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On the same subject, would 3.55's be overkill?......I mean, regardless of the plant you put in the car (barring any 6 cylinder oddballs that might exist), the combination of low weight and torque and power of a good V8 would seem to suggest that anything at 3.55 or over would possibly just satisfy the urge to buy new tires every couple weeks. Am I way off base here?
I'd think that unless someone was looking to launch on a regular basis for 1/4 mile runs, 3.55, 3.73, 4.10, and higher would seem to be a bit much for such a light car. I think 3.55 might be about the cutoff between straight up launchability (that's not even a word, but I'm a goober like that), and better top end.
When that day comes, I may opt for a longer gear like 3.08, 3.25, or 3.31. Somewhere around 3.25 to 3.55 would seem to be a good combination of acceleration and top end, at least to me. Anything longer, and you have to find a nice road where cops are infrequent to really make use of them, and anything shorter, and you're just burning up tires unless you can make it hook.
Then again, maybe the combination of cleaning solvents I've been using today have clouded my ability to rationalize properly.
Anyway, just my $.02 worth of blathering.
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