I remember running the Mickey Thompson (I) tread street tires and thought those were the hot ticket. Then I went to Old school Kelly's. Then I went to an old school pair of Casler cheater slicks that someone gave me. Car would not hold much unless I rode out the clutch which was a 3000 Lb unit.
It was only when I went automatic that I discovered the Mcreary's dirt track tires and proceeded to make mice out of men on the street. Sticky with hardly no burnout.