i did not get beat to many times and i did not cry but i have had guys try to run me off the road when they seen me coming and seen a guy blow this small block trying to beat me a guy guted his car put slicks on it and n.o.s on it and he still had a tuff time so all in all i am not crying at all i had a stock 454 flat top with some old 66 o ports and a big cam