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Originally Posted by pennywel
Okay then. I thought about the '03/'04 Terminator - my oldest brother has a jet black Roush model w/ red trim. But I heard the chassis has too much flex for road track. For a max of $70K, get a new '11 Mustang 5.0 with comfort features, replace the fenders, hood & doors w/ carbon fiber from ASD Motorsports in Charlotte, NC, install aluminum flywheel & driveshaft, add a roll-cage for safety that allows use of backseat - I'm shooting for functional comfort, convienience, & road performance - I might not be able to do it all. But I don't want some pre-madonna ride that stays in the garage 3/4's of the year, nor do I want a ragged-out race ride that'll jar my teeth out of my head. I'll add big brakes front & rear, adjustable coilovers on all four corners as well as larger sway bars front & rear. As for a power-adder, I'm leaning towards a centrifugal supercharger to ease launching. Furthermore, I'd like to match the vette & 911 with 12 inch wide rear tires. Ideally, I do not want to tub the rear or flare the the rear wheel wells, but I'll lean toward the later if necessary. I'm planning as well to do anything else I can to reduce weight while maintaining functional comfort. Someone might suggest getting a Corvette Grand Sport - that idea is in the back of my mind. But I do like playing the role of the underdog and looking a bit more incognito. If I switch to one of the so-called rice-burners from Japan, I'd lean towards a G-37. Initial dependability and mods that do not require organ donation are both important, as well as rear-wheel drive. I'll complete a number of the installs while my brother's shop will handle the body and paint. Given the above and dollar limit, I'm open to other ideas.
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If you are throwing around a 70k budget, then go with the R35 GTR. Not as fast as the ZR-1, but as fast around the track as a Z06 and in the same price range. Take it to Cobb, have them do all that ECU gremlin magic, and call it a day. You now have a fast track car with heated seats and don't have to pay the German premium.
Then again at the 70k price range, you can also pick up one of the few rare R33s that got into the States before ICE shut that down.
But I'm gonna say you should buy the Mustang, because you are trying to justify it. Every post is how you could make the Mustang faster and comparing it to cars in completely different markets. However, I'm gonna give you the same advice I give everyone: Unless its how you feed your family, don't buy a car based on track times or ability to modify.
Then again, I still don't know what you want? A fast DD? A drag car? Track car? Depending on what you want, I could give you better advice.