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one of the big problems with the 700's is that they are very very heavy internally. combine that with the huge step (45% rpm drop) between first and second and you can feel most stock or mild cars go very flat after teh shift. even if the motor is a bit spent on power when run out a little further, it will sometimes carry through the rpm drop better with that few hundred more rpm on the torque curve.
that is what i believe made the difference in my 91RS. the egine was actualy dropping well below peak power at the shift and costing me a bunch of time. most of my gains showed between the 60ft and the 1/8 mark where i spent my time in 2nd gear. it woudl also pick up a drop of trap speed, but nothing that would make a huge difference in ET, maybe .5 mph at most.
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