[ta man]

Originally Posted by wheneaglesfly

To each their own.
If You have 650-700 to 2,000 Ft/lbs Flywheel torque on tap Gearing not real important I suppose.

Seems odd to me not to take advantage of lower gears if Drag Racing is the goal.
Every single Chevy guy does.

Tuning the combo is always the goal..I take it to the track to test any changes ..I'm not a drag racer I'm a tuner....but I can cut a pretty mean light!.I currently won't give up the friendly highway gears...I used to run 3.42 gears a few years ago..didn't like the revs down the highway.Also with my engine and gearing the engine falls into its happy cruising rpm at 60 to 70 mph it just purrs.I know for sure with more gear and convertor and with traction..it would run high tens.The key is traction...I run stock suspension at the moment with just CE 3 way adjustable shocks...
Back in 2009 when I first ran this combo I was pretty happy running low 12's at 114..that was in another 80 trans am with 3.42 gearing..I messaged Dave Bisschop at SD performance..and he was pleased I was happy...but told me there is a lot more left in that combo..7 years later and its running 11.3's at 120/121 with less gearing!