What is the best budget street racing car?

[Cbass]

Well, I was personally talking about the series 2 first gen RX7 with the 12A rotary. The 12A weighs something to the order of 350 lbs, which is only 70 lbs lighter than a Ford 5.0 smallblock, which can easily be built for 300hp for very little money, and 400hp for a bit more money. If you really know how to build the engine right, you can get 450hp on pump gas.

The engine and tranny will bolt in, the only actual modifications being denting the firewall slightly in a few places for clearance, a new transmission crossmember, and a shorter driveshaft to make up for the longer transmission.

Depending on the model you pick, this gives you a curb weight of between 2250-2350 lbs. There are numerous options for suspension and brake upgrades. In fact, the reason I recommend going for one of the widebody kits is the first gen body doesn't have enough room for the tires you would need with this sort of power. Provided you have the traction to make it happen, a 10 second run should be no problem with this car.

Also, by using a full competition IMSA body kit, you should be able to drop quite a few pounds, maybe getting it down to 2200lbs.

[DemonZX]

Oooooo...That kind of talk gives me chills!