8 3/4 gears

IMO, For a streeter to sacrifice street manners and cruising rpm, for the right rpm in the traps at the track, that you might only ever go to once or maybe twice; is ludicrous. Running the wrong gear will cost you ET, but so will the 2.2 second 60ft due to no traction. But unless you are waaay off with rear gear, you will run a very similar mph. From the mph and raceweight you can determine the horsepower. From the horsepower and weight you can determine the likely minimum ET with SuperStock suspension.
For instance; for my 93mph at 3467 pounds, the Wallace predicts 433 hp.
From 433hp and 3467 pounds, the Wallace suggests 1/4 mile stats of [email protected] .
That is enough for me to know. Not interested in spending another buncha money just to find out how close I can get. IMO, low ET in the Quarter, is for bragging rights.

1/8 mile gearing is much more street friendly. For instance, to run 93 in the 1/8th with an automatic, I could hit 93@~5900 with 3.23s in Second gear; or ~6400 with 3.55s still in Second gear. Sure my ET will be down. But the mph will be pretty close. And that is all I need to know.

That's my opinion.