it ought to be fine but just be real careful with it, especially in the beginning and ESPECIALLY if you've never driven an RWD vehicle before. It's surprising how easily you can lose control in low traction situations, even with a V6.
About a week after I turned 16 and got my 4.3L V6 S-15 Jimmy, it had drizzled in the morning and I stupidly floored it pulling out onto the major road that runs by my house, as I had done every day up until that point so that I could merge with the traffic easier. On that day, though, I skidded one way, overcorrected, skidded the other way, and ended up on the opposite side of the road facing the wrong direction with my front end straddling the curb. My front left tire was blown from the impact with the curb. Fortunately I was leaving the house earlier than usual that morning, so there weren't many other cars around, or else it could have been disastrous. I learned a big lesson that day: traction can be lost very easily, and RWD vehicles take some getting used to controlling when they've lost rear wheel traction. By now I'm pretty comfortable doing it, but to a n00b it can be fatal.
I would try it out in 'safe' low-traction situations, just to get a feel for how to control it... go to an empty parking lot after it's rained or something, and try flooring it from a dead stop and seeing how much wheel slippage you can control, try to get maximum acceleration *without* slipping the wheels, try braking, try turning while accelerating (this is the toughest one), try turning while braking, etc.
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