ITB fitted on my previous car...

The benefit of fitting ITB was to gain more horsepower and instant response... Response was very important to a naturally aspirated (NA) car... This was what seperates between NA engine and a turbo engine... I must admit that once the turbine on the turbo engine started spooling, the sound and pulling power that it makes were spectacular... But nothing beats an ITB... The sound that it makes on wide open throttle (WOT) was just plain wonderful... The sound that it makes must be experience for self proclaim petrolheads...

Not many engines came fitted with ITB... The most common and one of the most famous engine that came fitted with ITB out of the factory was the Toyota 4age 20V engine... In fact the throttle body that I used for my previous car came from the Toyota engine... Previously, I am driving a Perodua Kelisa, hence the 3 throttle instead of 4 as you can see from the pics above...

I must admit that the ITB gave me some problems... The first one was tuning... It was very hard to tune... It was advisable to use standalone ECU for ITB application... As cost was a huge factored for me, I used Apexi SAFC instead of standalone to tune my car... Idling was the main problem... The car idle very badly... If you set the throttle position sensor liked the way it was meant to be, the engine will stalled... So we need to set it like a race car... Very high idling... My car will be idling at around 2,000 rpm... Secondly, the engine vibrates very badly... This cause my intake manifold to crack not once but twice...

Because of the sound and performance that it makes, I never really complaint about it... What I can said was I never really extracted the full potential of the ITB... In order to extract the full potential, your engine must have high cams, port and polish cylinder head, standalone ECU, bigger injector and etc... Most people will just turned to turbo engine because it was a lot easier to increased horsepower... Change to a bigger turbo and up the boost and you can easily gained 50bhp whereas it was very hard for a NA engine to even gained 5bhp... It is also a lot more expensive to tune a NA engine...

But I was really happy with the performance because I got to beat a Kelisa with bolt on turbo on the way to Genting...

With the same wheel section as the 2007 World Championship machine, world class performance is now available in a standard model... Launched in 2007, the Lazer ZX-5 SP adopts the same wheel sections as the new specification version of the ZX-5 that entered into the 2007 World Championships... This newly designed suspension shows superior turning performance at different speeds and on a variety of different typres of surface... The advanced aerodynamics of the body also generates effective down force to keep the machine anchored to the surface...

The Lazer ZX-5 is the culmination of Kyosho's 15 years of experience with electric 4WD off road cars... The Lazer was designed from the ground up as an off road electric buggy, not a 4WD on road sedan with longer arms and shocks... Although this model had been released for quite a number of years, nonetheless it still caught my attention because of the spec and features that it packed... The Lazer uses shaft drive instead of belt... The shaft drive chassis is designed to promote weight balance left to right as well as porper front to rear balance...

What really surprised me is the amount of item that came together with the kit... The Lazer came with 3 separated types of front gear case... A spool, one way and diff... It is really hard to find nowadays... Most other brand will only provide either 1 types of gear cases... Besides the gear cases, the Lazer also came equipped with Kyosho "Twin Cap Pro" shock instead of those plastic shock found on the Tamiya DB01 Durga or Baldre... Other than that, it also came equipped with rear anti roll bar and also anodized blue aluminum shaft and motor mount... Lastly, it also came equipped with a slipper clutch... What I can say is, it is really value for money because the selling price is only slightly more expensive as compare to Tamiya DB01... If you want to hop up the Tamiya DB01 to the exact spec as the Lazer, you can actually buy another Tamiya DB01 already...

This really is my new dream buggy...

Kyosho "Twin Cap Pro" aluminum shock...

Comes equipped with universal joint...

Slipper Clutch...

Unassemble Twin Cap Pro shock...

Xpress mini 1:10 RC cars are the latest craze in Malaysia... The dimension is the same as Tamiya M-chassis but Xpress car is 4WD whereas Tamiya M-chassis is only 2WD driving either the front or the rear... Xpress came out with 2 types of kit, the pro kit and the junior kit... The main differences between these 2 kits are pro kit uses carbon fiber lower and upper deck whereas junior kit uses fiber reinforced plastic (FRP)... Besides that, pro kit uses aluminum front and rear bulkhead and knuckle... As for junior kit, it uses more cost effective material which is plastic...


This is the Xpress MRR2 Pro Kit V2.1... The is the new version... The placement of the servo is different and the design of the upperdeck is different as well... By using this design, Xpress engineer is able to lower the centre of gravity of the whole car... Besides that, the weight distribution is also more balance in V2.1...

This is the junior kit...

The pro kit is currently retailing at RM899... By looking at the price it is indeed a very good buy because you don't have to hop it up anymore... Junior kit is retailing at RM499... This is really cheap comparing it to Tamiya M-chassis... No wonder it is so popular nowadays... But in my opinion, if you have the money, is better to go for the pro kit... If you thinking of buying the junior kit and hop it up yourself, better don't... The reason for this is it will cause a lot more compare to pro kit...

3 Racing aluminum shock...

3 Racing aluminum steering link...

3 Racing aluminum motor mount...

3 Racing rear aluminum suspension mount...

3 Racing front aluminum suspension mount...

3 Racing rear carbon fiber damper stay...

3 Racing front carbon fiber damper stay...

All these hop up items will definitely enhance the outlook and also performance of your DB01 buggy... Although some of the items are not really necessary, but who can resist the alluring blue anodized aluminum... Frankly speaking, I can't...

3 Racing carbon fiber main chassis...

3 Racing carbon fiber rear damper stay...

3 Racing carbon fiber front damper stay...

3 Racing aluminum drive shaft...

3 Racing aluminum shock...


3 Racing aluminum gearbox plate...

Completed chassis in silver carbon fiber...

If you like your chassis all bling up, these conversion will definitely suits you nicely... Other than that, by using carbon fiber chassis, your car will be more rigid and it is good for handling... You can actually use this chassis conversion on the new chassis that Tamiya is going to release call DF03RA which is meant for rallying...

Just like DB01 Baldre, Tamiya DF03 Keen Hawk is exactly the same as DF03 Dark Impact except for the bodyshell...

DB01 optional hop up part... Slipper clutch... The benefit of slipper clutch is to control the application of power on low traction off road surfaces... Controlled and adjustable spinning of the slipper clutch instead of excessive wheel spin gives more control and better acceleration...

Optional front one way...

Optional universal joint...

Actually DB01 Baldre is exactly the same as DB01 Durga except for the bodyshell... The design of the bodyshell is different so it depends on individual preference... But in my opinion I prefer the Durga over Baldre although Baldre is the newer one...

The experience gained through the development of the TRF501X is now readily more available to fans around the world, with the introduction of the much anticipated RC off road buggy called the Durga by Tamiya... Essentially a plastic version of the TRF501X... The Durga uses a reduced number of parts for ease of maintenance and comes supplied with the wheels, tyres and 540 type motor... The all new DB01 chassis locates heavy components such as battery and motor near the center for optimum weight distribution... Following the layout of TRF501X, the Durga also uses the race proven and reliable 2 belt driven 4WD system which is enclosed with ABS resin covers to prevent dirt and debris from interfering with drivetrain operations... Besides that, the chassis features integrated bulkheads which reduced the number of parts and simplifies maintenance...