The best thing about the QC is it is a real, usuable and fun piece of transportation that is unlike anything else in existence. I have the 96 GTS that I have kept stock over the years and still enjoy just looking at it in the garage. The GTS is fun to drive on pretty days and nothing compares to its raw performance but the automatic 505 cubic inch QC is just as enjoyable to drive and will tow my 24 foot center console fishing with three of my buddies along for the ride. I have found the transmission to be well matched to the power curve and torque of this wonderful engine. I never thought I would agree to pay the kind of money that Dodge demands for this beast but I am glad I did.
For those of you who have to fiddle with your trucks, John Hennessey knows more about this engine than anyone else around and all of his products are first rate. But for me this is as near a perfect truck as has ever been produced.