FASTEST CAR under 20k???

RX7Rocket · 01-09-2002, 10:18 PM

If you had only 20k to spend on a car including performance addition, which car would you pick. I myself would go with a 94 Mazda RX7.... muhahahaha. 15k for da car and 5k additions....!!!! Truly indeed one of the fastest car and comparable to da super cars.

LS1CamaroZ28 · 01-09-2002, 10:32 PM

Fastest car under 20K? Buy yourself a 2000 Camaro SS. It'll smoke that RX-7 any day of the week.

LjasonL · 01-09-2002, 10:47 PM

where u gonna get a 2000 ss for under $20K? well the fastest NEW car for under $20k i nominate my impreza. anyone know one faster? note: by new i mean 2002+

fastrThanU · 01-10-2002, 01:16 AM

fastest car for under 20k? you didn't say prettiest, so i'm gonna get ugly on ya.

go to the junkyard or old lady down the street, buy a chevette shell($500), weld in a rollcage, two seats placed where the rear seat once was, extend the steering, and brace it. buy a 70's 500ci Caddy V8($200), put 472(?) heads on it ($50) to bump the compression ratio to 13:1, and put in a ford 9in. posi. differential. new motor mounts to locate the engine 5" or so rearward, frame reinforcements. remove all excess weight(heater, inner door panels, headliner etc.... buy some Mickey Thompson slicks or drag radials, and you will have one of the lightest cars around putting out just over 500 HP. good for 9-10 sec 1/4 mile times while spending under 10k. wanna spend another 10k on beefing up the car, and engine and start running 8's? go right ahead. btw, you can do a nice multi color primer paint job on it to match with the $$ left over, maybe buy a parachute for the thing!!

if you want to actually look good for the ladies, i'd go with something else.....

........unless you like girls who dig primered, hacked up chevettes. LOL.

mngse00 · 01-10-2002, 10:08 AM

it dosen't matter if the camaro is an ss the rx-7 would still burn it. If anyone agrees with me post what u think

NB8CT · 01-10-2002, 11:38 AM

I would have to agree that the RX-7 modded would beat the SS.
As for the fastest car under 20k we have a few options:

1. Buy a 90-94 miata (5K~8K) throw on a turbo kit (3K), then a TECII ECU (2.5K), full 3" turbo back pipes ($600) and you have yourself a sub 12 second car.

2. The RX7 deal eluded to above, although you have to be careful when getting a RX7 used, if it wasnt pampered its entire life it might crap out on you a few times.

3. Early 90s 300ZX Twin Turbo for 10K + 10k in mods

SickLude · 01-10-2002, 12:05 PM

easy...id buy a early CRX...drop in the biggest engine possible...B18c5..B18c1...H22...SR20DET...whatever . drop in turbo... no less than about 15 psi when racing..but adjustable for the crusin...build up bottom end... work the suspension nicely...you got yourself a very fast car...now for the looks...throw on a kit...a very simple yet elegant kit...paint it black..or blue...or whatever the hell you want....(i would go with black, just my style)....and hold on tight....with the extra money, i would put in some pioneer speakers..thats all...just for the listening...

LS1CamaroZ28 · 01-10-2002, 02:09 PM

OK, let's not be ignorant. Stock vs. stock, a new Camaro SS is faster than a RX-7. SS's run low 13's, usually 13.2's off the showroom floor, and RX-7's run a BEST of a mid 13 stock...for the most part I see high 13 second quarter mile rips at the drag strip here.

Modded is a different story. You can still pump more power out of the SS's LS1 motor...not to say the RX-7 isn't a piece of work, it is.

LjasonL · 01-10-2002, 02:39 PM

im voting for a 1000 lb datsun with a blown 502.

-cy- · 01-10-2002, 02:58 PM

Find the cheapest cheap LS1 ('98 and newer SS, Z28, or formula) and put a supercharger or the twin turbo in it (expensive, not really sure how much) and with whatever extra money you have upgrade any parts needing beefing up (drive train, tranny, and stuff like that to handle the power)...i dunno......

DynoM@x · 01-10-2002, 06:10 PM

I have no idea what my friend did to it but he got an 85 rx-7 and ivested close to 10k and it cost him 2k and it runs mid 10's

fortyoz2eric · 01-10-2002, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by -cy-
Find the cheapest cheap LS1 ('98 and newer SS, Z28, or formula) and put a supercharger or the twin turbo in it (expensive, not really sure how much) and with whatever extra money you have upgrade any parts needing beefing up (drive train, tranny, and stuff like that to handle the power)...i dunno......

who makes a twin turbo for a camaro? i swear i've never seen one. anyways a camaro z28 is the fastest stock car for under 20k but if you spent 20k modifying a civic you can make a car that'll destroy anything on the road

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[Originally posted by DynoM@x
I have no idea what my friend did to it but he got an 85 rx-7 and ivested close to 10k and it cost him 2k and it runs mid 10's

he probably just put some sort of turbo and nos on it

NismoDrifts · 01-10-2002, 08:27 PM

between the SS and the Rex.......there close enough to get an edge on the other by slightly modding either one.......so it comes down to two issues:

1. Rotaries......what can ya do with em? do ya wanna deal with the problems of one?!

2. looks......which one do you see yourself in goin down the street

The Russian Kid · 01-10-2002, 08:41 PM

Hey, rotaries are great, my freind has a 2nd gen. Mazda RX 7. That thing is realy fast and good handling!!

Mazda for ever!!

fastrThanU · 01-10-2002, 08:47 PM

a friend of mine races an RX-7 cometitively (G-Spot racing). while fast, the stock rotary motor has some big reliability issues, and because of the nature of a rotary config. and the way it's assembled, if you hurt the motor at all, you can pretty much say goodbye to it. i'd avoid it. the looks are second to none, though.

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