Saturday, April 30, 2011

This is because EFRA classifies not by make or model, but by exhaust shape. This means multiple pipes sharing the same EFRA number do share the same features. The Jammin JP-4 EFRA-2062 manifold by Hong Nor Racing was designed for high torque and high rpm - just what buggy and truggy racers need to win.

Jammin JP-4 EFRA-2062 Manifold

Http://hpisavagex46.wordpress.com. An IFMAR-approved and EFRA-homogulated pipe does not have to come at a high price. In a market spoilt by the sky high prices of approved pipes by OS Engines, Nosram, Nova Rossi or LRP. The Jammin JP-4 EFRA-2062 pipe is available for less than $100. In fact, less than even $80. Yet, it shares all the great pluses and even has a reinforced exhaust outlet to guard against hard, bad landings that may wreck another pipe altogether.

This is going to join my SH 28 8-port racing engine on my second hand Inferno MP9 TKI

Bluebird BMS-616MG+HS Servo

Http://hpisavagex46.wordpress.com. Here is the Bluebird high torque steering servo for 1/8 buggies. I got mine from Hobbyking.com

Comes with a set of screws, shims, and servo horns

Servo specs: This is a dual-bearing metal gear servo. It contains a heatsink middle case. This servo runs on a 3-pole carbon brush motor. This servo produces 142 oz, or 10.2 kg of torque when powered by a 6V receiver pack.

This is a good replacement for stock Redcat, BSD and HSP steering servos, producing considerable torque at good speed. Even Hpi Savage X owners will benefit from this as stock HPI SF-1 servos produce measly 6kg torque at 0.17s.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Why Steve Tan Dropped Out of GE 2011

If like me, you were wondering why PAP's Steve Tan pulled out just days away from Singapore's General Elections 2011, you would have felt that today's Straits' Times article on the surprise withdrawal hardly shed very little light on the matter, leaving the reader no wiser of Tan's "personal reasons" for the pull out. Probably careful of evoking the ruling party's ire upon her career, the reporting journalist minced words and waxed very lousy lyrics about the case surrounding the promising 38 year old leader from NTUC.

While critics dismiss the news of Steve Tan's pull out as a staged act by the PAP to roll out a more experienced candidate, I for one, am more interested in the scandal and reality behind the smokescreen of rumors and half-truths.

The closest find I made was this extract from a series of Facebook comments on one of his profile photos, which has since been deleted:

""it was the marketing department of the admin and research unit of NTUC umbrella union. he was there in '05 as deputy director or something, a rising star so to speak, "young and talented, up and coming"... yada yada yada.

Let me just cut to the chase: there were no less than 2 girls who worked there the same time i did who told me of their sexual harassment experience with this guy. and as far as i know it went unreported, undisclosed.. and there were many others who also knew of it. but it seems not enough people stood up for themselves or for the others to make it known."

An entanglement like this will well weaken Tan's political stance, as well taint his represented party's credibility.

You may follow the forum discussions on PAP's Steve Tan's reasons for pull out here:

http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showtopic=2662482

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Redcat BSD Centre Diff Maintenance

Redcat BSD Front Differential Inspection

Housefly Feeding on Milo - IPhone Macro Lens


Here is a video of a housefly feeding on left Milo in a glass. Filmed with an IPhone 4 close-up macro videography function.

Thai Airways Excess Baggage Charges

Http://hpisavagex46.wordpress.com. Thai Airways charges 240 baht per kilo of excess baggage. That's US$7.99 per kilo. That's quite reasonable for the fast, same flight delivery. They base the charges purely on weight and not dimensional weight which International couriers like Fedex, DHL, UPS, OCS or DPEX use. If you purchased bulky items overseas, you'd save time and money taking them back with you on your flight and paying excess baggage if you must, than using an international courier service. For additional savings, some airports like Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport have an "Unaccompanied Baggage Service" which claims savings of up to 50% on excess baggage.