440 with a stick and bad judgement

8-3/4 should be fine in a lite Dart...it'll just be spinning tires. THEN when it breaks, you can get the Dana.
I beat my fine spline 4-speed,8-3/4 340 Dart and nothing broke. Even side stepping the clutch.
And when it had slicks on it, it would bog but not spin the tires. In fact, that 8-3/4 went 11 something
with a nitrous 440.
Good to know, the weight does make a difference, weighs 1k less than the Hemi car did.