foxracingx25

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eh not rly that fast but ford probe is pretty fun car plus you can fit anything in it.. ANYTHING!

dbsears

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^^Probe GT is very capable at the track too...my old one passed a few evo's in it's day. Hell it fit a B18 GSR motor in the hatch for 350 miles back to my house for a friends car and still got 28mpg. Pretty decent car.

Carloverx

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Not a chance in hell you're finding an srt-4 for $5k unless there's something major wrong with it. I'd say you're off by at least 4$4k

stilletto

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I'll agree with most of these guys, get a clean 1G GSX.

boost-junky

1G awd dsm ftw. Hands down. King of cheap speed.

Or swap an Omni or Horizon. Holy parts bin upgrades batman.

5k should be enough for a full build.

ignatios

I picked up my 2G GSX for $1,000 the engine was knocking, but I found another 1G awd on craigslist for $800 that wasnt running. I dropped the engine from the 1G into the 2G and then sold the 1G rolling shell for $800. Usually you wont find a 2G for less than 2,000 I was very persistent and just kept looking till I found one in my price range.

EDIT: Also, a car I have not seen mentioned here is the Mazda MX-3 GS (somewhat hard to find)

They come with a 1.8L V6 but you can straight drop in a 2.5L V6 from a japan millenia or MX-6

I did this swap for my father-in-laws MX3 EVERYTHING was straight bolt-up. I did the swap in under a day. we bought the car for $800 and the JDM engine for $1,000. It has so much Power and Torque its insane, the engine is rated for 200 horse and in that car the torque is unreal, the thing just flies.

uranium9v

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Check out the 944's also. cheap RWD is fun!

youlose

X2

If you are really determined, you can make one go 10's for under 2 grand--for a few passes.....

silver05evo8

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what about a mk3 supra. i use to have one and it was awesome. had targa top and the turbo model has 236hp. It finally blew up on me at 193k. original motor

1slowevo

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I have looked for a car in this description as well.
Most of the cars I would consider have been said:
E36 with higher milage, 1g, MK3, Galant VR4, SRT4 can be had if you find the right deal...
Also I have seen a couple S4's go for 5-5500...

aka.ralliart15

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i know someone who bought a talon for like 2K running just minor issues and he's running 11.5 as of this weekend, he might be spraying though but its still on a 16G and a crappy set-up.

DSMorBUST

def a 1g dsm..

boost-junky

16G has lots of potential.

Hell, 14B's have gone 11's.

BLK_EvIL

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1G dsm for sure $2000 car and $3000 in mods= low 11sec car

evo unknown

iTrader: (25)

Nonsense, get a DSM. Find a 1G AWD talon or eclipse. You can make them quick for pretty cheap, sleeper like.