Here is an overlay comparing an open lap on the old motor compared to my quickest lap on the new motor. A few things stick out to me on this:
Blue line = Lap with new motor
Red line = Lap with OEM motor
Suspension set up is the exact same for both
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The blue line reaches higher speeds on the straight, but also brakes later and harder which yielded more gains than the outright speed through turn one and into turn 2.
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Exit speeds out of turn 3 and turn 4 were similar, however corner speeds were much faster. This really just points more toward driving better aka not sucking as much, and not a speed increase due to the motor.
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The blue line gets on the throttle later, but quickly catches the red line in speed and then exceeds it by turn 5.
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Due to the extra power, I didn't feel the need to downshift through turn 5. The blue line accelerates from a similar speed in 4th gear while the red line is in 3rd gear. You can see the acceleration in 4th by the blue line is the same as red in 3rd. Once red has to shift into 4th the divergence of the two traces really shows the increased acceleration of the new motor. Also, the blue line maintains a higher corner speed through turn 5.
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Coming out of Turn 6 into the Rahal Straight toward the corkscrew show cases the new motor's power best. The blue line maintains faster corner speed through turn 6. Both the red and blue lines reach a similar speed entering the straight. Then the blue line starts a steeper climb and diverges from the slower acceleration of the red line. When the red line starts braking the blue line is doing 9 mph faster and continues to accelerate to 101 prior to braking. Driver improvement also helps pick up some speed in the corkscrew.
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The blue line botches turn 11. Late braking leads to a fast in slow out for the blue line. Additionally, the car gets upset and traction control kicks in and compounds the slow exit for blue out of turn 11. However, this shows off how much faster the new engine accelerates. Prior to the start finish line, the blue line has caught up to the red line.