Bore out the 318 -- if you got deep pockets get a crate 340/360 -- you didnt say whether it was clutch or auto. There's a lot of factors at play. What you're doing is being too general and broad. Nearly any engine can get 12s its a matter of parts and money. Strip cars aren't very streetable, they got stall converters as high as 5,000 which makes it pretty rough on the streets, not to mention gas.
Everybody likes throwing around the term 'street/strip'
I think what you want is just a good all round car that can lay out rubber, a street fighter of sort which is what I'm doing.
Basically I got it mapped out
1500 - 2000 rpm it'd have 150-200 hp
Round 2500-3500 it'd have 200-300 hp ths is plenty of pep and fun
it'd peak out around 4000 rpm where the engine gets -serious- and starts to show its true numbers, for the strip and burning rubber. About 450/550 and wont go beyond 6000 rpm. this easily translates to a 13-12 second car. I'm still working on what kind of cam grind I want and how to make an engine do exactly that..... parts as well, but ive came to the conclusion that I want everything to be forged steel with the exception of the heads.
Check the numbers on this build
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/engine/mopp_0310_340_engine_600_hp/photo_23.html
pretty sexy huh? I want to do something similar, probably a milder cam and a little more CID. Might do a stroked/supercharged combo...... still up in the air
