You might get him because he will have a sluggish start with the high first gear of the five speed. If he can get off of the line quickly, he will probably beat you. If he had a four speed stick he could definitely beat you. I think that the 350 tbi has around 200hp and 300lb ft of torque, but I am not too sure. A throttle body 350 can run with a Vortec 350, even though a vortec is rated higher.