Lowering the air pressure in the TA's will only marginally help, they are STILL worthless with any appreciable horse power.
But yeah, I too love the smell of burning rubber in the morning! TA's got a lock on that!
"...hesitating a bit after coming through a corner." That is pretty typical, those who don't experience are fortunate but I don't think it's all that typical. There are some tricks to tuning the carb that help, like float level. Another BIG advantage is the side pivot floats like the Comp cars ran.