Racelogic, to make a 4 banger or V6 pull 11's it will take a lot of money. To make a 5.0 mustang pull 11's it will probably take around $6000, you can double that for a 4 banger, and remember when you are pushing a lot of horsepower through a small engine reliability is gone.
James[/QB]
Not to mention that front wheel drive is not the prefered platform for drag racing! It's that weight transfer thing. Also transaxles are much more fragile than separate transmissions and differentials found in rear wheel drive cars. Be prepared to spend extra bucks beefing that part of the drivetrain as well.
Karl