A lot of good ideas, and i bet more than a couple of things mentioned are at fault. A video of the launch might reveal poor shocks/ settings. Someone with a desktop drag strip program could compare differences due to the shoebox body. Other gremlins could be headers, collecter length, fuel system or carb, who knows what lurks undetected.


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