An aluminum block aint gonna help for sure. I think we have discussed this before but wheelspeed is your friend. Also running the launch RPM down will be a good bandaid, it will give the car a "run" at the converter, but may affect your ability to hit the tree some.
Just the change in tires from the big 2078 Goodyears to 10.5s seemed to slow the reaction time at least .02. So my thought was to drop the launch rpm but hit the tire more with the ladderbars to gain consistancy. Since i race in a box class loss of vehicle reaction time at the hit isn't a big deal . Right now it looks to have too much pitch rotation? As i recall Al your Barracuda was in a similar situation?
Dartsport i had my front afcos rebuilt and asked the guy to tighten them up. Also not sure what you are running for ET, but in my case adding enough power to go from 9.50s to 8.90s was a huge change in my car.
