On a foot brake automatic car dead hook is what you want. Wheel spin always kills 60' times on my car not to mention every footbrake racer that I've ever talked to. Stick or trans brake a little wheel spin is needed to avoid bog on the hit. I know you have your car worked out like a well oiled machine, its impressive to say the least. But your 4 speed Stock Eliminator car suspension tuning methods aren't the same as a footbrake bracket car. Every chassis has to be figured out, there are no universal answers. The way I setup my Caltracs in the spring and fall is a 180 from how I set them up in the summer heat.
As far as bad mouthing Calvert, well after reading that poor advise that chad67gtdart got from them, I stand by what I said in regard to that situation.
As far as Calvert's equipment is concerned, I think its a high quality, well made, decently priced product. The short coming is the poor geometry created by the short Abody springs. Calvert Racing will tell you that themselves.