Aoi-chan gets a new seat!

How boring is that?! Nope, not boring at all... considering that the new seat is a brand spanking, blue coloured, full bucket FIA approved racing seat. Lighter than the original seat, i've noticed a brisker acceleration due to less mass to be moved by Aoi-chan's engine. Although the price was quite steep and i only changed the driver's side (my seat la... what else), at least i'm satisfied. Hope Aoi-chan is too...

Gotta adapt to the new driving position fast. Can't see out of Aoi-chan as previously possible.
Pics to come later~

Aoi-chan's Quickie - 22/9/2008

Yesterday marks a month(ish) of Aoi-chan swapping from Petronas to Shell. As far as i can see, the claim that some (and i think even Shell) made about the extra mileage can be confirmed as true.

Seeing how much extra kms she makes per tank (an extra of 20-30km per one segment on the fuel level indicator) is really surprising. The downside is that the engine sounds a bit boomy, especially between 2000-3500rpm. Apart from that, the extra feel of power (maybe an extra few bhp gained perhaps) more than makes up for it... and now, to those of you out there you have my vote for Shell fuel over Petronas.

On with Aoi-chan's health status for last week, it seems that she really needs that alignment and balancing check to be done. Planning on taking her to the 'Doctor' this weekend, before the Raya sprint. The squeaking of her clutch pedal and some of the door component have been fixed with a can of RM8.90 grease/oil spray. Works like magic. Now i feel more comfortable driving her (fast).

Aoi-chan's Quickie - 12/9/08

Right.
This is the first proper Aoi-chan's blog post. still could get the timeline of Aoi-chan's ups and downs ready. Hope to finish it this weekend.

Anyhow, Aoi-chan doesn't feel very lively lately. As i mentioned in the main blog, the probable cause is her clutch plate wearing itself out faster than normal. Yes... normal.... right....

On the flipside, Aoi-chan got herself a new steering wheel courtesy of a busted test car. Talk about gifts. But upon replacing the old steering wheel, i notice that the alignment has gone a bit off and some of tyres feel unbalanced. Damn, going into the track and using her everyday is really beginning to take its toll.

Guess i'll have to take her to the 'clinic' to get her fixed... but that'll be before the festive holidays. Got work to clear first.

Right, that's the bell gone. Gotta stop here. Thinking of making this a weekly blog rather than a daily quickie as featured on my main blog.

Hope to get more fun and lively kms (kilometerssssss....) with Aoi-chan.