What should it run?

Have fun...Ignore the haters....
#1 HAVE FUN ! !!
Ain't nobody hate-in. If he actually has a 11.5 or less pass without a roll bar the FUN will be over.
if he goes out for his first time with hopes of getting a 10.5 it's very likely it will take away from the fun.
as far as a daily driver it seems to valuable to drive to work every day and leave out in the Walmart parking lot ? My stroker a- body is very fun to drive on the street, (and it's not 500hp) but every day everywhere? Aaaa NO!!
I can't remember what car the op has ? Sounds sweet, pictures??