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Reach

That was an Enzo at 200mph man. And look how remarkably intact the cabin is. God he's lucky.

And didn't they determine the driver was coked out AND drunk?

CGTSX2004

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http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/car/136319912.html

That + SR20DET swap for about $5k should be a good combo.

subinf

Back when I really wanted to play around with imports I bought a used 4 door GSR and dropped in a JDM type R motor. The car was pretty quick and took corners in a straight line. It was a lot of fun but its much harder to do any internal work on the motor as compared to working on a domestic 289 or something. Also, as mentioned in another thread here, a lot of the higher end (not necessarily better, though) JDM and USDM are expensive.

joedokes28

65-68 mustang
87-93 mustang
94-95 mustang

Millions of parts available and cheap to build fast / road race.

Reach

Yeah, but for less than that money, I can start with a 302 Mustang. It looks like you can't beat that for a cheap starter-project car. Not to mention the parts and knowledge available for it.

CG you sure do love your Jap cars

Anyone got any opinions about older BIG beemers? They're barely on my radar screen but there's this 633 I saw... 740s can be had for sub 5k as well, don't know how they pull though, I expect not too well.

Stapler

the 740's you see for less than 5k, may be good, if their engine was replaced after 1997 (but thats not a garantee)

Look up nikasil http://www.bmwworld.com/engines/nikasil.htm

as for the 633, or any m30 car, make shure the head on it is from 83 or 84 and later. Great engine though, Also parts arent the easiest to fine, and not near as cheap as the e30's and bmw 2002's.

Stapler

OH, also the m30's injection system from pre i dunno, lets say 86 or so wasn't much fun to tune, though if it was in good working order, it was pretty reliable.

subinf

your best bet is with a 5.0 mustang

although if you went with GM muscle their crate motors make a shitload of power and run less than the ford crate motors do...thats always an idea.

CGTSX2004

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Yeah, I do prefer smaller, lighter, better handling cars. It's the road racer in me that I haven't had a chance to let loose in a long time. Drag racing just really isn't my thing, but I did provide links to several solid Mustangs earlier on in the thread.

Reach

No doubt. I'm seriously thinking about calling up the woman in Brandywine with the red 1990 this weekend. I can't make a purchase for a while but it'll give me something to get excited about.

CG one day you'll be rich and can buy that crash rebuilt Ferrari

CGTSX2004

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Why buy a crashed one when one day I might be able to buy a new one??

Reach

Keep dreaming, buy the cali crash one for now I found a corvette with a broken odometer

TLoggins

If you are looking for as you said "Go Fast" I would stay away from the 633 or 740 you mentioned earlier. Too much upkeep and not enough power for dollar value.

SouthernBoy

I'd try to locate a 1987-1989 Mustang LX notchback (not the liftback), sometimes called the coupe, with the 302 CID small block Ford engine. These can be easily restored and rodded to give very good performance for a minimum amount of outlay. Parts are readily available and the engines are bullet proof - a proven design.

While both of the LX body styles were sleepers (quicker and faster than the GT's), the coupe was the better of the two because it weighed less.

Have fun.

NightHawk CL9

see this thread.... there was a similar discussion going..... https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=sc300

and here is my post 11, well it was made before i traded the TSX in for the LGT....

i'm roughly in the same boat..... i wanna save up like 7-8 g's and get a "project car" aka a car i can have fun with and when i got an extra few hundred buy something for it....... thyis is my personal list, but it might help you out too.....

1. 94-95 mustang 5.0 or svt cobra for 7-8K...... i planned on buying one and throwing in the gt40 package for about 2000 and that maks 320 hp..... plus parts for the 5.0 are so common and they are very cheap, so parts are not gonna be JDM shipped from japan and cost like 1300 for a set of coilovers...... or 1200 for a front bumper.....

2. 92-95 toyota mr2 turbo..... they are nice, light, and with a turbo back, boost cotroller, nice summer tires your running mid 13s' all day long..... and then it looks awsome with the right kit on it....

3. and my personal favorite which i'm thinking of doing...... buying a 92-97ish lexus sc300 for about 3000-5000 and either dropping in the 1jz-gte (2.5 L I-6 Sourcer) or the 2jz-gte (3.0 L I-6 supra TT) motor.... i'm leaning toward the 2jz-gte..... thats abotu 3000 for a motor and tranny and ecu as the ecu and engine have to be matched kinda like our hondata...... then a tubro back exhaust, VAFC-II, your running quick, very quick.... and parts for that motor are alot, and fairly cheap, as all companies make turbo upgrads for about 750-1000$ that'll get you around 400hp, if not 400whp..... and with the right body kit they look awsome, like the WELD kit, or JIC's kit ..... http://www.l-tunedparts.com/product/?id=665 ..... and a nice set of rims and you have yourself an awsome car, and all thoes mods don't need to be done together,

importtuner

If you're going to get a '92-'97 SC, you really don't have to worry too much about the motor swaps. The 2JZ-GE motor which is the same as the N/A Supra is extremely strong. The shortblock is pretty much the same as the 2JZ-GTE (Supra Turbo). The only difference between the 2 shortblocks is that the GTE has oil-squirters to cool the skirts of the pistons, machined into the block and the pistons are a different size, but just as strong since the heads are different between the two. The crank, rods, and block are the exact same. Doing a motor swap really is not worth it since several people have eclipsed the 600rwhp mark, some close to 900whp in the N/A motor. This is with stock internals. The cheapest route is to get a TT headgasket which lowers the compression ratio to boost-friendly levels, headstuds, fuel injectors, fuel pump, AEM, and pretty much a turbo kit from Boostlogic, Soundperformance, etc. The 5-speeds are were only available in those aforementioned years; where the '97 model years is exteremely rare and desirable. Finding a 5-speed is really hard; especially in good condition. The good ones get fetched up quick. If you are looking for one though, good luck and make sure you get one with a black interior; its also very desirable. The '98-'00 SC3's share the 2JZ-GE with the Supra's except for the fact that it comes with VVT-i. The internals of the VVT-i block are pretty weak and lightweight, but the performance is extremely noticable and far superior than its predecessors especially down low. I have a '99 model year and it picks up like a V-8 and revs very easily/quickly. Too bad teh car is slow and heavy; lol! PM if you have any questions/regards since I have this car.

bigman

Old School Monte Carlo/Cutlass Supreme/Grand National. Drop an LS1 or get a turbo 3.8 and have lots of fun.

HQuakers

Wow, you know your SCs. I'm impressed. The heavy load is what concerns me most about getting this in a year when I graduate.

CLsuperhero

If you want a tough time consuming money blowing project. Convert a 94-99 celica GT with a JDM 3SGTE out of a 2nd gen GT four. I've heard it is like one of the hardest swaps.