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Originally Posted by Pat
Dyno graphs are great tools.
What I care about, however, is how the car drives. How much of a difference would you say this made in your car's seat-of-the-pants performance/feel?
Yes, I know this is subjective, but if you could expand on how the car feels before and after I would appreciate it.
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Well, seat of the pants feels MORE SMOOTH is the best way to describe it. The engine feels more free-reving (especially from around 4000rpm) but not by much.
You can definitely feel the difference though as I have already driven the car in stock from for a few years so it's easier for me to pick up any improvements. I wouldn't expect much more than that though it's not a magical mod like increase boost in a turbo car which would totally alter the behavior of the car.
In this case the car is smoother with a little bit quicker acceleration which is a nice cost effective enhancement consider the relative low cost and ease of installation compared to say, an evo cold air intake or an aftermarket muffler.
For those who like to talk numbers. $475/25whp= $19 per hp at the wheels!
Now you all know how much a performance software costs which typically "claims" 15-20hp at the engine.
However the point I'm trying to emphasize here is not how much more power it delivers but how it makes the engine breath just that little bit better everywhere in the rev range and how the car drives a little smoother.