Back to the basics...

How about a 15,000 dollar enclosed air conditioned trailer, 45,000 dollar diesel dually, all to pull a junior dragster..... I've seen it!! lol. All what a person has to spend. I personally like it when someone tweaks, tunes, and runs off of brains. You talk about a 10.20 454 cast head Nova, I seen a 10.35 cast head, single holley 340 duster. Or how about a cast head, cast intake (stock), Thermoquad all steel Demon go 10.90. It is amazing what one can accomplish if they really do the trial and error task... But you are right, most call and order, by credit card or machine shop, and what it runs it runs.