Depending on your goal, maybe not so much considering fellas have been known to run mid/low 11’s. I have seen one in the upper 10’s and yes, no ****, it should be running a single plane intake.
yes, it( air gap) isn’t so doggy at all. At 3350 race weight, I went 11.26 at 118+.
10 to 1 stock stroke 360 with very mildly worked Eddie heads, flat tappet cam, through muffs. Absolutely nothing trick at all