The Definition of a Project Car

Having just recently acquired one of the cleanest looking 'stock' Vios in Singapore, I have finally come to fully understand the idea of a "Project Car". This article is thus written in tribute of this particularly innocent-looking and well-polished black Vios. At the same time I would too like to compliment the efforts of the previous owner, my good friend FO, in taking real good care of the car and transforming it to one of the most balanced and performance-oriented Vios in Singapore.
For those who have taken courses on project management previously, you would possibly define a project as a systematic approach to attain a finalized goal/aim.

Any project would have a well-defined timeline with milestones as indications of performance measurements. Well in the case of this black Vios ( I will name it the BlackBird, after the Wangan Midnight Porsche 964 Turbo), the owner has gone through various stages of implementations and trials before finally arriving at the perfect recipe for this performance-oriented sedan. With a slew of rare parts, including Speed D 4.3 Final Drive, Jun Lightened Flywheel, RS*R Best*i Suspension (6kg Front, 4kg Rear), Prodrive GC10 rims, HKS Racing Suction Reloaded Kit for Vios, and HKS Silent Hi-Power exhaust muffler and genuine TRD parts, this is one Vios that you would not want to mess with on the road! FO strongly believes in the quality standard of parts from big JDM tuning houses including HKS and Jun. This philosophy of branded tuning is translated to this ride. If you were to ask me I would say that this is one successful project that's was undertaken and has yielded a real delightful end-results from a dedicated motorsports enthusiast.

So you could imagine my joy and excitement on finally owning this piece of gem! Road handling is surprising neutral and void of body roll (as compared to my previous Vios that's running on just lowered springs); the tuned engine is responsive and climbs to the redline with much ease (the effect of the lightened flywheel I guess); the car pulls strongly with increased torque figures thanks to the installation of the final drive; last but not least the engine note and the exhaust output from the HKS pipe really differentiate the BlackBird from a stock Vios anytime.

With the car now in my care, further projects (depending on my budget constraints of course) will be on hand to spice up the car further! Well for now I will continue to enjoy the feel of this new ride!

Will be uploading some pictures real soon! Stay tune......