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we'll know if i win the lotto, Ill commission warmonger to build the budget beater that runs 12s. Along with my RWD 5.0 contour, and my AWD xtype contour 
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Haha, no you won't. That sounds too much like work...you can gut it and prep it.  If I touch it then you'd have to pay me and for that kind of money you can just buy a faster car. lol!
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Originally posted by DaJudge:
$7,000.00 for a low 12's Contour sounds too good to be true...probably a car that no one in this group has ever built.
True. The reason for this in my eyes...
Why would I spend $7000-10000 just to make a FWD drag car???
If I am going to build a project car there is no way on God's green earth that I would chose any POS FWD platform. What a waste of money. PERIOD!
Why do I mod my car then if it's FWD. That is simple. It is a 4 door daily driven family car!  I have a low 13 second 5 person car capable of roughly 1G and stopping in less then 120 feet. (soon to be better) It also gets 22/29 MPG which is better then it came rated at new. Modify within reason. 
BTW Tom with a nitrous setup I would be deep into the 12's easily. I'm just a 40 shot away from 12's right now. Axles willing. 
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by DaJudge:
$7,000.00 for a low 12's Contour sounds too good to be true...probably a car that no one in this group has ever built.
True. The reason for this in my eyes...
Why would I spend $7000-10000 just to make a FWD drag car???
If I am going to build a project car there is no way on God's green earth that I would chose any POS FWD platform. What a waste of money. PERIOD!
Why do I mod my car then if it's FWD. That is simple. It is a 4 door daily driven family car! I have a low 13 second 5 person car capable of roughly 1G and stopping in less then 120 feet. (soon to be better) It also gets 22/29 MPG which is better then it came rated at new. Modify within reason.
BTW Tom with a nitrous setup I would be deep into the 12's easily. I'm just a 40 shot away from 12's right now. Axles willing.
I agree with you about the gutted fwd drag car concept, but I'd stay away from the nitrous if I were you. It already appears that you've got an all-round performance car that was done right [all motor]...that can also double-duty as a people hauler and grocery getter.
I guess I was just getting tired of my Contour and was itchin' for a faster car that I wouldn't have to spend thousands just to make it quick enough to walk a soccer mom in her v-6 Nissan Altima. 
I chose a 2005 GTO [less than 50 miles on it] this time because it walks Mustang GTs, stock for stock [stock for stock it spanks the new SRT 6.1 Charger, but I spent 28k and they'll need to fork over 40k or more], and with a few easy mods it'll run in the 11's for less money than the 2006 GTO that was right next to mine on the dealer's lot.
I'm only getting 23-24 mpg, highway.
Oh well...
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Originally posted by DaJudge:
I'm only getting 23-24 mpg, highway.
Oh well...
beating me ;p
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Why would I spend $7000-10000 just to make a FWD drag car???
If I am going to build a project car there is no way on God's green earth that I would chose any POS FWD platform. What a waste of money. PERIOD!
Just because it CAN be done. Same reason there are 7 second front drive hondas out there right now.
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Why do I mod my car then if it's FWD. That is simple. It is a 4 door daily driven family car! I have a low 13 second 5 person car capable of roughly 1G and stopping in less then 120 feet. (soon to be better) It also gets 22/29 MPG which is better then it came rated at new. Modify within reason.
This similar to my belief. I'm positive with just drag radials I can hit high 12s, putting me effectively where I should be in the whole drag race hierarchy on here instead of an upstart like you talking smack to me the whole year I'm in Iraq. BTW, you do know I have a command directive not to race cars while being in flight school right? No flight students are allowed to risk their precious arses.  Trying to figure a way around that one right now, but I don't see any way.
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
BTW Tom with a nitrous setup I would be deep into the 12's easily. I'm just a 40 shot away from 12's right now. Axles willing.
I realize that it will give you the power and thats why I said that. Don't you think I was being supportive enough...?
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Originally posted by warmonger:
I realize that it will give you the power and thats why I said that. Don't you think I was being supportive enough...?
That's all I need, you as my athletic supporter.
Racing is a sport right. 
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Do you think 23lbs is enough power??? Haha  Greg
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by warmonger:
I realize that it will give you the power and thats why I said that. Don't you think I was being supportive enough...?
That's all I need, you as my athletic supporter.
Racing is a sport right.
Wheres that smilie with the middle finger again?????
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Originally posted by warmonger:
Wheres that smilie with the middle finger again?????
Be careful what you ask for...
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