frankly i think you guys got way off this guys question v8 will be about the same price with pretty much the same results if you have the right resources and know how to shop go v8 then you can still do alot of crap later on

as for you guys argument i met a guy that had an eclipse he spent $12000 grand and was pulling mid twelves i also met another guy that had a malibu chevelle with a 400 sb built the car for shows not races and was pulling in the high 10s low 11s on $11000 so trash the weed eater on crack and just get american muscle if you want speed and save some money too