Run 3rd low. You can come out somewhat conservative at around 3000 rpm's and don't dump the clutch just keep easing out steadily until you get the tires moving then floor it. With the 16.08:1 final drive ratio and 35's you'll never have a problem getting to full rpm's so no need shocking the system with a hard launch. My last setup I pulled with, I ran 2nd hi with 3.54's (10.76:1 final drive)and 33's for three years with a Redline, EZ, Scheid Lightning 1's, and a 62mm charger. This year (2009) was the first year of the three that I didn't make the finals @ Scheid but had a different setup than the years before. With that same setup I placed 9th in both '07 and '08 @ the TS Outlaw Pull. The gearing can be somewhat drove around to an extent with the right setup but don't expect to be at the top of the pack by any means unless pulling has not been in your area long. Everybody has different opinions on tires, gears, rpms, etc. but it really depends on the track setup vs. your truck setup. The biggest thing you should remember going into this is not expecting to win but to just go have fun. There is as much to driving the truck as there is to setting it up so your best bet is to just do it and learn what works and what doesn't. You can ask and read all you want on here or anywhere but never be able to understand or put it to use until you're out there a few dozen times to do a little testing and tuning and learn it for yourself.
3rd lo, come out easy, get rolling, floor it, have fun, and don't break! Just my $.02.
