Tom,
The engine loves to rev. I can buzz this to 6200 RPM easy with the stock motor. The mid range is quite strong and it'll smoke'm easy with a bit of converter load. With a manual it would be crazy. The 1-2 shift burns the hides for 20', the 2-3 a good 3-4'
It runs out of 2nd gear at 75 mph....! I haven't found enough road to run out of 3rd....
The motor like to idle on just 7/256 - basically very little fuel .
M.
Sure would be cool to see a video of this thing in action.