1/8 th mile racing. Suppose you have an engine that makes maximum HP at 7000 and continues to make about the same HP at 7100, 7200, 7300. Here’s the question. Would gearing the car to cross the 1/8 at 7300 be more consistent than gearing to cross at 7000 or same? What say you.

I think it depends on how good the car works because you are adding more SLR to the car, unless you do what I had considered doing. That is pulling gear out of the trans and adding to the rear. My car is only 2000lbs so I was looking at putting a 1.58 gear set in and adding rear gear to get the finish line rpm I wanted.

I think would be faster using all of you engine's power curve, just not sure whether it would add consistency. It would force a converter change also, if your converter is correct now.

I set my car up to be at about 6500 at the finish (estimated weight by hp) for which I needed a set of 5:23 gears. After I got my gears setup and was talking with a very experienced local who told me I would light 'em up at the start and it was more important to gear for a good launch.
Mechanical issues have prevented me from running so far, so I don't know if I'm good or not.