You really dont know sh*t do you!? What if he cant afford to build a full out V8? Or he has a nice V6 thats a starter car? A V6 car you know it hasnt been rat bagged all to hard, so it wont be as beat up as some 8s, I have seen a few V6's thatll beat my car, and thats no slouch. spend 4000 on the engine, and itll take just about anything out there, a 6 or not. And insurance will be way cheaper, ever heard of a "sleeper"? Probably not seeing as you dont know anything about cars, race a turbo 300zx, there "only" a 6, not much lighter if any than a Camaro or Transam, and a 2300 twin turbo thats a cheap set up will move that car quite well, that 3.8 V6 stock that he has in his car has 200hp, get heads, full exhaust, cold air and a chip, a mild cam, your under 3000 spent and have around 310 or so hp. But you wouldnt know anything about that, the only cars I bet youve worked on is those "hot wheels" cars. So pipe down and leave the guy alone. And to the guy building the 6er, dont let that halfwit discourage you, keep working on it, enjoy your car, and once again hes wrong, a V6 can be a nice hot rod, thats not too hard of fuel also. So ignore what that "know it all" has to say, have fun with your car, let us know how it goes.