"I like to modify, but my modification is not kryptonite, mainly to fill in the gaps, and the slightest performance improvement will make me very excited."
The first time I met Da Ge was in his English training classroom, Sven and Easy-going were the first impressions of his colleagues around him, and it was difficult to imagine that outside of the profession of English teacher, he was actually a deep tuning enthusiast.
grew up in Japan, where automobile culture is developed, because his father's business has been in contact with the main engine factory for a long time, and he has his own understanding of automobiles and machinery when he was a child, and when he grew up, he became a full-fledged mechanical controller. For modification, he has his own ideas, does not agree with the idea of spending money on modification, he feels that vehicle modification needs to be more pragmatic, to improve the actual experience from the demand.
In the past one or two years, with the wide popularity of short video content, filmed his modification concept and modification process and published it on the Platform of Zhichedi, and he registered an account called Spray Car for himself in Zhichedi, because the real modification content and his grounded modification style have received more and more attention.
<h1>Retrofits need to be made to serve every journey</h1>
If it weren't for a thrilling crossing experience, might have been like many young people who play with modified cars, pursuing a cool look and the low roar of the engine. still clearly remembers that a few years ago, he was saved by two local Uncles in California after a night of being blown by the cold wind of the desert, which brought him a change in his heart. He found that the original modification did not need to blindly pursue the change of the exterior interior, and the modification should serve every journey.
In November 2011,, who had just received his motorcycle driver's license, prepared to cross the Mojave Desert in California alone to start his first solo motorcycle journey. Excited and anticipated, set out on the road on a newly purchased, used Honda VFR800 motorcycle.
Due to inadequate preparation and a lack of understanding of the car conditions, problems arose at the beginning of the journey. In the evening, the motorcycle was so deep in the mud and sand that he could not start, so he had to camp in the desert for one night, waiting for rescue. Having been awakened nine times a night, drinking water frozen, food unable to be heated, and the otherwise easy journey has become dangerous. Luckily, the next morning, he met two uncles from California who came to the desert and helped him check the vehicle problems, trim the motorcycle circuit, and restore his Honda 800 to combat effectiveness.
The two California uncles are not only off-road enthusiasts, but also modified car masters, they are very familiar with the structure and performance of the vehicle and have strong hands-on ability, and their own modified off-road vehicles are free to cross the desert and are very adaptable to road conditions.
<h1>From modification to sharing, more pragmatic and more fulfilling</h1>
For modified cars, has always been pragmatic.
In the first year of college in the United States, bought a 5-hand 94-year BMW 3 Series automatic, when the car was in very poor condition, he and his friends went to buy some modifications, At that time, I didn't know enough about modifications, and I often bought fakes, but I especially wanted to play and wanted to do it myself. ”
I remember once, he spent two dollars to buy a dashboard that was doing well, which made him happy for half a day. "There is always a gap between ideals and budgets, in fact, there is no need to pursue the accumulation of materials and equipment, and there is no golden rule for modification, just enough."
likes to find some practical and cost-effective parts by himself, taking practicality as the first orientation. The spare parts removed from the old car of friends, the second-hand website, and the mutual introduction of the friends circle of car friends are the main sources of modified parts on the car. Recently, he replaced his Lexus IS open differential with Towson's T2LSD limited-slip differential. said that this limited-slip differential was removed from an old AE86, the price is relatively cheap, but it is very easy to use, mainly Toyota original reliable, basically maintenance-free. The open differential will transmit all the power to this wheel when the wheel is skidding on one side, which means that once the skid starts, there is no power transmitted to the ground, but if the limited-slip differential, the power will not all be lost on the sliding wheel, such as when the throttle is cornered, which can make the car do better acceleration. Such a small change and performance improvement will make feel the joy of modification.
When communicating with car friends, he often gives some useful materials to people in need. He enthusiastically answered everyone's questions about changing cars, buying cars and using cars in the circle of car friends, and the friends discussed warmly in the circle, sharing the idea of modification, and sometimes sharing some modifications, which made have a different sense of satisfaction.
"It's a great accomplishment to find a group of like-minded people and work with them to change the condition of a car and improve the performance of the car."