I'll reply to this for fun. I h ave built a 455 powered bird that ran 11.7 for $5k total. Cost of car everything. It did it on DOT approved radials. I used 670's so I had to run race gas, but it didnt really need the CR. It got 13 mpg mainly cuz it had deep gears left over from the 400 that was in it before. It liked the 3.42's alot better, but didnt get a 1/4 time from it.
If you build any car to run faster than 11's you will lose mileage. If you are pushing alot of boost to a Honda you will not get 30 mpg. Power has a price and a ragged edge import will be just as crappy on gas as a V8 can be.
FYI, I have seen a new LS1 run an 11.94 with 2.73 gears stock internal and an automatic. he has a bout $1500 in mods. I really hate that car, cus its nearly as fast as mine and has AC and everything, but mine was cheaper.
Additionaly there is a small red Honda in my area that can run a low 12. He has upwards of 10K in the engine and says its all motor. There is nothing inside that car, only a drivers seat a shifter and pedals. He doesnt have AC either, and doesnt get great mileage either. He's very cocky and talks so much smack that nobody can stand to have him around. It will be fun to bust him when I get back to the states and get my new bullet in.
The import thing is dying off. Racing is fun, that is what makes people spend money on thier car year after year. lower ET's or more speed. Having to repaint it every year and worrying about scratches, adding wings and fart cans and you still get smoked by minivans wont play for long. The manufacturers are saying the parts arent selling like they were. I dont see as many of them around anymore, but I am seeing alot of truly quick cars come out of the wood work. In a few years or maybe even next year we wont hear a buzzing fart can anymore, then we can go back to Ford vs GM and Pontiac vs EVERYTHING, and maybe just maybe I can find a car magazine on a rack instead of stupid ricer crap.
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