[Fasterthanyou]

Originally Posted by JL8Jeff

Hook. If you're sitting at a traffic light lined up next to a Civic and the light turns green and you're spinning as he walks away you look like a Yeah, sure you'll catch him once you get to 60 or 70 mph but you already lost face. So it's gotta hook.

You must be a terrible driver if you're worried about a high horsepower rear wheel driver car loosing the jump on a wrong wheel drived civic....
A good driver would know that just a little bit of wheel spin is optimal no matter what the tire is. So for this, it isn't a punch it to the floor and watch the tires smoke. We're talking about having to pedal it out of the hole.

On another note, yes the initial G's from the hook car will put you back in the seat for the first 60' but the higher horsepower car will have more G's from the 60' till the 1/4 mark!

The higher mph car has the potential while the hook car is maxed out. For that reason alone I like the pull car. Also, the pull car tends to break less parts . Install some sticky tires and get your best ET.
Another reason I like testing my car at the track without hook is to compare it's performance with new cars and other various street machines. I know exactly where I stand when a car pulls up to me on the street. If I'm rolling and I punch it the traction is hardly an issue... just my personal preference.
I guess I should have been more specific with my question . Good answers so far . It looks like everybody is very partial. I notice the guys that vote hook have slicks on their f-body's or race cars while the pull are the horsepower freaks.