I drove a car with a Doug Nash 5-speed a little while back. It's living just fine behind a 600+ ftlb at the wheels daily driver with a 468 big block. It takes a little getting used to because the patern is so small. Transmission is very tight which can make it difficult to get into gear every once in a while when stopped. The H pattern is very tight, too, so you need to be careful about hitting the wrong gear.