432 vs 360

I took $200 from a local garage owner 20 years ago. His '78ish Bronco, lifted, big tires, twin 60s, pro built 460 with a single nitrous plate. I had a 4dr Newport with a 383 with an RV DC cam, 2bbl exhaust manifolds and duals, and 175hp plate. He was stylin', and running his mouth. I said I'd get him in a quarter mile. He said dead stop to 120mph. He lost. He lost BIG. HP doesn't win street races. Driving and torque does. A big heavy truck with big hp is nothing. They ain't that quick. They ain't that fast. But the feel it sitting in it so they get swelled heads.