Originally Posted by
gbaumann
Do you experience anything like the throttle "surge" it with the RIPP? Does the RIPP programming / Mag programming affect shifting differently? Truth be told, after a week I'm pretty much shifting in auto-man mode all the time. There is so much torque and to me it feels better to shift up a bit quicker and let the motor do its thing. It's also more comfortable for me to limit the drop from 5th to 4th when passing on the highway.
I must say I went with Magnuson because I'm 46 years old. I'v have built several high performance GM small and big blocks over what seems like a lifetime. There is no way I would have anything other than a screw atop my motor. From the time I was a teenager the holy grail was a roots screw sitting through the hood. So for me, the choice was more out of plain preference than any belief that it's better or worse than a centrifugal unit. I only wish I had a big red plunger switch on my shifter to turn the blower on and off (along with a sawed off shotgun and a dog to ride the wasteland with me).
Seriously though, the data you have collected as awesome!
I will also say that I spent some time off road this week and my jeep is a completely different animal (and I mean ANIMAL)! I am now in search of any incline I can climb.