I had a lot of fun, and quite enjoyed the car. Right now, I feel like I could run a whole league with it if we do indeed pick it. (Though I guess that's unlikely, and I can understand that. I like it, but I'll be surprised if it's my 1st choice this time next week)
My long standing habit of doing my starts 100% manually seems especially important in this car. 1st gear isn't in the best place for this, and letting autoclutch handle it just didn't seem to work well. And as a result, I think that's my biggest leap before turn 1 since I first joined Presto. On top of that, 2nd gear is in an awkward place too, and I wish it could be shorter. As that typically meant in sector 2 exiting turns in 2nd gear leaves us below 10krpm, where the engine doesn't really do a whole lot of anything. It's the same for everyone, sure, but it does feel rather underwhelming at the time.
As for Honda vs. Chevrolet, I took a look at the engine torque/power data that was recorded. I didn't get a direct comparison on the same setup done, but I have something. With the Honda I saw a peak HP of 702.03, and with the Chevrolet 717.04. But further down the rev range, the Honda does surpass the Chevrolet, giving a small advantage at turn exits.
Power on the left, torque on the right. Only plotted while at 100% throttle. The coloured plot is the Honda engine, the black one the Chevrolet. Notice the Honda is the more productive engine between 9krpm and 11krpm.
