[Excaliber]

Anthony, I love the close ratio gears on my top loader, BUT, I'm not crazy about the 1st gear ratio being substantially higher than in the wide ratio. With a 3.07 rear gear and a close ratio I calculate you could do over 70 mph in 1st gear alone! A ratio that high is going to be hard on your clutch (by the way).

The original Comp cars ran a close ratio, but most of the time ran a pretty low rear gear, like 3.73.