How would you build a low 10’s street car

33IMP said
Holdener has done nitrous tests of well built 496 and 540 chevies that made over 600 hp at 5500rpm n/a. That was BEFORE the nitrous was used. That kind of power would get my junk deep into the low 10s, shift at 5500 and live forever. If i shift those engines at 7000, (700hp+) mid nines would be possible. Then add in 200hp of nitrous? Whew!
The problem is, mopar parts that can make that kind of power cost two to three times as much money (heads and aftermarket blocks). And finding a chassis that can put that kind of power to the gtound.....?

A 600 hp Mopar engine is easy to build and not all that expensive. 440 block, 4.25 crank, 7.10 rods, 10:1 pistons, TF 240 heads, TF intake and a cam in the 250 range. So that is the easy part. You'll have to spend some money on the transmission to make it safe and reliable and you'll need a Dana 60 or something equally strong out back. After that it is just power to weight ratio and some suspension tuning. A Holley Sniper setup makes 600 hp more streetable since you can easily program a street tune and a race tune.