I wouldn't even think it would be close dollar for dollar in the quarter.

Basic mustang=500-1200
351 block=50-200
good heads=500-1000
intake/tb=200-500
exhaust/headers=300-700
nitrous kit=200-600
slicks=200-400
gears-150
injecter/maf/tuning/ect...-400
cam=150-400


That should be enough to make a gutted notch run in the 10's and if you go with all the high sided prices your still below the magical number. I'm not sure how long the motor would live with the amount of nitrous you would be running but if one was to just pony up the 1200 bucks to make it a good sized stroker then it wouldn't take to much nitrous to make it to the tens.

The funny thing is the guy above used 3k on a damn nice looking stang and still is close to the 10 second door for just over 5grand. Dollar for dollar the import doesn't stand a chance. If you still doubt then you could always say instead of using a mustang lets use a gutted pinto. I would imagine that the crx and pinto would weigh close to the same and the v-8 with equal money would make lots more power and u could actually make it hook.

 

Well if you throw nitrous into the equation, maybe a 40 shot on top of the boost, it could PROBABLY hit low 10s. With a good enough driver, MAYBE even lower.

Well, i definitely respect the V8s, the potential of them is nothing less than amazing. Looks like the Honda isn't too far behind dollar for dollar, until you get past the 10s i suppose LOL, then it's pretty much over. Anyway, thank you guys for humoring me with this and not turning it into a flame orgy. Nice forum, i'll be checking it more often now. Thanks.

 

Mustang (gutted)- 1-2k
Nitrious kit (350 shot) - 400
Slicks - 300

there you go, a mustang in the 10's for 2-3k, BEAT THAT!!!!

 

You win! HAHAHAHAHAHA.

 

A 40 hp kit will get you a full second? I understand that putting nitrous on a forced induction car will yeild better gains than N/A. But I don't think you understand how hard is to go faster when you are going that fast.

 

Ditto. -Mark

 

I really don't like these debates because its a no win situation for the newer car. People say "well a new cobra is 35K, if I spent that on a honda. . .ect. . .ect"

So. . .ok. . .does that mean we should all drive around pieces of crap so we won't spend anymore then the next guy? (I am not calling honda's a piece of crap, I mean any old beat up car. . .) Once you start comparing cars that are 10-20years old to brand new 2003-2004 cars, you can't take the price of the car into concideration.

Obviously it will take more money TOTAL to make the newer car go 10's then the old car. What you have to consider is cost that must go into the engine to make it go 10's. . .then compare that to the old car.

Now, if your on a tight budget, then yes. . you need to take the price of the car and engine mods into consideration.

 

roadrage.........that set up will run 10's 1 1/2 times LOL.
Strokd 85........it had a 8 point bar and subframes LOL, that was a 1.44 60ft. on the combo I listed! If I pumped up the airbag in the passenger spring to 50+ #s it would leave level and staight but that didn't get the attention of the fans like the sideways 2 1/2' wheelies 40 ft. out did. My car in the sig below runs .3 quicker and 10 mph faster, but gets no were near the attention the hatch did yanking the wheels all twisted up.

 

Well assuming that the car was running low 11s, say 11.10s and you dropped to 10.40s that would be less than a second, but still from low 11s to lowish 10s. This is ALL hypothetical, there are too many variables, ie driver, suspension, launch, etc. Just theory.

 

I need to race you more then, I'm not worried about the fans and big wheelies (my last combo would carry them out past the 60' mark), i just want to get to the finish line first..
nice 60' times on that, best I was able to get was 1.35....