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Originally Posted by acecob
How long is a piece of string,
It's not how fast you want to go ,it's how long do you want to spend in the lockup  |
And that's why I suspect the early to mid three gears are good for the street. It's not about top speed. It's about a balance of performance,noise, comfort, and fuel consumption.
All of the Cobras I've driven have had the mentioned transmissions and rear ends ranging between 3.3 and 3.9 with engines in the 350 - 400rwhp mark.
It is very noticeable to me that those road cars using 3.3 or 3.5 are more pleasurable to drive on the street. You don't have to rev the snot out of them. You don't draw attention to yourself just taking off from a set of lights. Yet the same cars will fry the tyres at will.
Keep in mind also, that wheelspin is not necessarily fast, traction has always been a problem with these cars.
Track work however is a whole different story.
