I remember racing against V8's all the time in my 91 with bolt ons.... i did lose to 3 V8's though: Saleen Mustang supercharged one, Firebird ws-6, and an LS1 Camaro (plus I missed 3rd gear)... But that doesnt matter when my V8 kill list had more than 10 cars (mostly mustangs and ppl in Bird's...