I say run it at the track and see what you get. Remember, NA cranks will never hold any HP- You basically made this one up. Any HP is a meaningless term that might sound good, but is just meaningless. People have always said that NA cranks will not handle the HP of a filleted crank-that is a big difference., street cars overheat with front mounts- again, you are playing loose with words. We have repeatedly stated that a front mount will cause a car to run hotter than a stock location. That is simple physics. Front mounts reduce airflow and the air that does pass thru may be hotter than ambient so the engine has to run hotter. Practically, the effect is a question of where you live as a hot day in NY is a relatively cool day where I live. The real point is that one gets very little benefit from a front mount in comparison to some of the downsides-unless one is pushing a regal into the Nines..., powerglide's suck-PG's do suck on a street car if one is looking for gas mileage and overall drivability-but Lawrence Conley ran one in Tweaked 20 years ago so they are excellent for a purpose built car, dropping the rear ratio down will never work, etc. Conley ran a 4.10 in Black and made it work...technically that is dropping the ratio down, btw. Lotsa guys ran 3.70s long ago as well. Higher ratio gears work in the TTA's which have a much better drag coefficient than a regal and they work well in lightweight hybrids that don't need the torque multiplication to get moving. Many of us have run 28" tires, and taller, on regals to take advantage of the inherent torque of a properly modified engine....dropping the ratio "down" is nothing new.
Granted, a lot of ideas go nowhere and end up not being worth the trouble. But, if no one tried anything questionable, these cars would still be running a 12.50 and that would be considered quick.
I have learned to take almost everything grumpy has said in the last 3 years with a large grain of salt. I am sure that when I have been into cars that long I will have a brutally fast street car. He is just being what his screen name says, a grump. Dan was running a lot faster than 12.50s when you were still riding in a car seat. He also runs his cars everyday without having to rebuild them. I suspect that he understands car physics better than you do at the moment....and also understands that your new ideas may be new to you, but, that does not make them new. If he hurts your feelings, time to grow up and get over it.