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Originally Posted by bruce.augenstein@comcast.
In everyday driving, the Chevy V8 will be a bunch quicker than the M3 motor, because it's making a bunch more power at low and medium rpm than the M3 motor is.
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Originally Posted by bruce.augenstein@comcast.
One of the nicest surprises we've ever had with our E36 M3 was how much more responsive it was out on the highway than our recently traded '93 Vette LT-1 6-speed.
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I think you just proved me right... All that "torque" in the Lt-1 isn't doing you any good. HP + Gearing is what you want. Is a car with an overdrive less responsive because you choose to use it? Thats what you are saying. The extra tall gears in the chevy allow you to select a "more wrong" gear, then you complain you are in the wrong gear.
Its not the car makers fault they give you a gearbox that allows you to pick a wrong gear. Do that in any car, and its not going to go. On the other hand a car with decent power and a nice wide power band will always be fun to drive in the right gear.