[fearsomefairmont]

If you guys want the most performance for the least money get a beat up old domestic of some type, especially any one of the ford fox bodies (mustang, fairmont, thunderbird, etc.), and drop in a 5.0l and scrounged transmission, maybe AOD or t-5. This is assuming you do all labor yourself, and are willing to put the time in. In stock trim they are a 14 sec or so machine, can easily dip into 12's. There is no satisfaction like building a car yourself from the ground up, not to mention being able to fix it easily yourself.