Drag Race Advice Needed

68 HEMI GTS said
If you’re going to buy a trans, stick with a 727 and use Cope or A&A. The 512’s don’t need a crazy gear unless you run a really tall tire. If you’re using a 28” range tire I’d use a 4.10. with a Dana. Like mentioned a 3.91 would work well to if you run a 8.75. Not a fan of ratchet shifters myself. All 3 mopars out in the garage have cheetah scs shifters. The cable enters from the rear so it avoids the burnt cable bs. Also easy to use for a street car. Put the shifter in the gear you want. A properly built 512 will easily run 10’s in an “A” body on pump gas if you use the right heads and cam.

Agree. I had a cheetah in my 62, but the brain dead driver (me) occasionally didn't pay enough attention, and the result was a 1,3,2,3 shift. (and a round loss).
I repurposed the cheetah to the glide car where it functioned perfectly.
The rear entry of the cable is important, and the shifter itself is bullet proof.
But so is a Winters Sidewinder, also rear entry cable, also been around for 50 years (at least), also bullet proof, ...... and $200 cheaper than the T/A cheetah.