[kazman]

If you go to a points race you see an endless list of combos'. Pick what you like. Fox mustang or a Lt1 are good. LS1 is also good but more bucks to buy. Auto is a must. Its cheaper to buy something already done than to do a build up. The more "bracket" the car is means less streetable. Bracket racing is not about how fast. Fast is very adictive and you really don't want to make the car faster during the season. 99% of the post on the internet are about how fast. Running a point series pounds the living crap out of the car. The car is a tool for racing and you need to match what everyone else has to be competiteve. Bring a knife to a gunfight thing. Again not how fast but how dialable and reliable. No flames but the competition in an Fbody event is totally different when running the summit series. Island and Numedia do have a few hitters in street. Atco, Cecil, and Maple have like 20 hitters in street. Running better competition does make you a better racer. Maple does have a true entry class (Trophy) which is an "easier" level. The Trophy class at Island isn't for beginners. I had a lot of fun with a 95 Formula convertable. I put in LT1 edit, 160 stat, and drag radials. With 2.73 gears I reprogrammed the rev limiter up a bit, moved the 1-2 shift up 1 mph (50 vs 49) and was able to cross the finish line in second gear. High 14's but more consistant than shifting into 3rd 100' in front of the stripe. But it was hard to put the car exactly on the numbers in later rounds when the competition was always dead on. My real bracket car is a 95 Formula stroked lt1, turbo 400, 12 bolt spool rear. Took a while ($$$$) but the car is a killer on the track but not driven on the street. Give me a yell if you end up with a LT1 or LS1. I'll save you some time, money, and sweat on what not to do.