08-22-2009, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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What good is First Gear?
OK....I'm sure you'll all laugh at me, but having my Cobra on the road since 1996, I still havn't figured out how to drag from a standing start. Most of my fun is from about 2000 rpm in second and shifting into third. If I try from a stop in first, the engine seems to rev before I get any speed (of course) and I feel I've wasted my time. Perhaps I ought to start in 2nd and drop the clutch from about 3000 rpm?
It feels like first is geared too low, but yet, when I drive normally, first almost seems to high when I leave from a stoplight.
I am using a 3.07 differential with a Richmond Gear 5-speed (standard 1st gear) and a 428 FE.
So...any advice from you dragstrip guys? Thank-you.
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