95 Dakota build

Bronson77 said
It’s a extended cab so I’m gonna say around 3800 or so

Ok, well according to the DC Bulletin Book,
to get into the 12s with SuperStock suspension, it says will take a Power to Weight ratio of ~.085, so
at 3800, this is 323 hp.
at 4000 it would be 340 hp
at 4200,it would be 357hp
These are doable for a 318/5.2 but IMO, with stock iron heads, it will take more than a [email protected] cam. It's time for a big solid-lifter cam, and plenty of compression; 340 hp is already 1.07 hp per cube

But with street suspension, this might only be 13.5 seconds or perhaps as slow as 13.8, so you're looking at suspension upgrades.

So to guarantee dipping into the 12s,on street suspension, you might shoot for a P/W of .100 The new power levels are 380,400, and 420.
Now yur looking at a hi-compression big-cammed 360/5.9 , with some headwork
or supercharging.
400 hp is now 1.11 hp per cube