10's on $5,000 ?

The original goal could still be achieved but instead of thinking outside of the box it's going to take using as little of the box as possible. Even then, the greater issue in the way of the original goal is going to be that it's going to take gearing that isn't exactly highway friendly. An 8-3/4 axle and a spare center section with a spool and 5.13 gears for the track could get you around that, but it's pretty labor intensive when you live and hour away from the strip and then race all day. The other issue is it's probably going to take close to 12:1 compression to make the power numbers you'd be looking at.