Disassembled a JDM LoveLife Corolla today, with the 3C engine, automatic transmission and 4WD. I felt pity for that car, because of its not so usual configuration, but its driveline and wiring harness are going to get a glorious future into a RAV-4 soon.

The only good thing I could get in Singapore this time were some brand-new Garrett twin-scroll turbochargers that might be a great upgrade for Toyota 2.5D-4D non-VGT engines. I might confess I'm more favorable to twin-scrolls wastegateds than single-scroll VGTs for the dependability.

Singapore is a beautiful place, but the anti-diesel mindset embraced by many people there is pointless. They are more expensive to purchase, but still worth more than a hybrid. People who claim about the environmental benefit of hybrids but dispose their cars when they're 10 year-old should remember that a hybrid has a higher manufacturing footprint.

I've recently took a ride in a multicab repowered with a surplus Kubota D900 engine out of a refrigerated box truck. I knew it was usual in Cambodia, but never seen that in the Philippines before.