I didn't mean that you won't be able to pull the taller gear all that I am saying is that your gearing depends on how long the track, strip, or whatever is. If your running a 300 ft drag race a 16 tooth front might be too much, especially in the sand. I have around 65hp right now and I am running stock gearing. Try to drop it down one in the front sand takes away a lot of horsepower.