Sidepipes or not?

The purpose of this truck was street/strip. Started out more street than strip but as we progressed it kind of grew stronger: 800 ... 900 ... heck, why not 1200 as we'd crossed the magic 850 Hp number. Then with that much power, we needed a reinforced transmission. Then we needed a full cage. Then we might as well tub it to make room for bigger tires. I suspect this the same progression as many other projects.