When taking my 66 gto/muncie to the track on occasion, it was no fun on street tires. A 16 year old girl driving a newer Ford Focus beat me to the 1/8 because I had zero traction, and I finally took over the Focus on the top end. However it made her day, she was soooo excited she almost beat a GTO lol.
Before bolting on the slicks I added upgraded axles to the 12 bolt, and rebuilt the muncie with a steel case and bell housing. Might have been overkill for what I was doing, but did not want to leave a pile of parts and oil on the track.
While I could now get consistent traction and reasonable ET, the clutch was the weak point and started burning. Instead of upgrading that I sold the car as a street driver and ultimately built the 68 firebird more geared towards strip with occasional street vs the other way around.
I certainly encourage all takers to get out to support their local strip, but can be frustrating when people bring their untested cars (or junk) to the track and cause constant oil downs and the rest of us get 2 runs in by end of day
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