I have a 23 2.7L obx with 4.27 gears and 35s, badlands suspension - drove my buddies stock 2.3L 25' big bend and had the same thought as far as drivability, his was way more nimble. The incrased rotating mass, higher CoG, extra weight on the nose all add up. Stll on the highway the 2.7 gonna...
I had already pulled the trigger on the single coil, and ripped off the beauty ring. I think this set up is going to match power on the amp adequately. Still working on adding deadening to get vibrations out of the body and sub enclosure.
How is this working out for you? I also have single coil sub I am trying to use with the factory amp. Does bridging get you the additive power levels from both sub channels coming from the factory amp?
Some partial throttle data would be interesting. Maybe i am an outlier but WOT is like 3% use case for me. More interested in gains at 50-60% throttle.
I especially like the idea of the engine working in its happiest place and removing pesky barriers. Tune + 93 + High Flow Cats is a goal for...