hey slayer, a 355 will pull that car real well. One thing thats good about these third gens is that they are fairly light. You can hit 12 with a 355. Go with a flat top .030 over hyperutectic pistons.You can get a good set of rod fairly cheap, i recommend eagle. If you dont have the money for aftermarket heads, find a good set of 305 heads, and put money into the machine work in em, Try and get the 202intake 160 exhaust valve in them, Get them ported. If you have the money get titanium valves MUCH lighter and stronger, will help get a lil hp. also get roller rockers it will also help. If you are running a auto tranny get the smallest stall converter you can get. easier to spin if its smaller. Make sure and get that tranny well built or it will be slippin before ya know it.