How would you build a low 10’s street car

1970boy said

I’ve got a 68 340 barracuda with a 4 speed and 3.55 rear gear it’s got a cam just a touch above stock and x heads, also got an LD340 intake with carter 1406 afb carb basically a stock rig but also have the hi-po exhaust manifolds, I want to get this car into the 10’s and still be streetable, how would you guys go about this? I eventually may want to turn the car into a daily so if mpgs can be kept in mind with the aforementioned goal that would be a plus. I was thinking something along the line of turbos, overdrive and 2.91’s but I’m just spitballing and have no real knowledge of mechanics behind me

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I'm going to guess by the post that you (OP) do not know what "streetable" means on a 10 second car. It's really not what you think it is, and certainly not like what you may find in terms of modern muscle with boost that can run those numbers with power windows and AC. Again basing the amount of familiarity on the post - you'll have to pay to have it all done. I'd budget $60-70K, with another $10K to fix it after you spend that with some shops and it runs 11s. (being serious here) You need a top quality suspension and brakes, and a driveline that makes 20% more power than a race car of that ET needs. You also need to understand it's going to be loud, hot, uncomfortable, and need regular maintenance.

Or go by a Hellcat. The money's similar...