Holy Cow. Tha car is a monster. My son and I burned 1/2 a tank driving around S W Fla tonight. I'l post pics tomorrow but ll I can tell you is two things....
I can't wait to get this car on a chassis dyno. It absolutely rockets from 4500 to 6K Rpm's...yanking 9 lbs of boost. The power curve is MUCH more linear than the 100% stock 1998 S351. 3rd gear is an absolute blast. It pulls like a train...almost no peaky..surging type stuff.
The "Kooks" 1 7/8 to 3 " long tube headers howl like an angry animal above 5K. It is am astounding sound.When standing next to the car...you would think it had an exhaust leak. You can hear every pulse associated with each cylinder firing.It has huge a 3" inch system but it is as quiet as a mouse until you unleash the vortech monster...and then it just makes melodic ......big "get out of the way" type noises, as my french horn playing son announces. A low to higher pitch "howl" to be sure.
It drives very differntly than our 1998 S351 vert. It likes to be hammered ....and the 1998 car is much more user friendly. The 1995 is much more go cart like. The 1998 cuts out at about 5K, but the 1995 pulls like a monster.....but with less immediate rush. The 1998 pulls..breaks the tires loose...shift, do it again. The 1995 hooks up and just jets forward.
Wow, this is like being altitude dizzy. Give me a day....I think I have the vapors.
OK. One red...one white. No induction into the two white Saleen club yet...but tomorrow is a new day!
Dan c
I can't wait to get this car on a chassis dyno. It absolutely rockets from 4500 to 6K Rpm's...yanking 9 lbs of boost. The power curve is MUCH more linear than the 100% stock 1998 S351. 3rd gear is an absolute blast. It pulls like a train...almost no peaky..surging type stuff.
The "Kooks" 1 7/8 to 3 " long tube headers howl like an angry animal above 5K. It is am astounding sound.When standing next to the car...you would think it had an exhaust leak. You can hear every pulse associated with each cylinder firing.It has huge a 3" inch system but it is as quiet as a mouse until you unleash the vortech monster...and then it just makes melodic ......big "get out of the way" type noises, as my french horn playing son announces. A low to higher pitch "howl" to be sure.
It drives very differntly than our 1998 S351 vert. It likes to be hammered ....and the 1998 car is much more user friendly. The 1995 is much more go cart like. The 1998 cuts out at about 5K, but the 1995 pulls like a monster.....but with less immediate rush. The 1998 pulls..breaks the tires loose...shift, do it again. The 1995 hooks up and just jets forward.
Wow, this is like being altitude dizzy. Give me a day....I think I have the vapors.
OK. One red...one white. No induction into the two white Saleen club yet...but tomorrow is a new day!
Dan c