mixed info on setting pinion angle?

challenger57 said

Ok, I'm good on the load part but we have 2 diff. of opinions here. One is matching degrees up and down, the other is both down. I have read both down for racing but that is not my case, just street. Also my original problem as stated is in reverse not forward. Anymore thoughts???

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I think you are interpreting it incorrectly. Forget "up and down" Worry about the RELATIVE angle between the two shafts. If your car was floating in outer space, parked beside the Starship Enterprize would there be an "up" and down?" No. There is only relative to each other. When you are accelerating hard, under full or nearly full power, you want the shafts PARALLEL. The pinion will ALWAYS be "down" in relation to the crank centerline when "not" under power.