Engine Combo's that turned out terrible?

Guess I should put mine, not that it's terrible but less than idea. This is how I bought my 68 Valiant 380hp/360 crate engine with a 2800 stall and the main problem 2.94 gears. In town under 40 mph got to drive in 2nd so it don't lug, got to get up to 40 mph in 1st before hammering it to get a sense of it's power. But it still fun and able to peel out from a light and goes pretty good from a light, Gears are definitely needed to get into it's powerband cause it is a little soft under 2000 rpm.