Well. How do I put it ?
It's hard to describe, but I went though the install with John remote controlling the laptop linked into the car, then he signs off saying - "go for a gentle drive". So I did, and it seemed exactly the same as before. Smooth, progressive and fun. I thought not much changed here, so I waited till I got to an 80kmh zone and coming out of a side road in 2nd, I put the foot down, and as my foot sunk to the floor, the smile on my face got broader and broader.
In fact, I then took the long road back to my house to be sure the difference was as real as it felt. So from a standing start I squashed the pedal gently into the carpet, and boy oh boy - I thought he'd changed engine on me - it's awesome. It goes way up to the redline and bites hard from 3k RPM up. I did not (on this occasion) try to speed, but from sinking the accelerator and aiming for 80kmh, I looked at the speedo again and it had hit 110kmh...so I backed off to let the traffic behind me keep up.
In short - it's docile as it ever was when you want it to be, and it's the most fun I've had in a car with less than 2Ltrs ever. It's tremendous.
The process took around 10-15 minutes and is straight forwards. The results are superb.
Smug x2
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