I should also mention one area that has been difficult for me is tuning the Carb. I battle some degree of hesitation off the line from time to time and chase it by changing the jets. I can usually get the car right after two runs if I need to adjust the jetting, but I am sure this is an area I need to get better at, and ultimately find the root cause for the issue. I have changed squirters, pumps, adjusted the fuel level and the pump arms on the Holley. I still feel I have a lot to learn on the Carb.
Despite all the problems I have talked about, my win ratio was about 40% over 120 rounds of competition I can find documentation for. Not great, but for no more racing than I have done, not the worst either.