SSR Type-C RS...

its been more than 5 years since i first started using this rim... it has gone through humps, bumps, tarmac, gravel, and all sorts of road Malaysia can offer... the last wheel balancing shows that 3 out of 4 wheel is badly deformed... its time to say good bye...



i'm keen on a few models which i had short listed... SSR Type-C RS, Advan RG II, RAYS CE28n and TE37... in fact, any JDM'ish 5 to 6 spoke rim will fancy me... i got this offer from a local tyre shop somewhere in Melaka... they offered me this new set of rim plus trade in my old rims, all i had to top up was Rm360... price was around that range after consulting a few more tyre shop... so, here it is...



SSR Type-C RS... 4 lugs with PCD 114.3... offset +38... rim width 6.5jj... and of coz, its a replica of the real one... lolz...

installation was swift... everything was bolted back on within 30 minutes... as for performance difference, everything felt the same... because this rim weighs approximately same with my old set of rims, which is about 6kg each...



nice isnt it??... and yeah, i tore off the sticker and labels before i rolled out from the workshop... adding some JayDeeEm flavor to it...

high speed starter...

well.. this does not make any difference to performance... but it does gives u some excitement each time u crank your engine... even tend to notice the difference of sound each car produces whenever they crank the engine??... older proton models such as saga/wira/satria tend to have a very dull sound... proton perdana on the other hand, sounds really nice... while perodua starter motor creates one of the worse cranking sound of all car manufacturers...

it is almost certain that all proton, except perdana, which produces high speed starter bearing sound, has had a transplanted engine from mitsubishi... however there are some which sounds like one, but does not have the equivalent heart of the three diamond logo... so, here it is... high speed ball bearing starter for proton engines...



thinking its just 2 bolts to remove in order to change it, why not DIY at home...
as it turns out, its not just 2 easy bolts... the starter is way beyond reach from the top nor bottom... starter must access through the bottom of the car as the starter position is right above the intake manifold... plugging and unplugging the wire connection was easy... lifting the heavy starter in a very tight space was not easy though... job was completed with the help of a few friends securing the bolt in place from the top while me holding it up from the bottom...

for the record, i changed it because my old starter showed sign of malfunctioning... had a couple of times couldnt get the starter cranking...