he's got a lot of power yes, but he's in a car that starts at about 3600lbs. Add him, you've got 3800lbs. My simulator says he should be looking for 500bhp for bottom 12's toting 3800 down the road. I always add a little power requirement when street tires are in play cuz you lose out on short times with them over drag radials or slicks.
The low trap speed is what concerns me the most.. with 400+rwhp and bottom 13's at 103 he's got to be heavy or seeing sloppy shifts. I can't believe that the level 10 tranny would be that sloppy so add some boost to get him where he wants to be and then let him work on seeing those mid-11's when his skillz with this car come up to par. I'd put a lot of attention to tuning the shift points and line pressures but auto's aren't my bag and I'd certainly point to someone more familiar with them in a drag race use case than me. I'll stick with my rowboat tranny.
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