11 second smallblock...how would you build it?

Thanks for the complaments, nothing to get jealous about, its just a very simple combo, i feel this time i'm on to something i like more then a big carb'd, big cammed, high compression ride that can't be driven on the street & needs race fuel, i DEFINITLY swear by these Indy RHS heads, for the price they just can't be beat, when you say magnums, are you talking engine/heads or that comp magnum cam? Can't speak for the cam, As for the engine, tell you this, i'm in the market for a spare 360 magnum shortblock for a backup.

What is your Alt. up there? The track i race at is 1650ft, so its not quite sea level, but its not bad.

Its hard to dictate how to get your car in the 11.9s NA from where your at, if you've already dropped the AC, PS & PBs, thats about all i did, i did install jegs racing seats, mine still retains all its glass, metal & steel bumpers, along with most interior parts, so its not stripped.

You need to mainly consintrate on getting good 60ft. times, so whatever that takes, the easiest is gears & converter. All i would need to do at this point to acheive a solid 12.2/12.3 car is a race type converter thats still streetable & say a 4.11 gear without lifting as much as a VC. & still have a stockish idle shifting at 5200, sweet ha 8).

One more thing as i'm reading your post, did i read that right! Did you say low 13 "GUESSES"!!!, is this your guess or others??You need to go take it to the track, don't guess, & if your getting these guesses from members, "shame on you"!! It was "shame on me" when i listened, i was told by many it would never break a 12.99 with what i had, again, "shame on me", because i knew this car felt really strong, & i've run in the 10s for 2 yrs. & many passes in my duster, they almost had me convinced untill i ran that 13.07 3 weeks ago spinning the tires on a 1.94.

Hey Joe, its the magnum motors, not the cam that im interested in. Im wondering how much power i can make with an LA block with something like the RHS magnum heads and if it will get me to my goals easier than or harder than a traditional LA style head...I have heard magnum's can't be ported to flow very well, dont rev very high, and cant accept high lift cams...of course im not very educated, which is why i ask if any of this is true and the viability of a magnum setup for what im looking for.

I realize alot of et is in the chassis...my tranny has a deep first (3.35) so im hoping that will help off the line performance and lowering my 60's, although my sportsman tires might just make it bad anyways...as far as the guesses go, i hope the people who have told me those numbers are wrong, because if it ran faster id be on cloud nine!8)


anybody else care to share their combos or opinions?