Trust me, I KNOW it wasn't that hot! And I've ran with Jeff before, even on a cold rainiy night and he's always kept right up with me. I've always had the 18's when I ran him, but from the input you guys are giving me, it seems like the problem would be somewhere else. Granted his mystique is really strong and he's a good driver, but I'm not too bad either, I honestly don't think it's driver related. Micah drove my SVT against Jeff and also lost big time to him. There's not much you can screw up when pulling through 3rd gear anyways... I would take Jeff on the launch because of my grippy tires but as soon as he'd hook up, he'd creep up until he'd downright pass me.

Here are the things I'm going to look into:

1. Change plugs & wires
2. Clean upper intake manifold & TB
3. Replace cat converter (plugged?)

Anything else?? Could the timing be off on my car, like retarded all the time?? Plugged fuel filter? Bad ignition coil? What do I need to check?