Originally Posted by mjr46

that there is a complete ill imformed internet racer.........when is the last time you saw a fast car at the track with 3:15 gears??...................any of the really fast street strip rides, always have at least 4.xx gears........... I rofl when I read the entire thread............Not enough info listed to accurately critic the "so called claimed" et of 11.2 like MPH/trap speed, 60 ft's and how much it picks up on the second half of the track........also, it'd be interesting to know the internal gear ratios of the tranny, which is why it may not need more gear......however, I'd disagree, on the loose convertor crap and possibly the "not needing gears"..........there's a fine line between loose/to loose......WITHOUT seeing the complete time slip who knows if it's pushing past the convertor on the back half if it's too loose, hence only an 11.2 when it could be in the 10's...........but just speculation based on what I've run into multiple times at the track..........I can't remember the last time I ever got beat by these new mustangs at the private mustang drag days we have at our track twice a year, and there are some fast ones, just not as fast as my 85....lol

Originally Posted by uedlose

really? I run 331 gears while not to fast it gets there quick but it never gets there before I leave so (think about that). thats also with a 28 tall tire. LOL I dont need no stinking gear.