Sounds to me like the launch is where you need to beef it up a little, especially when you say once the car starts moving it was catching the other guy. Those Caddys are torque monsters, so you need to take advantage of that.

If you can borrow someones slicks, try that. I agree with the guys about the taller tire size too. At 800 rpms you are just idling off the line, slicks will allow you to launch it harder.

Another thing that will sound dumb, but you want to make sure your carb is opening all the way. After I got my 5.0 in my Jeep I found out after driving it for a few months the carb was only coming open 3/4 when floored. I set up the linkage all alone, and had nobody there to stomp on the pedal while I looked at the carb. What a difference that extra 1/4 made.


Hey, you're having fun.........that's the real importand thing here, and you are out there on the track, where most guys never actually go.


Don