street/strip 360

It sounds like you understand the basics. A cam can help along with the headers/duel exhaust & 4bbl intake. After that you can look at gearing. I refer to the rear end gearing as it will assist you in getting going quicker. The main draw back of changing gears is higher RPM's at speed. As for beating the goat & torino, you will need to know what they have under the hood first and then decide if you can afford to out do them.