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Originally Posted by DGthe3
What does more overall power + gearing = ?
You can go and give a screamer short gearing, but there is nothing that says a stump puller can't be given the same mechanical advantage (so long as you're willing to sacrifice 1st gear). Gear a Corvette like a Ferrari and it becomes a no-contest.
Performance wise, gearing does the same thing for all cars nearly equally, regardless of the engine. It might hurt drag times slightly if you have to shift at the near end of the run when you didn't before, and in some cases it might reduce your absolute top speed (not an issue with todays double overdrive 6-speed transmissions though)
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All I am saying is look at nearly all the professional racing vehicles. They spin the crap out of the motors and gear them to hell. This is the best combination for a performance car.
If it was different F1/indy cars would have vastly different motors.