I dont know a lot of people seem to be cocky. I am more of a truck fan but I do like my F-Bodies and older stangs. Also the most cocky people seem to be the ones with stock or basic exhaust and intakes WRXs(not STis) that is strictly a certain bunch in my area. The worst are the people who say autos suck for drag racing. But in reality they can be just as good as any manual car if not a little bit better. My friends 99 SS Camaro. It is a little modified nothing crazy.
Engine: SLP Intake Lid,Smoothbellow,LoudMouth Exhaust.
Tranny(Auto[4l60e found in trucks with 4.8L, 5.3, and 6.0L gas engines]): Tranny cooler, springs, servos,shiftkit,boostvalve.
Rearend:3.73.
Suspension:
Air Lift Adjustable Drag Bags.
Polyurathane Bushings all around
Re-enforced rear upper control arms
The other day we raced a GTI with decent work done to it. We did three beeps on the highway rolling from 75 he stayed with us pretty much all three runs but we won because he hit 5th and ran out after his over drive kicked in. In his car he can get to 130 in drive then shift into OD and have a lot more to go. The FWD/AWD turbo cars that are manual it is rare to see an auto import with an auto. But my point is they generally have to wait for boost and once they do they can be walked up on by a V-8 auto because of the torque and just run out of gearing. I am excluding cars with Nitrous. Also I believe in supercharging more because the power is right there and you generally don't need to wait for boost to build up. I am talking gas engines not diesel.
Okay I am done.