Sure, that may be the case about feathering through the low gears at a
light on a street. But when you're on the track with slicks, unless you
miss a gear, guaranteed you'd be faster! =0)
Eric '95 4.10sg 5.9 5spd
gmvega wrote:
>
> 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 ?
>
> >
> >
> >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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