Best way to make it into the 11-12sec times....
 

I will soon be coming into some extra money about $3000-$3500(MAX I want to spend), and would like to know if I could make it into the 11-12sec times?

I've already got a '90 hatch/manual LX with supposly 92,000miles sitting at my bro's body shop waiting for it to get painted that I got for $900, so far I found out it has upgraded spark plug wires/distrubutor, 65mm TB(edlebrock?), some kind of short shifter, flowmaster muffs with unknown SS H-pipes with 2.5" piping, pretty grabby clutch(previous owner said it was replaced), and I believe rear end gears cause it just seems to spin these cheesy lookin 15's easier in 2nd than 1st :shock2:, plus im always in 2nd/3rd while just driving it around the block, but I have yet to get underneath and check.

I would eventually like to go turbo i've seen a few at the local dragway and just love them but for now i'd like to go all motor with 100-150 dry shot, from there I wouldnt know where to start, I was looking on dragtimes.com and most 11-12sec N20 fox bodies are running AFR heads with E303/F303 cams or AFR cams I believe is this a good setup? And about how much do these heads usually go for? What intake manifold would go good with my 65mm TB? Would investing in a detriot locker with 31spline axles be a good investment when running drag radials/slicks? How long would a stock T5 take this setup for?

As far as tires i've read many mixed results on the M/T's 15" tires, are the 255's street drags too much for stock rearend? Would the 235's still grab for a good 60ft?

heres your setup, with pics and vids. it is an auto car though.

http://www.carolinarides.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=14960

150 shot on a stock motor, with a lot of suspension work, and some welds will get you down into the 11's

Wow that car just takes off, I wonder if he has the factory rear end gears or not, either way I like how his suspension drops bac quick.

no factory rear...

ya'll need to beef up the rear with the extra power and traction...

and the tranny to if its auto...

easy way to go fast---> nitrous, 4.10s or 4.30s, slicks, gut out car and improve suspension

put a 331 stroker kit in it $900 CHP makes them. the aluminum heads def. some valve work, i like trickflow when it comes to manifolds, if your gonna strickly drag it 4.10's since your only worried about a 1/4, id go with a Supercharger before a turbo, since you dont have to wait for boost to build, and a Ford Racing Cam, i have a E303 cam for sale outta my 90GT if you want it id sell it for $95 it has less than 6,000 miles on it probley between 4500-5000 miles on it. those couple things for the motor will add serious HP. Strip it, Frame connectors and cage (less Fles) Detriot locker wouldnt be a bad idea, and you should be where you wanna be.

if your goal is to trubo it save your moeny go to turbostangs.com and read the dyi or the turbo review sections and find what you want save up and do it. SAVE your money and do what you want the first time around. Like me i know i wanted a nitrous car because for a college kid the best because i dont need it all the time and i can also use 87 octane when needed. So thats what i did. I didnt do bullshit mods first just exhuast work then a nitrous kit. So do yourself a favor and start by reading up on the turbo setup and kits and DIY setups and just start gathering parts up for the turbo build.