Having a big block means never having to down shift!
Acutally one of the really FUN things I like to do with my ERA (which has pretty tall gearing) is downshift into SECOND GEAR at 60 or 65 mph and then 'nail it'! On the freeway that is just a blast as the car pulls ahead at a blistering pace, a 100 mph literally mere seconds away. In fact that would be 8 seconds from a dead stop...
My friend, with a small block Cobra, is totally shocked when I do that. He's in fourth and at best could consider a down shift to 3rd, maybe.