Question on the first gear ratio, with out getting into the drag race starting line ratio. Another reason for picking the 3.27 first gear for a streetcar is the lower gear will keep you from constantly riding the clutch at low speeds in slow moving traffic, such as getting in an out of fairgrounds for car shows, traffic jams, or any place where you would be putting along at 5 mph or less. Save yourself a lot of wear and tear on your clutch and leg and in a streetcar with a high torque engine that wide ratio between first and second won't be nearly as bad as most would make you think. Those 4.6 and early 5.0(302) mustangs never seemed to have a big problem with the wide ratio T5 and TR3550 they ran.
