If you had 20k, what car would you build ?

[duke5700]

If you want to stay in the commodore arena, I would go older model. Something like a VL is 1250kg's give or take dependant on model.

Doesn't take a whole lot of stonk to get something like that into the 10's. Good choice of engines, RB30, Holden 5L and plenty of kits for LS1 conversions.

A suitably head and cammed LS1, glide, BW78 Turbo Diff and a 100 shot would see it in the 10's with ease. Probably even a low 10.

[Drizt]

S15 ... with an LS3 conversion
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Quoted for awesomeness

This is what I day dream about doing...

That or a Z4 as the doner car

[the big fist]

180SX, S13 or S14 with an LS1 conversion. I've wanted to do this for ages.

Yep, I bought an s15 6 months or so ago. $10K, great condition and even in stock form it feels like it blows the doors off my VZ GTO. Miles nicer to drive in a spirited fashion, BUT there is no way I could drive it as a daily.
Bought to turn into a bit of track hack. Eventually will go the LS for pure torque which it greatly lacks. Very fun car.

[CLUBRED]

I can tell you now he isn't. 430rwkw is a little out of reach for a 35r, unless of course he has been to Mr Photoshop Dyno Tuning Services.

As I said from memory.

[CLUBRED]

As I said from memory.

Because things like this annoy me, new GTX3076R = 387.3kw ATW on 19psi (4th gear, Dyno Dynamics std shootout mode).

[SUZUKI MALISHA]

id grab a crate motor and bolt it into a hq. Suspension and good tyres will see you in an awesome weapon, a keeper, and a looker all at the same time. Not to mention itl be pretty light and will look reaaally cool TRYING to go fast haha

[heavyduty1340]

20K? Get a '99/00 wrx for 9K. Spend 10 on it and you have a rocket capable of taking on most things on the street and at the track. Would eat EVERY V8 you'd build! Won't win me any brownie points on here, that's for sure, but people are suggesting Open Vees, R32s, etc, so why not that. Smoke and a great sound counts for zip unless that's the real reason you want a V8?

What a load of shit "Eat every V8" get off the crack pipe - At racewars2013 this year, I chopped 17 out of 18 Euros, US, Jappa's including a few rex's in my 2002 Monaro - only lost one as I forgot to turn traction control off!!

[Hi Octane]

^^ So whats done to the Monaro so it can eat Modded AWD's. was it 100k rolling starts or something.

[heavyduty1340]

^^ So whats done to the Monaro so it can eat Modded AWD's. was it 100k rolling starts or something.

402ci stroker and nitrous with a soft right foot for take off - nos programmed to come on at 4k to avoid too much wheel spin

[powerd]

Buy a Kawasaki ZZR 1400, and in showroom standard form blow away everything with 4 wheels, while having a docile fast sports bike and a reasonable tourer as well. It does around 9.6 in the 400m on road tyres, around 280kmh top speed and who knows what over 300kmh if you remove the speed limiter. Now that's what I call thrills.

Sorry about the sidetrack, but I just couldn't resist.