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Driving report Ram-Hayabusa Turbo
No mercy
What happens when this Hayabusa’s turbocharger starts working is incredible. On the other hand, a rocket launch is purely a children’s birthday party.
Do you really want to know what 339 hp feels like? Well then just imagine that you are a soccer ball. Yes, a simple leather football. Don’t be surprised, you’re just doing it. And now imagine that Oli Kahn easily picks you up from the floor, cradles you familiarly between his huge goalkeeper gloves and types you? dupps, dupps, dupps ?? fateful on the soft, close-cropped lawn. At least now you should be pensive. Because everyone, whether football fan or not, has an inkling of what is next. A kick, namely, with the power of an elephant, which accelerates you to warp nine in fractions of a second and briefly clouds your consciousness. And when you come to, you are already in front of the other goal and hope that the opposing goalkeeper won’t catch you so quickly.
It is similar with the Hayabusa, which was brought up to speed by the Italian inventor Arnaldo C. Cappa using a turbocharger. In this case, PS could just as well stand for »Power Digital«. Because the performance development is anything but harmonious. The turbo kick starts according to the all-or-nothing principle. The fact that the bullet lacks the typical turbo lag only makes things slightly funnier.
And this is how it is done: It is best to forget the first, second and third gear and engage at least level four at walking pace, or even better, level five. Then slowly open the gas tap a quarter and wait until the tachometer needle exceeds 4000 rpm. Now the motto is: eyes straight ahead and maximum concentration. Because when at 4700 rpm a boost pressure of 0.5 bar suddenly blows up the power from 105 to over 280 hp, does the front wheel snap? and we’re talking about a speed of around 160 km / h ?? skyward so lightning that you can hardly turn on the gas. Even in the sixth at 250 km / h, the front wheel still loses contact with the ground when the gas is pulled up. The total madness.
During the test drives on the 2.5-kilometer-long runway at the airport in Tarragona, Spain, none of the test drivers present was even remotely able to exploit the unimaginable power of this Hayabusa and, even if it was only for a fraction of a second, the throttle to the stop to turn. Only on the test bench are you brave and let the charger run free with its full 0.9 bar boost pressure and the injection system that is also integrated in the special intake duct. When looking at the vertically rising power curve, it becomes clear at the latest: full throttle is impossible. “Normal driving” in road traffic is out of the question with this digital use of power. Unless one moves in the safety range below 4000 rpm.
But what is such a turbo-Hayabusa supposed to do? Builder Arnaldo C. Cappa answers calmly: “If you still have space between the SL and the Ferrari in your garage and are looking for the ultimate kick, you’ve come to the right place.” His company RAM in Monaco (Http: //www.ram.mc) has, in addition to the € 6650 Hayabusa kit, turbochargers for around 15 other models from Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha, which promise a 60 percent increase in performance. Well then, have a good flight.
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