all i'll say is you should hope he is close to stock! i know of two ls-1's (98 t/a-02 z28) running 8.0's in the 1/8 and there both automatics! the 02 z28 only has a catback exhaust,3.42's,lid,and a tci 3500 stall converter.i'm a diehard ford fanatic,but with a few mod's those damn cars are SICK...