318willrun's pretty much goes against everything he says and is a proven performer, And bet a good chunk of us has done similar with similar results, is it ideal to build a low cr engine no but it's what a good chunk of people have along with high gears and stock stalls again not ideal but a decent performers can be made. And a lot of people aren't asking for much, bet most be happy to have acceptable driveability and go pretty strong when they drop a gear and crush it for a gear or so, that's basically what my car does.