If the engine is not going to be behind the cab then don't mess with a Z06 or anything that can put the power to the pavement. An Alston or Morrisson back half chassis clip will help but a pickup is really not the drag machine that an old station wagon was with the weight at the rear and up high for good transfer. The two best street sleepers I've had were a 350hp 327 in a 66 Corvair (Crown Engineering kit) and a 400 sbc in Pontiac Fiero. Both were light weight and had the engine/transaxle weight right on the rear tires. Hardly any tire smoke to impress the guys at the Sonic drive in but really tough off the line and that's what wins races.
