Why not? This old guy (68) is still racing the same car and combination I've raced for 51 years. 426 inch Hemi, low compression, crossram, Racer Brown cam, "J" converter, Super Stock springs. Shift at 6400 rpm, low maintenence, goes fast enough to suit me, is consistent, and isn't hard to race. Most of the time we never take the hood off of it. Runs now E/NSS. In this vid, running time trial against my good pal Ronnie McClelland in the Bud's Auto Sales 572 inch, updated Hemi. Difference about 200hp in his favor. Video by Jim Amos, of Bee On Video. Taken at Keystone Raceway Park, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3GMmRk8F2o