[Rod P]

cool discussion...I'll bite..
engine RPM and to me drive ratio go hand in hand and is very dependent on the track, for the few PT style cars I have built or advised on what I shoot for is an 70-75 mph speed at limiter in second gear..in order to have this i looked at having a 7200RPM limit on my engine, this allows the car to run small events such as Goodguys tracks in first or second only, for example the track in Nashville this weekend was a first gear track, and the finals track in scottsdale is a 1-2 track because it has a long straight that I just reach limit 7200 in second at the end of it....and for larger tracks like Las Vegas motor speed way or Michigan international...I spend a large amount of time in 2-3,,and forth on large straights.....so to me function over form in the engine department