Vipera Russelli
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My naturally aspirated heavy breathing dragon now puts out 564.1 rwhp and 564.1 rwtq, sounds simply awesome, and even picked up power at the low end too! 
What's this all mean in practical terms, besides a huge smile on my face? Hang on for your life, that’s what! Last night I was just cruising along at about 50 mph in third gear at about 3000 to 3500 rpm when I gunned it, shifted almost immediately into fourth (having reached 5500 rpm in a second or so) and took fourth up to about 4500 to 5000 rpm in just another second or so, glanced down at the speedo and gasp at the 115, no 120, no . . ., yikes!, slow down, mph. It’s not that the speed is too frightening in and of itself, it was the ease and immediacy of obtaining it that impressed me. “WOW!” was all I could say. What a beast! What a blast! This much naturally aspirated power with a .354 gear change is exhilarating to say the least. What a country!
As for the sound, it’s unbelievable! She sounds ferocious, even at idle... especially at idle. She’s really deep, guttural and choppy, shaking the car and declaring to the world at large her true potential for mayhem ready to be unleashed with a mere tap on the throttle. Everyone notices and positively comments on the sound, which draws people to the car like moths to a light--it’s like a flippin’ car show everywhere I go now, hehe. And at WOT, well…, hehe, the dragon simply ROARS!!!
Thank you Jason Heffner! Job well done!
Now if I can just get my pilot’s license and a G-suit from the Air Force, I’ll be just fine.
What's this all mean in practical terms, besides a huge smile on my face? Hang on for your life, that’s what! Last night I was just cruising along at about 50 mph in third gear at about 3000 to 3500 rpm when I gunned it, shifted almost immediately into fourth (having reached 5500 rpm in a second or so) and took fourth up to about 4500 to 5000 rpm in just another second or so, glanced down at the speedo and gasp at the 115, no 120, no . . ., yikes!, slow down, mph. It’s not that the speed is too frightening in and of itself, it was the ease and immediacy of obtaining it that impressed me. “WOW!” was all I could say. What a beast! What a blast! This much naturally aspirated power with a .354 gear change is exhilarating to say the least. What a country!
As for the sound, it’s unbelievable! She sounds ferocious, even at idle... especially at idle. She’s really deep, guttural and choppy, shaking the car and declaring to the world at large her true potential for mayhem ready to be unleashed with a mere tap on the throttle. Everyone notices and positively comments on the sound, which draws people to the car like moths to a light--it’s like a flippin’ car show everywhere I go now, hehe. And at WOT, well…, hehe, the dragon simply ROARS!!!
Thank you Jason Heffner! Job well done!
Now if I can just get my pilot’s license and a G-suit from the Air Force, I’ll be just fine.
