The bigger cube, longer stroke engines will generally develp more torque and launch harder then smaller cube engines at a given RPM.... The track doesn't really care what size engine it is, just what the hp and torque numbers are. If you are looking for the best et at the lowest rpm, then go to a big block engine in a light car. Best bracket car I ever had was 2400 pounds and 540 torque.....

Getting the lowest et isn't necessarily going to be the winningest car. The ones that win the most can turn the same ET round after round..... IMO this means not making every pass at 100% output of your car, but a lower level that you can repeat. Winningest bracket car I ever had was a Maverick that only ran 13.40's, but it would be within a few hundreths of a second every pass....

Are you going bracket racing???? If so, how fast it runs is irrelevant.... All that matters is turning the same ET every time.....

Couple years ago in a Gamblers Bracket on Sat. night, watched a 15.30 sec. Dodge Dart beat a lightweight Nova that could run as fast as 9.80's. Well, the little Dart dialed in a 15.30, ran a 15.308.... The Nova dialed in a 10.30, ran a 10.06 and broke out...... Sure was fun watching a car get a 5 second head start...!!!!!!