11.5's

Any well built 340 / 360 can produce 400 'flywheel' HP, but RWHP is a long stretch! Have you ever driven or been in a car on an 11.5 sec 1/4 mile run? It tends to flatten your eyeballs!! :) And the horsepower to attain that goal is only a small part of the total package. There's also the wheel/tire combo, suspension mods, setup, tuning, etc., etc. Believe me, a lot of guys tell you their STREET cars run 11.5's, but those that can actually put that on a time slip at the track are few and far between. I think you'll get a big bad suprise if you go and actually weigh that 75 Scamp of yours and see how close you DON'T come to 3100 lbs, even without you in it. A well thought out and tuned small block package will run low 13's on the street, and will blow the doors off most of the competition you'll encounter there. Whenever I build a new toy for the street, I always think of the old credo while I'm in the planning stage: 'Speed costs money - how fast can I afford to go?' Hight 12's to low 13's usually gives my wallet INDIGESTION!! :)