[jhautz]

Good luck... IMO its gonna be hard to beat one of them little 1/10 on roads in a drag race. Those things just scoot!!! The power to weight ratio on them is insane. Just put a 3 cell lipo one with the right tires and in my opinion a little more weight than you would use for a road race to increase the traction for better acceleration and you will be all set. Tyring to make a 1/8 accelerate like the 1/10 will be tough.

If you insist on going with the 1/8 find the widest and softest tires you can get on the thing for maximum traction. Dont forget the traction compound for the tires too, and something to heat the rubber with right before you toss it down to run it. Traction will be your biggest challange in straight line acceleration.