Should come up the weekend before and experience Roadkill Nights, it's always a good time.
The police are cracking down on loud exhausts even more now.
There's pretty much no chance of 'driving' after about 11am the day of, Woodward becomes a parking lot filled with minivans and newer chargers and mustangs. Just get there early in the morning and you're good for a few hours, then walk the street looking at cars. If you need a spot to park it, my club rents a lot and usually has an extra spot or two. They also put on a Mopar only event the Wednesday before.