With my fairly mild 428 FE, I was amazed,..... just how fast the 5,500 rpm came up. I had a Tremec 3550 and 9" with 350 (it may be 370) gears. 1st gear was really too low. As soon as I let the clutch out quickly, is was almost immediately,.... into 2nd. But, it's still fun anyway.
COBRA'S ROCK !