[DeTomaso] Expected performance?

[corey price]

Fellow Pantera Owners:

Some of you have engines in your cars that put out more than 500 hp.  If I were to aim for 500 hp, what 0-60, quarter-mile, etc. times can I expect with stock gearing and modern tires and moderately-agressive driving?  I have a '71 and it will probably weigh less than 2900 lb. with the modifications I'm doing.  I'm not interested in trying to be the fastest thing on the road- I never will be.  I'm aware that over 500 hp (at sea level) in stock cars can start to break stuff and be edgy on the street, but at the altitude I live in, motors don't make the same power as if they were at sea level.  Yes, I realize that the car will handle well and is built more for the track than the drag strip, but I'm still curious.

Corey