Unported head quickness?

Lighter the better, a light car is your friend.
I’ve never had an A body with a big block in it.
Must be the easiest way I can think of to get one into the low 11s high 10s is with a mild big block.
If you had the means, some aluminum heads and a diet, and a low block, it’s not that much heavier then a iron small block.
That was a common gripe a race shop I worked at years ago criticized me on. Why I didn’t have a big block in my car?