Remember, back in the day, Don Garlits beat 426 Hemis and everything else with his 392 Hemis every weekend. My Hemi is not built to the max, it's a cruiser. It also has 3.8:1 Ford gears and with sticky tire can still get into the 11s. Not bad for a 50 year old engine and still cost a lot less than a 426 Hemi.
Bruce