440 Small Bock!

"you cant do much in 1st and you have to slowly feed 2nd"

Yeah, there's nothing like having a hot V8 in a little A-body to teach you how to launch gently. You can't steer when you're popping a wheelie, and believe me, you don't want that positraction doing the steering from the rear! I tried that one time, and before I knew it I was off the road and sitting in a walnut orchard.