Cheapest 10 second car?

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by Roon

Yeah that to but i mean theres the lx ex dx like that

If you're in the North America, the Si is the fastest; Elsewhere, the Type R.

However, if you're really serious about this (i.e. you're trying to get into the 8s or 7s in the 1/4), you'll probably spend way more on upgrades than you will on the car itself. For example, most likely the engine won't be stock or it'll be fully 'built' (i.e. no oem internals). Therefore, it probably doesn't matter too much which civic you start with, since everything that will make it go really fast will be aftermarket - and by far most of the $ you have sunk into the car will be in aftermarket parts - by the time you're done it'll be a 'Roon Civic'.

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by jimz

...Don't be to biased!...(and they gotta be Japanese, no domestic crap)

Forgive me for saying so, but your 'rule' about Japanese-only seems to be, in itself, rather "biased"...wouldn't you agree? If you don't mind me asking, why would you limit your choices for an inexpensive drag car to Japanese only?

For what it's worth, I don't know anything cheaper to make fast in the 1/8th and in the 1/4 than an older 'fox-body' mustang...

Originally Posted by jimz

...I know supra's are the king of street drag...

I don't know why you'd say this...especially if you're including the MK4 Supra in the list. The MK4, along with ANY other IRS-equipped car, are far from drag kings. IRS is for roadracing, and makes any car a LOT slower for drag. Sure, turbo supras are pretty much unbeatable from a roll on the highway, and they can be hacked/bastardized (with a TH400 tranny and slicks on 15" rims) to run 8s and be competitive in certain drag racing classes...but supras in general (especially the mk4) are designed for roadracing, NOT drag racing. If you want something cheap to build for drag racing, start with anything solid-axle that's not too heavy...slap a larger-displacement cheap engine in it (eg. 350 chevy or like OmeGa said, a 302 ford) and have lots of fun...1/4 mile at a time.

Just mho, fwiw...

[3RD STRIKE]

Hey, my name is gene. first of all i would like to say i dont know a lot about these supras except the 5mge supras. I have two of them and i also have a 280zx, I have set them up pretty much the same. The 280 will run stronger off the line better than the supra will but the supra is stronger on the back side. My assesment of the results are this,you dont need the stronger car to be the quicker car in all cases. At the end of the track these two are 1 mph. apart in speed.The different in thier time is the 280 in front w/et. of 10.44 and the supra losing w/10.12. Now i upgraded the 280 w/alum. flywheel &act stage 3 solid hub clutch. The results bring the 280,s time to 9.58,s. Personlly i like the 280 for speed. I also like it because you can do the same things to it as you can 4 about half the money. Now keep in mind both of these cars are basicly the same. they both have 2.8 liter engines independent suspension. the gears are about the same. SO IF YOUR LOOKING 4 A CHEAP BUILD I RECOMEND THE 280 BUT REMEMBER YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!! But dont get it twisted i would not take anything 4 my supra on the street! So i also agree on the street a supra cant be beat, this i know from my own experience. Not even a 944 porche can touch em. ps. its better to be quicker off the line,because the better hole shot usually wins no matter whose driving what. GOOD LUCK!!!!

[jimz]

Looks like I got something started.

I limited it to japanese cars, because they excel in time attack(lancer etc.) and drift (s15 silvia etc.), which is where most of my interest lies. Plus I just don't like domestics, dont ask me why, I never did.
I'm not going to argue about supras, cuz im sure most of you know more about them than me.

I'm planning to buy a cheap street car and slowely build it up. thats why i started this. The thing is, I don't want it to be all-drag, which is one reason why i dont want a solid rear axle.
I know that this might stop me from running 10's, but i want it to do good in drag.

Any other opinions?

[Caliturbo88]

nova with a 383 stroker wont get a jap. car faster for cheaper then that would be