Just trying to understand, not wanting to do it myself, although would be nice to make a junker do this one day . Is there just a special suspension piece that helps the car lift up so high? I know torque has a lot to do with it. But i've seen some damn fast drag cars here running at the track (2 speed shops here who compete against each other, just about every sunday they race thier drag cars...both are in the 8's and spray with big blocks, very fun to watch!) but neither lift off the two front wheels. Is it the "wheelie bars" that cause this? Thanks.

It is weight distribution and suspension geometry.

Most people set their cars up to go as fast as possible, which means that the engine's energy output is used to propel the car forward, not raise it. But for exhibition type cars, they set them up differently.

besides power it's how the suspension is set up to work and how well the tires hook. for stock applications i'd look at some nhra stock class cars.