[Excaliber]

If I read an old thread correctly Clois Harlan (B&B with 428CJ and 4 speed top loader) was coming out of the hole in THIRD GEAR at the 1/4 mile Run and Gun recently. This was faster in the 1/4 mile than using first and second.

Down side is, it took out his clutch.

Several other guys have mentioned "short shifting" to second gear right after the "launch", or even using 2nd gear to "launch".

Bottom line? Impossible to "hook up" the torque of a big block without drag slicks at low speeds or "hole shots". It is worth noting the 289 Cobra's were very close to the 1/4 mile times of the 427's!

Even today you could make a STRONG case for a small block being more effective in the "real world" than a big block. Especially when your talking street tires! Horse power is not everything, hooking up the h.p. is everything!

Ernie