I'm really excited when I know about this movie... The reason for this is because 'Donnie Yen' one of my all time favourite martial art actor and 'Takeshi Kaneshiro' which is the only guy that I find it handsome are starring in this movie together...

The last 'Donnie Yen' movie was a disappointment and sad to say this movie is a disappointment as well... The first half of the movie is really boring while the second part is not much to shout about as well... As for the story line, I didn't find it interesting either... I'm really confuse on why they chose this name for the movie... It just doesn't seems right... I still can't make out what this movie is trying to bring out... Is this a detective movie or a martial art/kung fu movie... But it looks like the director can't decide on this either so they decided to merge the two together...

The only thing that I like about this movie is the colour... Very nice colour if you ask me and not forgetting the cute little boy!!! That's all I guess... If you insist on watching this movie, maybe try going on Wednesday in order to make it justifiable... Definitely not worth the full amount that you are going to pay on other days!!!

Finally my FrankenBenz is ready to roll!!! My first test drive ended with a BIG grin on my face!!! The moment I put my foot down I went OMG!!!!!!!!!! The power delivery is really awesome... If you ask me, I think the power delivery is actually quite smooth and no sudden burst of speed like some other turbo machine... You can definitely feel being pin down to the seat...

So now my car is definitely more powerful but the suspension is getting softer... The reason is because the 'Toyota' engine is much more heavy and it causes my tyres to scrap on the fender and it is really annoying!!! Besides that, the engine is much more powerful and the car felt somewhat wallowy... Initially when I went looking for Richard of 'Titan', he said that the custom absorber is more than enough for my old 'Merz' engine but it is better to get his adjustable kit when my car is fitted with the 'Toyota' engine... At first I wanted to save some $$$ and opted for the absorber only but it seems like I got no choice but to get the adjustable kit as well!!!

Custom fabricated adjustable kit for 'W124 Merz'...

I'm still using the original 'Merz' spring... In order to get it stiffer and lower, they cut the spring again!!! But I truly trust them because the first time I cut my spring, I'm really amaze at how well my car rides... Normally, I don't encourage people to cut their spring in order to get the lowered look but if 'Richard' of 'Titan' said it is ok, then by all means go ahead... They know what they are doing...

4 pot ATE caliper and disc fitted to my car!!!

Another view of my puny intercooler...

'Nissan Cefiro A31'... At first glance they is nothing wrong with this car but take a look at the engine bay and you will notice something different...

'Toyota 2JZ non VVTI' with a bad-ass turbine!!! I asked the owner why he decided to plonk in the 'Toyota 2JZ' and he said because this engine is powerful!!! Before this he's using the 'Nissan RB25DET' and he said that this engine is for sissy!!! Totally lack of power and he told me from experience that an original 'Toyota 1JZ' with auto transmission can smoke a RB25DET manual easily!!! No joke!!! So guess I make the right choice...

Ohh la la... What a nice view if you ask me!!!

So what is the difference before and after installing the adjustable kit??? Night and day difference is my answer... The car ride much more stiffer hence eliminating the wallowy feeling... But it is definitely not crashy... Highly recommended if you ask me but the kit is not really cheap... I guess good things doesn't come cheap!!!

To be continue...

'B&S Boutique Hotel' is another newly open hotel at 'Batu Pahat'... Recently, there are a lot of hotels opening in 'Batu Pahat'... I don't really know the reason but it seems like tourists really like 'Batu Pahat'!!!

Frankly speaking, I don't really like the name of this hotel but I'm not the owner and I'm not the one they need to please so what do they care about me??? This hotel is suppose to be a bit more high end than 'Pinetree Hotel' which I really like... But as far as decoration goes, it don't seems high end to me!!! This is suppose to be a boutique hotel but I feels like I'm in a theme park rather than a hotel with all the striking colours clashing against each others... If you ask me, this is a designer's nightmare!!! 'Pinetree' is a much better design hotel if you ask me...

But as far as food is concern, 'B&S Hotel' have the upper hand... The food is so much better compare to 'Pinetree' which sucks if you ask me (you can read back my previous post on 'Pinetree Hotel')...

Hot and cold honey lemon... Nice but a bit sweet for me... RM4.50 for either hot or cold...

Mushroom soup with garlic bread... Nothing to shout about the soup which taste like Campbell's but the garlic bread is nice... RM5.50...

Mushroom chicken chop... No comment on this as I'm not the one eating... Looks nice... RM12.00...

This grilled salmon fish is definitely much better compare to the one serve in 'Pinetree'... Some people prefer their dish to be full of gravy but I like mine to be like this... Very minimal sauce in order to bring out the original taste of the food... RM22.00 for this...

Tenderloin steak... Like the grilled salmon fish, this dish is so much better than those serve in 'Pinetree'... The meat is much more tender and juicy and the gravy doesn't cover the original taste of the beef... Really nice if you ask me... RM28.00 for this...

My cute little nephew!!!

Yucks biting his smelly blanket!!!

Overall Rating - 3.3/5

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Damn look at all the wire!!! This is one of the toughest job according to my mechanic... He promise me that all the meter will be working except the 'economy' meter... I'm okay with it cause I don't really care about that particular meter anyway... The purpose of the 'economy' meter is to let you know how heavy is your right foot on the accelerator pedal...

Bought my turbo timer and boost meter for him to install as well... Will be getting myself a speed meter in order to bypass the speed cut which limits the car to 180km/h only and for backup just in case the analog meter don't work... At least I still know how fast I'm going... But the speed reading will not be accurate anymore because of the rear axle ratio... The 'Toyota' uses a 4.1 ratio whereas my 'Merz' uses a 3.27 ratio... By using the 'Merz' original axle, the acceleration will suffer but I will gain top speed... If you ask me, I prefer acceleration more than top speed but I'm going to use the original axle first... If I break it, then I will definitely go for a 'Toyota' or 'Nissan' unit with a higher ratio!!!

This is my only concern regarding my engine mod... The fan is way too close to the radiator... My mechanic told me in order to solve this problem, I need to change to a electric fan or get myself a hydraulic fan kit found on the 'Toyota Chaser' halfcut... I decided to try it out first before changing anything so I'm keeping my finger cross... Hopefully nothing goes wrong!!! (Some spoiler on what happen!!! My gamble doesn't pays off and I'm paying for it now... Something BIG happens... If you read my blog, I'm very sure you know what happen as I've posted it!!!)

Messy interior... Oh ya, anyone wants this steering??? I'm not using it anymore cause I got myself a new one as this don't really goes well with my car now...

The new 'Toyota ECU' residing in the same place where the old 'Merz ECU' used to be... Another BIG mistake I made asking my mechanic to place the 'Toyota ECU' there!!! Will blog about this later...

Air filter on... Now the filter looks so tiny fitted to this engine... When I used it on my previous car, it doesn't look so apparent!!!

To be continue...