If i wanted a fast car id put an auto in it. It would be a glide or a built c4 though...
It had better be a light car, or make a lot of power for a glide. For a drag transmission, it's pretty hard to beat a T/H 400, that's what I would go with. You can't beat a drag automatic on price, but a manual will always be faster. Drag manuals are huge money though.
Kurt