I love the gear splitting. In my 71 Satellite w/ 340 & 3.23s, taking 1st to redline and then kicking in to 1st-O/D is an awesome experience. Once the O/D kicks in, it knocks the rpm's down from the HP peak (5800 or so) to the torque peak (4000) and the car pulls strong for another 20 mph. Getting to non-O/D 2nd is a little more challenging, but in my experience the 6 gears allow me to keep the car in the peak power band at just about any speed.

- Jim