66 Nova

[lpope]

I'm in the middle of my first build (66 Nova) and need help deciding how much horsepower I should be shooting for. Leaning toward ls9 of lsx. The cars man purpose will be joy rides and car shows but I have been building it to be more than capable on the autocross as well. I have installed DSE's front clip and 4 link. I seems to be pretty east to create 700hp these days but the Nova is a very small car and I don't want to destroy the drivability. Please provide your thoughts.