[cobrashoch]

Chis - I went with a Coan turbo /400 (chevy) after foolin' with a 4L80E. Having 3 gears to keep the engine on the bubble as you say it was never a consideration for my streetcars as the engines and cars are built for off idle punch. The extra gear was nice for street drivibility but for my application the boys at Coan tell me the glide will be over a half second faster than any 3 speed they build and much tamer on the street. We will see because as I said, my cobra is tore down currently.
We are talking Cobras here arn't we? Not drag cars, Bemers or prancing horses, etc. Most of the guys around here that build these things close to original opt for wide ratio toploaders, and that runs counter to your logic stated above. I personally except that over 40 year old logic as the standard to be measured against in spite of what I think I know.
Cobrashock