[RocktimusPryme]

Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans

That's a cool car.

Back in high school, we used to put turbochargers on our grocery-getter 4 cyl Hondas, then go out and spank 5 liter Mustangs all day long. Even at 9.7:1 compression and "only" 6 pounds of boost, those engines didn't last very long. (but longer than the clutches.)

Yeah, I had buddies big into DSMs (turbo eclipses and talons) Very easy to get those little AWD cars into the 12s, which was faster than stockish LS1s in the early 2000's. Engines were shaky on reliability, but nothing compared to the 5 speeds. The aftermarket just wasnt there for them, I saw one car go through at least 6 transmissions.

And to the OP thats awesome. Super neat car. I would love to make the cut for a magazine