5 spd vs auto launch. Was: 318 Supercharged VS a 360 Natural

From: Jon Steiger (stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 24 2000 - 15:08:40 EDT


On Mon, 24 Apr 2000 ZeNel1eac1@aol.com wrote:
[...]
> raced an R/T last night. Street race only to 60 but LOTS OF FUN. Hey, what
> is up with that R/T lag? I wooped this guy through my first 1 and 1/2 gears.
> I think he might have just been a helmet and didn't use both feet to load up
> the torque. anyway, by the end of my second gear i was bein wooped!!

   Its the gearing of the standard vs the auto. I used to jump way out
ahead of Bill at the strip but he would catch me at about the 1/8th mile
mark. Now that he's done the converter and more engine work, I don't get
quite as much of a jump on him though and he passes me a lot sooner. :-)

                                              -Jon-

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