ive taken on a v8 before , one of my buddies has a 99 gt thats all stock exept the wheels , mufflers and intake , weve raced a couple of times , he usually beats me out of the gate but i always catch up and pass him once i reach the higher rpms , of course ive got quite a few mods , underdrive pulley , CAI , mac o/r Hpipe 2.5 (dont have the mufflers or catbacks yet), and an accel super coil , ive basicallyy targeted the higher rpms , their isnt much on the down low anymore especially after the exaust mod