how fast can you go for under $2000?

[RAPID_BA]

How fast can you go down the quarter mile for under $2000 including purchase of car?

Your own labour not included but must include all cost of parts and must come in under $2000 all up? Car must also pass a roadworthy inspection and driven to and from race track.

How would you go about such a challenge?

Buy a roughie Windsor v8 powered eb and lighten it up. Do a home job cai. Should get a mid or a high 14 and all come in under $2000.

[Matt47569]

thinking some kind of motorbike.. haha

[Paxton]

Fast. Cheap. Reliable. Pick two.

If I could get an EBII S or XR6 for that money, I'd be over the moon.

Otherwise, it would be to the red corner for a VP SS.

[Psi-Pop]

Find a rough cortina and strip it all out. Place au 4 litre and auto in it and spend the rest on nitrous.

[MexicanBatman]

This has been done see performance forums

13's for $1300

Some made it into the 12's

This includes car purchase

[prasac]

as MexicanBatman stated the boys on PF have been doing it. Scott (blownvn) on these forums has a build up of his Falcon http://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11307543 and has some gr8 video's of the build on youtube here is Episode 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFGu4RijlZM

[icer]

Nos 200hp shot. Done.

[Kryton]

Good thread (for a change).
Would be good to get a group of people together and do a Top Gear style challange such as this.

[prasac]

here's the Top 5 i could find for 13's for $1300
1. VN of Newcastle (Red Streak) 12.4 at 102mph
2. Cressida of Cleveland 12.9 at 118mph
3. VN of Fury 13.00000000002 at 103mph
4. Project Bluebird EL 13.4 at 95mph
5. 2jzr31's MA70 1jzgte 14.2 at 103mph

[FreddyDUZ747]

Originally Posted by prasac

here's the Top 5 i could find for 13's for $1300
1. VN of Newcastle (Red Streak) 12.4 at 102mph
2. Cressida of Cleveland 12.9 at 118mph
3. VN of Fury 13.00000000002 at 103mph
4. Project Bluebird EL 13.4 at 95mph
5. 2jzr31's MA70 1jzgte 14.2 at 103mph

Were these driven to the track and back home again?

I think the op has an extra rule in his post.

[Polyal]

Driving it back and forth on $2k and want to run decent times...not happening.

Something has to give, and its usually RWC..LOL

[FreddyDUZ747]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Driving it back and forth on $2k and want to run decent times...not happening.

Something has to give, and its usually RWC..LOL

If it makes it to and from the track its passed RWC for me

None of this one off fast times with rods swinging at the end of the track ect.

Average is out of 3 runs,and the car has to make 3 runs to quallify for winner status

Id get a R31 RB30,weld the diff(stock 28spline axles 3.9:1),large pan auto(in car allready purchased),vl 6cyl inline pump(NOS prioritised)2nd hand, colder plugs,leads,good fuel and 100hp NOS kit(wet of course).Take all the powersteering/AC off and knock up some extra pulleys/tensioners.These stripped are light as a feather.

Id get that in their with change for good rubber.I recon it would/could go 13 something reliably.

[prasac]

Originally Posted by FreddyDUZ747

Were these driven to the track and back home again?

I think the op has an extra rule in his post.

costs $1000 to register the car. you're only left with $1000 then. i think the Red Streak ran a 12.4 with a total cost of about $800 leaves $200 left over for drinks

wouldn't be hard to get the car to pass rego inspection especially if u have ''mates'' in the business.

[XW250Wagon]

We brought a EB XR6 off eBay $650 sold the extractors off it for $300... then put rego on it... ran it at the drags 15.9... and it has a Fod Momo steering wheel(go for up to $400 on eBay) put NOS on the car it;ll run 14's maybe 13's...it'll run 14.0 with 75hp shot....

[Psi-Pop]

Is it time for a FordForums challenge?

[FreddyDUZ747]

Originally Posted by Psi-Pop

Is it time for a FordForums challenge?

Being in Adelaide I will need to use G-Tech

[XRGhia]

Welllll, I did just buy an EF Fairmont sedan for $600... $700 can be used for NOS (200+HP shot), spool+diff gears, fuel pump....



Do-able

[Gobes32]

$2000 will get you a prett sweet CR500. A little shot of nitrous and hold on baby..........

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Psi-Pop

Is it time for a FordForums challenge?

That would be freakin hilarious. Set up a day at Heathcote! A little 4.1 cortina would be a good thing!

[millzy555]

Originally Posted by Gobes32

$2000 will get you a prett sweet CR500. A little shot of nitrous and hold on baby..........

I'd love to know where they are for that price

[SlipKnoT]

tx5 turbo bigger second hand turbo, good rubber under the front tyres etc etc could go reasonably quick

[Psi-Pop]

Originally Posted by Polyal

That would be freakin hilarious. Set up a day at Heathcote! A little 4.1 cortina would be a good thing!

Could be done at next years FF drag nats. Im getting very tempted.

[martinijosh]

$2000 spent on the right bike would absolutely smash it down the quarter (look for one with a 6sp gearbox though)

[Psi-Pop]

My mate did just pickup a EA for a slab and a bottle of gin, still registered with the intention of turning it into a track car, Ill go around tonight and word him up on the 2k challenge.

[kpcart]

would be interesting to find the fastest cars that can do this, and then compare to the fastest motorcycles that can do it!

[martinijosh]

I think the challenge should be $2,000 budget for the car, anything you have left should be for repairs ONLY. No performance upgrades.

That would make it even better.

[Uncle Niceguy]

very tempting i just got an ea fairmont for $450 bucks but im in brissy mabye make it so people upload a video plus time slip for proof on youtube and start the judging does the cost of having the run on the strip come out of the $2000???

[martinijosh]

Originally Posted by eb-fairmont

very tempting i just got an ea fairmont for $450 bucks but im in brissy mabye make it so people upload a video plus time slip for proof on youtube and start the judging does the cost of having the run on the strip come out of the $2000???

I would say no, don't have the cost of runs or helmet purchase or fuel or anything in the challenge price.

NO RACE FUEL standard pump fuel only

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[MexicanBatman]

Still slower than the winner of the 13's for $1300 challenge on performance forums