What can i do?

[Simioh]

by the end of the summer i will have around 6000 dollars. Maybe more. I want to buy a car that will be mostly for the track. Maybe driven once a week on the street. I wanted to get ideas on what u guys think i could do with that. Just throw ideas around, doesnt have to be a mustang. (altho it would be nice)

[351wStang]

Get a nice fox body stang, run a forged bottom end, GT40 the top end, and throw a 150 shot of N2O on it.

[neatofrito1618]

Yeah a fox body would be good, do a H/C/I swap with gears, a couple bolt on's, DR's or slicks with a 125 or 150 shot and a tune. And of course all the supporting parts.

[Simioh]

so i can do all that (get the car and all) with 6 grand? (of course i will be constatlly addin upto it as i get more cash)
how fast do u think 6 grand will get me down the 1/4 mile?

the thing is my bro just got a subaru sti, runnin low 13s i gotta beat that hehe

[neatofrito1618]

You can find fox bodies that are already built up for around 5k. Or is you wanna build it up yourself try to find a stockish fox body in good condition for around 2k and use the 4+k and build it up yourself. With my set up you would probaly run around low to mid 11's.

[Simioh]

ur settup? on ur v6?? runs mid to low 11s??? :o

[Simioh]

ohh ohhh nevermind, i see what u meant, the setup u said bout the fox body, aight... sounds good, i cant wait till the summers over so i can start on that.
thax for the replies

[351wStang]

You can get 12's easy with $6k. Get some decent lower control arms, adjustable uppers, and an anti-roll bar. This will let you hook and launch straight. Of course there is more to it then that but those are the main parts. I got my rear suspension & Strange adjustable struts/shocks from Team Z. Great stuff, second to none. I'm not sure on how much nitrous a stock 5.0HO short block can take. If you run a stock short block I'd suggest you keep it to 100 shot max. Will you go carb or EFI? You can pick up Edelbrock RPM heads with the 1.90/1.60 heads for 5.0's on the corral for pretty cheap. For cost sake you may wanna keep the stock short block, get some decent heads & intake with a Holley 650dp and a Sniper nitrous kit. You would have to talk to some nitrous guys on the fuel system part, I'm not much of a nitrous guru. If you will only have $6k to play with you may have to buy a decent car, run stock heads ect and nitrous. With a carb you could tune it yourself, but a tune for the EFI would cost. Just have to decide what you wanna do for the top end and go from there. A proper fuel system and suspension are an absolute must if you wanna keep this thing running and putting the power to the ground.

[Simioh]

thanx a lot 351, ur always very helpfull, ill have a long summer to think bout all that, im thinkin i wanna go EFI, im a younger guy, havent been around carbs a lot. maybe it would be a good time to start learning. and yeah, i know enuff to know i gotta work on the suspension first. first thing i'll wanna do is plant the power i already have down on the ground, and work on gettin all that extra power down too.
again... tahnx a lot, and i guess i'll hopefully post pictures, and update this by the end of the summer.
drive safe

[351wStang]

Heh I'm only 21. But I know more and have done more than most 50 year olds.