Originally Posted By Spartan040

Why do you say a big block auto will never be able to put its torque down? Doesn't that depend on the rear gears? I've seen a Hellcat swapped '70 Challenger putting all 650 pound feet of torque down (of course it was using the modern 8 speed auto), that's a similar torque number to what I'm looking at.


Because odds are real good you will never get the traction you need to put the torque to the pavement. You'll just end up blowing the tires off. You are only as fast as your traction.


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