This is the 'Ate' four piston caliper that I'm talking about in my previous blog post... I really like the clean design... If you compare it to those 'Brembo' found on 'Evo' and 'STi', this caliper is a bit smaller in design but according to some expert, it is said that the stopping power is equivalent or almost similar to those 'Brembo'!!!

If you are planning to upgrade your W124 brake, try to get yourself one of these because you don't have to mod a single thing... Just plug and play... Hassle free!!!

The only thing that I change is those two pins holding the brake pad as it is already rusty!!! I even use back the brake pad!!!

Just look at the size of the disc!!! It is slightly bigger than my shoe... But mind you I have small feet... But still the disc is huge!!! Before fitting this to my car, I encounter yet another problem... Now my rims are too small for them!!! The standard 15" rims just can't fit those caliper and disc!!! But fret not because I'm going to change to a set of bigger rims... 18" to be precise!!!

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Since I'm putting in a more powerful engine, the front stock brake is definitely not enough to stop the car... Although I have seen some Benz with 2JZ-GTE using stock standard brake, I'm not going to take the same route as them because I believe this is really dangerous... The standard item can stop the car but how long will it take to stop and how many times can it take the abuse of repeated high speed stop??? As you can see, the standard brake is from 'Girling' and it is a one piston caliper design... Although this is a large piston design, but I still think that it is inadequate for my new engine... Better be safe than sorry!!!

As for the rear, I'm going to use it back because this is a large two piston design which I believe is more than enough for my application... The standard rear brake kit is from 'Ate'... Hmmm why are they using a 'Girling' front brake kit and a rear 'Ate' brake kit??? But this is no longer a problem for me... I guess I'm really fortunate because I manage to find a good condition front four piston caliper from 'Ate' which is really hard to find in Malaysia!!! So now I have a complete 'Ate' brake kit for my car!!!

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'Popeyes' released this new menu called the 'Carnival Chicken' in conjunction of 'Mardi Gras'... I know it had been released for quite some times now but I don't really have the chance to try it out until very recently... Well what I can say is I'm actually very disappointed with it by just looking at it!!! It looks really awful!!! From the looks of it, I perceive that the chicken is some leftover from yesterday!!! It looks overcook and not to mention dry...

Ok I admit that the phrase is correct... 'Never judge a book by its cover' because although the chicken looks dry, in fact it is not... The chicken is tender and very juicy inside... But about the taste, I believe I'm spot on... The chicken tasted really ordinary which you can get it in any mamak stall!!! Besides that, I don't think is worth it because for the price of this, I can get myself a three piece chicken plus a coleslaw (not forgetting 'SATISFACTION GUARANTEE' which obviously you can't get from the 'Carnival Chicken').. My advise is to stay as far away from it as you can... Better stick to the usual fried chickens of theirs which receive two thumbs up from me... As for this 'Carnival Chicken', I wish I have two more thumbs because I really wanted to give it a FOUR thumbs down if I can!!! Please stay away from it!!!

Overall Rating - 1.5/5

Ok is time to unveil the all important ingredient for my project car which is the engine... Why "FrankenBenz'??? Here is your answer... Just like 'Frankenstein', I'm actually dumping a Japanese engine into my beloved Benz... So now you know why I name my car 'FrankenBenz'...

I know some of you might say what the hell is a Japanese engine doing inside a German car... My answer to you will be "Mine Your Own Business"!!! This is my car and I can do anything I want as long as I'm happy with it!!!

For those who likes the idea of dumping a Japanese engine into a German car, please read on... The reason why I choose a Japanese engine instead of a German one is really simple... POWER and TORQUE is the answer... In order to get the power and torque that I need, I need a 4.2L M119 engine from 'Mercedes' which produces 275bhp and 400Nm... Do you think is feasible to dump a V8 'Mercedes' engine into my car??? I know the V8 sounds real good but RM7500++ for a year of roadtax sounded just as good!!! Besides that, it is not easy to find a M119 engine in Malaysia as well... So the cheapest alternative is still the Japanese...

'Toyota Soarer' halfcut...

So why a 'Toyota' engine??? I did compared this engine to 'Nissan' RB25DET engine which is in the same category as the 'Toyota' 1JZ-GTE engine... But after asking around, I decided to go with the 'Toyota' because it is much more powerful... Besides that, I like the clean looks of the engine unlike the RB25DET which looks like a mess!!! After deciding on 'Toyota' engine, I faced another dilemma because there are two options for me to choose... A 1JZ-GTE with twin turbo or a 1JZ-GTE with single turbo but with VVTi??? Which one to choose??? At first I'm incline towards the latter because it is a newer engine but I can't find a good halfcut so I decided to stick with the older version of the engine...

The 1JZ-GTE is a 2.5L inline six engine that came with two turbochargers... The power quoted is 280bhp at 6200rpm and 363Nm of torque at 4800rpm... So if you compare it to my previous 'Mercedes' M103 engine, this engine is a BEAST!!! To me, there is nothing to be ashamed about having a Japanese engine inside your Benz when you manage to smoke almost everyone on the road!!! Priceless!!!

To be continue...