Originally posted by bignastygt
you could get a fox body stang for around 4k and use the other money for heads and intake maybe enoph left over for some forced induction this would take care of all aspects of what you want the auto x being the weakest point probally but will be very competitive on the track. if you want more drift/auto x go with a nissan 240 but you are gonna lose most of your competitive drag qualities. in my opinion the stang is the way to go light v-8 ample room to build and easier to build than imports handels good parts are cheaper and you will look way cooler!
I've always been into the late eighties, early nineties stangs. The only downside to that is everyone has one. I wanted to do something a little more original and keep it stock looking on the outside, but something with a lot of power under the hood.