That picture and the piles of rubber in the foreground looks like a romp in 1st gear. As light as my ride is, it isn't light enough to take a lot of throttle in 1st gear. Your 2nd gear traction is where I have interest. As I've said, if I go into 2nd at 40 mph the engine drops from 4400 rpm to 3000, which I have found if the road surface is flat with a good gripping surface, the 427 doesn't produce enough at 3000 to break loose. This way I can have my foot in it for the duration of 2nd, and as I approach 60 mph traction is maxed out, but if it breaks it isn't bad, probably because of the T's light weight, speed, and I only have 1500 rpm left before a needed shift. It has come together rather well, unlike the 383 that produced so much torque at low rpm, it was much slower because where you need big torque towards the end of the power band for acceleration, it was coming on so early and smoking the tires. The 355 was much more gutless in the low rpms than the 427, but unlike the 383, had a good zing in the high end. The 427 has a better zing and improved power in the low rpm band over the 355.

So Nick, waiting for your next post and what your able to get away with in 2nd gear.