My Cuda has a 500" wedge 263* solid cam, 1050 Dom, fully auto 727, and 3.91s in an 8 3/4. 520 RWHP which puts it somewhere in the low 600s at the flywheel. The car has ran 6.8s @ 104 in the 1/8 and gets 11 mpg on pump gas on the open road. It is quiet enough to hear the radio at 60mph thanks to electric cut-outs.

I drive it to the track and to car shows regularly. And yes, you need to be very aware of the road conditions with that much power on tap. You can't kick into passing gear without the rear getting loose.....and that is at 45 or 50 mph.

The car is not difficult to drive at all with the automatic. But it does lope good. You would have no problem with a stick.

A well thought out combo will do what you want. You will probably need to make some changes after you get it together to dial in the exact combo that you like the best. But you can do it.

Go for it!