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Oh I know, I'm just getting started and have a long way to go to make it to the 10's. Yes, I will definetely need to find some more power for 10's. Here is everything of my best run, 60' 1.638, 330' 4.823, 660' 7.538, 1/8 mph 90.25, 990' 9.842, 1320' 11.929 1/4 mph 111.28. I'm thinking of some engine changes also. I've talked with my engine/trans builder a few weeks ago. I'm pretty sure with a bigger cam, Super Victor intake and a bigger carb I can find about 60 hp. Another guy has an engine built the same as mine and made those changes and that's what he gained. My engine made 501hp@5700 rpm, but something to remember is on the dyno your not running the water pump or a mechanical fan. You have open headers instead of a full exhaust and it's sucking cool air instead of hot under hood air. Those things all rob horse power.

Be careful about going much bigger on everything. Bigger isn't always better. It can be surprising how much you can gain from the effort to tune what you have. "Peak HP" isn't what you should be after. IMO the Super Victor would be your biggest mistake.

I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, especially since there are guys out there who have done even more with less than I have. But here is an example using my car:

360 + .060, unported LA-X heads w/1.92" in/1.625" ex., .474" lift cam but with lots of duration, honest 10.5-1 compression, Holley Strip Dominator (A good dual plane is close) and Holley 750 DP. Low gear 904 and converter actually flashes to 5000+, 4.86 gears and 9"x30" radial slicks. I shift & go through the lights around 6,700+. My car weighs 3,540+ and has TTI 1 5/8"-1 3/4" step headers with 3" x-pipe ending with Dynomax UltraFlo mufflers at the rear axle.

* Best 1/4 Mile ET/mph: 11.227 @ 116.27 mph
* Best 1/8 Mile ET/mph: 7.034 @ 94.55 mph
* 1.47 60' times

...footbraking. I don't remember if I had run in the 11.teens, but it can.

It's a matter of tuning and matching things up to work together efficiently within the same rpm range. Your 60's need the most work and accelerator pump tuning can help a lot. But it's a little of everything. Changing one thing can affect the optimum tune of something else! i.e.: Change the cam or the exhaust system, you may need to retune the carb. Change to a converter that works better with you engine torque and you may need to work on the suspension. ETC.......

Trust me, it wasn't easy and I'm always tweaking.

But good luck. I can appreciate a fast "stock appearing" Mopar!