Last week I was able to enjoy a visit with Jake Raby. He had asked that whenever I was in his area, to stop in so he could gather some data on my engine after I had some miles on it. I have put 22,500 on the new Type IV engine since 1/13/10 so that qualifies as "some"--right?
I had an Espar gas heater and an A-1 header and muffler drop shipped to Jake which he installed for me.
My son also joined me for this --drove his 911 from his home so we could drive together in our cars back to his home in Wilson NC to see my grand babies.
Russ had scheduled a dyno session with Jake after installing a Wong chip plus a lot of other tuning, he was hoping to see 190 HP and was bowled over to see it make a whopping 250 HP. I drove it later on the way to NC and it is a beast. Jake didn't charge Russ anything for the dyno time and also gave him all the graphs that were generated. Very generous and kind,
Jake said that my engine really liked the A-1 and it made 14 more HP at the whel than the old muffler. A real nice benefit. Of course that was after Jake checked the adjustments of the Dells and adjusted the timing some. I like the sound of the A-1 too but it really hangs sorta low and I'll have to be careful where I go with it.
Also the Espar is a welcome addition as on the 1,000 mile trip from NC to Hot Springs it was very chilly--40 degrees in the morning so the heater was great. Shudda gotten it sooner!
This was a great stop as far as improving my car thanks to what Jake did to the engine. I ran the 1,000 miles at 70-75 all the way home with touching 90 a couple of times. (90 was 4,200 RPM of the 6,500 RPM redline).
Best thing I ever did was to find Jake and have him create a great Type IV for my VS. Every transaction with him has been a pleasure and I can'r recommend him enough. Fine performance delivered deserves
recognition and I am happy to share this report.
Can't wait for Carlisle---we'll do I-81 again, Cory!
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