[jim_howard_pdx]

I absolutely do.

We run aluminum on all our road racing engines (graphite shafts are lighter and have even less vibration but they break too easily) and we run foam filled steel on our drag engines. I think spicer 1330 style U joints are acceptable, but on any car running 10 seconds or faster, you should consider switching to the 1350 spicer joints. I have never broken one, even on 1100 HP engines running 7.23 index times.

Run the big NOS fogger system. If you have the money run a progressive NOS which means you will have two tanks, two warming blankets, and even more hose lines. It is well worth it. I like to run a 200 hp shot through second gear and a 375 hot through my 3rd gear on an automatic car.

Also, if you run high horsepower nitrous, you should coat the piston tops and the combustion chambers. Coating is relatively cheap, but the stuff REAKS (really smelly BAD). So don't bake them at home.