If you were attempting to go 8.99 in a 3100lb car, how would you do it NA? What kind of power would it take? Gear set?

Well I'm an idiot. My car is 3500+ with me in it. I expect it to to 8.70's. Doing it with a Bischoff 574 B1MC motor making 1060 hp naturally aspirated no power adders. I'm old school......... Hope to hit the track in a few weeks.

At 3100 lbs, I think you only need 850 hp. Easy to do.

1st of all I’m checking Mapquest and seeing what’s closer…. Sonoma CA, Mission BC, Cecil Co MD. If I’m rainbow chasing I want to hit the easy button right off the bat!

Not Thunder Valley? LOL.

Cecil County MD.......

Sorry all i know is BB nitrous. Last NA pass i made at 3400lbs was 10.40 LMAO

3500??? and what are you waiting for??? hasnt it been done for a while now???

Sonoma Raceway does not have a Summit ET Series Team/Program this year or years going forward. If You didn't make the Div 7 Lucas Oil Sportsman Race (done this year) or the Camping Word Pro Nationals (done as well) You're not going to run at Sonoma any time this Calendar year (2021). Sac Raceway has a variety of Dates coming up if You feel like driving and Sac is a lot closer than Mission or Cecil Creek? Famosa Raceway still has ANRA and Team Famoso races on the Calendar but It will be hot just like Sacramento. You're in Arizona correct? Las Vegas, Firebird in Idaho and Tucson in Arizona sound like realistic choices.

We go 9.50's @ 4023lb (w/d). Using a not too radical 900hp 580 wedge N/A. Pretty sure we'd bust the 8's @ 3100lb

Serious note.....572 B! 13:1+ compression Large roller cam, SLR will need experimentation and im bad with NA, LOL but i would think 3 speed with 4.30? Ask Al ALguire for sure

One of the EFI cars that I help tune runs 8.90 to 9.00. It is a Studebaker with a 565 BB Chevy engine. Weighs around 3200 or 3300 lbs and makes close to 900 hp. He has a 3.89 rear gear with a Powerglide. Fairly easy engine to build in the BB Chevy world, not too hard to round up the parts to make a 900 hp BB Mopar. You would want an aftermarket block and decent heads, maybe 345 -1 heads or something along that line. Or just build a 572 with 572-13 heads. Costs a little more to build up front but you'll have 1000 hp which should put you deeper into the 8's and it could last a long time if you go with a mellower camshaft.

Shoot for at least an honest 850hp STP.

Might take more depending on the track conditions, car efficiency, etc.

At 3000lb car w/o driver. You will need every bit of 925hp. And hope your suspension can support it.

One fiddy + mph….

In Jeff’s B bod that’s definitely the direction I’d be looking….

I’d like to hit that 8 sec mark…. But my bucket of mph is empty. 4-5 more would seal the deal

Call Goodwin

Jeff i dynoed about 847 with my 528 on alky and managed 8.78 at BIR on MT radial 14.5 x 33 slicks, torqueflite, 3000 lbs+. With a stick and another 50 to 100 lbs you will be on the edge on a good day IMHO.
At least fully ported 440-1 heads, 3X INTAKE 284/296/114 cam with .800+ lift and some serious valve springs, rockers and pushrods, 14+ compression and I like injected alky. If you come up short a tenth fatten the injecters about 8 % and run M5 alky.

Greg, what rear gear do you currently have in the car?

I'm at about 3600 lbs motor went 1060 hp on engine dyno but the real problem i have been having is traction on the hit.

My -1 Indy headed motor has run a bunch of 9.05 at 3330lbs earlier this year in subpar air. 10.5 tires off the footbrake. Best of 9.0@150@3350 running Eddy carbs
Doug