All in perception I guess. I look at 1000 hp and think man this little thing is going to need some boost to get fun.Its like my Harley never gets enough power to suit. Then I thought well dragster made 3000 hp weighed 2000 lbs so a 750 lb harley needs about 1000 hp to get to same fun meter reading.
I think lower power car may have problem getting up on tire,so you have to go other way.As Dave said with high power cars(meaning blower power) you have to hit it hard and get it up on the tire. This biggest thing we did with our TA/FC,but thats total different deal. I know Frank Parks said getting on tire was key to getting strong run w/o shake. I also know most Jr. fuel guys leave pretty hard,while smaller motors they are fairly stout power wise. Judging from numbers I would say most Jr. fuel guys are 800 hp or more and guessing more. Maybe Jon can chime in on this.
Dave maybe right about lower than I am thinking. My thoughts are 4500 maybe 5000 starting point,make moves in 500 increments till zeroing in on what works. Bad thing is around here T&T nights mean lots of street junk and lousy track,but if can get down junk track good track should be easy.LOL On my old RED with BBC,3 spd lenco and clutch I staged on shift light,to my understanding the starting line crew came to life 8000 and drop clutch,Yea what kind of idiot has 3 spd lenco in a bracket car? Don't try that at home and didn't work to well either.