with 410s and a 5speed at like 80mph ull be hundreds of rpm away from the stock 5.0s peak torque which is made at 3800. i dont like that at all, engines spinning for nothing. ever since i got my 373s i cruise more often at 65mph then i use to on the highway, i used to cruise at 70-75 mosty before with 308s
So True ... Something to be said about what you speak of here
Thats why it is not valid to say this or that ratio is ...........
"The One ... For Everyone"
True ... at such and such speed you turn such and such rpm .......
No matter what kind of combo you got
BUT
It is all about the power band
and
how it is configured
General rule of thumb is ..........
The higher the band has been shifted .........
The steeper the ratio needs to be
RPM vrs Highway Speed is only a part of the .........
Which ratio selection issue
Or in other words .........
410's don't act the same in a little stocker Stang
as opposed to
A modded Head Cam Intake Stang
Grady