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Originally Posted by bruce.augenstein@comcast.
PS - A high redline and short gear ratios have very little to do with actual quarter-mile results. Gearing essentially only matters a damn in the first 60 feet or so, and on a traction-challenged car, it won't make a significant difference even in that range. It's power and weight that mostly matter with cars in this performance range.
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Bruce, not sure what to make of this statement. What makes you say gearing matters during the initial 60 ft and doesn't matter after that? The car is accelerating both before and after 60ft, so how can torque at the wheel and a high redline not matter after 60 ft?