KevinW, I don't know about that,
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i wont have the fastest accelerating car.
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It wouldn't surprise me if it was FASTER than if you had lower gears!
I was running some pretty tall gears myself, with a C.R. first gear was good for about 65 mph! Sure, I was "slow" out of the hole but STILL had to deal with tire spin. It would "hook up" just beyond the 60 ft mark and THEN I could put the hammer down 100%. Just about everyone I ever ran against got the "hole shot" on me, that would give them "hope",,, just before I blew their doors off and crushed 'em like a bug.
Don't underestimate tall gears in a light weight Cobra with limited traction, it may well be just the ticket!
Whether you get those tall gears with a higher read end ratio (lower numerically) or a taller 1st gear trans ratio, the end result is the same, more control of the traction problem.