mph to low maybe wrong gears?

Roger, I gotta say you're going a bit over the top at this point. I'm on this site as much or more than others and I don't think that I've EVER been derogatory or degrading. You know my money situation and how I identify with yours and I know a lot of guys here are in the same boat. All that being said - while some might not be as politically correct when they answer - we are all trying to give useful info based on experience that I'm certain you lack. If you don't like the responses it's as easy as ignoring them if you choose to and well worth your time to do so. I invited you to stop by and could have saved yourself some $$ on jets and carb stuff that I have a ton of and probably learned something.

A baseline for the 850 would be both power valves plugged, primaries with an 88, secondaries with a 90. You SHOULD be bringing a jet assortment (I own two of these for when I tune six packs...) with you and after the run pulling a plug to read. It will tell you if timing and jetting are on. Then adjusting your timing and carb to give the best numbers. It would also help dramatically if you kept a log book of the weather and tune up (timing and carb settings, tire pressure, launch rpm) for each run so you can note the changes. They can be bought at summit or Jegs or set up in a spiral notebook. It will be a bible over the summer when you're racing. I'd bring a second set of spark plugs with you and replace #1 and #5 with new when you're a tthe track and the car's been fully warmed up. I find NGK race V grooves to be easiest to read and available in any heat range needed.