Where should I start?

brian6pac said
I personally would start in the front, if you can't get the weight tranfer the car will never get good traction, 90/10s and six cyl bars you can get at a boneyard for cheap is definaly the cheapest thing to do. I have raced mopars from the late 70s with no money and over the years have found the cheapest ways to go faster. 4.88 gears will get your rpm high in high gear, don't want to go through the traps in second gear. do the convertor last you need to have the car close to benifit from the right convertor, there expensive you don't want to get the wrong one.

I read this and think I'd end up with a more drag specific car than I am looking for. I still want to maintain good street manners. I find my car very soft in the front already, won't the 6 cyl torsion bars make that worse? I do appreciate your suggestions and I hear/read about this same approach from others. As far as a 4.88 gear, I can't imagine how that would scream on the highway. I am about 70 miles from my local track and I do hope to drive there and back. I'm afraid even the 4.10s will be too low.

Cley