Keep in mind that the take-off is just a small part of the quarter mile.
The lower gears (numerically higher) will multiply the torque throughout the
quarter miles. If traction is a problem, why wouldn't you take off in
second gear. Guaranteed, you'd be slower. The low gears will cause more
traction loss, this just means that you have to feather the throttle more
till speed is up.
Gilbert Vega '98 BL CC R/T
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Hilton <HEMI@charter.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:14 PM
Subject: RE: DML: 3.55 or 3.90 in an R/T ?
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>I agree that normally , a higher gear is better for quuicker ETs , but with
>the terrible traction problems in a truck , I was thinking that the lower ,
>I.E. - 3.55 , may be better suited .
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