dowierj
he was probably wanting the 4.88's u r taking out.

flipper
a steeper gear helps you launch and accelerate faster yes. but if you are maxxed out on the redline at 1/8th mile you are just taking a chance on blowing your motor before you hit the traps on a 1/4 mile track. . you want to just reach max speed before you hit the traps.

also you also have to take in tire size when you are factoring all of this stuff in. those huge slicks take alot of that tall gear out of it. sometimes you can buy a smaller or larger tire and = a gear ratio cahnge.

hope this helps