like just any normal guy, simple service at his shop also a bit mahal.
At the end, he cannot tahan sold off his AE92 Corolla SE to another customer. Now driving VIOS and gigi putih smile again. Even dun mind to pick me up few times for bak kut teh also! hahahaha!
Well, lesson learnt, we all humans alwis make mistake, alwis hungry for power for our car, including me also but my piece of advise, b4 mod car, do survey, do research do lotsa studies and never ever mod all things one shot.
Do and plan ur mod slowly. You will be much more happier, glad wif de respond of ur car after that.
Domo Arigato!!
Ja-ne!
Regards,
Mike
