Road Trip With the S/C

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I have just returned from a 'dance all night under the full moon' hippy wedding in the desert of southern utah... very, very fun!
This was also my first chance to do a road trip with the new S/C. I'm usually saddled with a one ton pickup and a huge six horse trailer, and this was one great change. The S/C was wonderful. It's not much in play when rock crawlin on desert trails, but it sure is on the hiways and roads gettin you there!!!

It's greatest significance is in passing on hiways. On two lane hiways, I can now pass 2 or 3 vehicles at once in the same time, where, before, I could only pass one. The passing speeds are indeed wonderful. I can also zoom up steep mountain hiways, passing everyone else who has been forced to slow down due to the inclines.

The extra speed and power do bring up one new big desire. With the S/C, the VX really cries out for a manual 5 or 6 speed tranny. I so want to control where I am on the tach. Manually shifting the stock auto with this new power, is kinda like kissin your sister. If given a choice, I would trade the stock TOD for a manual 5 or 6 speed with locking front differential immediately. And for those who think that the VX will not shift to a higher gear on its own, when set in '2' or '3' manual/ auto, you are wrong...( maybe I have the Interceptor set wrong?)

The S/C does seem to increase the VX's thirst. I didn't keep very good records, but it still gets near 300 miles on a tank with a very heavy foot. And heck,... everything is more thirsty in the desert.

Also I should add that I may not be the best choice for a test pilot. I don't live in the city and don't get to drive with hi speed stop and goes very often. I do take very winding, curvy, dirt mountain roads regularly, and, hitting the gas coming out of a sharp hi speed turn, has just gottin a whole lot more fun, real fast!

As I have said before, the S/C is all that I was hoping for,...and more! It truly does gives the VX the teeth that its strong, muscular body (and fanged front end) always said that it had.:bgwp: