charlie, what seems to be the biggest performace difference between the auto and stick cars? curious as to what kind of clutch you are using? ever talk to rob youngblood about one of his duals? i know you guys are no strngers to stick cars. i run a softlock that he had modified and am very happy with it. my next move will be to one of his dual discs. i've talked to you on the phone before about used jerico gears. i don't know if you remember, seemed like you were pretty busy putting a short block together.-dan