Weight Transfer and Suspensions
Actually the OP asked a general question and wanted know what everyone had to say about the old and new(er) stuff. My personal opinion and it's strictly that, my opinion, is that most of you guys spend a bunch of money on the engine and then the car doesn't hook anymore and you wonder why. The money should be spent on the suspension first, then the engine will come. You can go faster with a good chassis and a so so engine then you can with a good engine and a so so chassis. Wake up people! The chassis is the foundation of your car, not the engine. Would you build a great big beautiful house on a foundation of sand? Hell no, so why build a good engine and put it in a limited chassis? It just doesn't make sense. It's cheaper to have a first class chassis then it is to build a 600+ horse engine. And if you have the foundation you can always do the engine later, the chassis will be there for you. Most novice racers go about this bass ackwards.
But whatever, I'll be looking to pair up with those Cal Trac cars in the late rounds so I can go to the finals. Do you want to win or not?