kreatinkaos

I think it's funny you mentioned putting a Civic into the 14s costing 10k, cause originally I typed that but deleted it cause I had gone off on a really long rant.

Fact of the matter is you can spend five grand, including the car, to put a Fox 5.0 chassis or F-body 5.7L chassis from the eighties into the 12s on pump gas and without nitrous. With nitrous, you can do the same thing for about three grand (if you rebuild the engine yourself).

So I've been getting mixed reviews of my Chevy Beetle idea. A few people were deathly afraid that to put that much weight in the back will make it undriveable in the ran. I tend to disagree, however, considering that the stock engine plus two rear seat occupants just CANNOT weigh more then a 4.3L Chevy. And since the rear seats will be removed, and a lot of weight added up front (battery and a fuel cell, mostly...maybe some sandbags for good measure ), I'm not too horribly worried. Still, others point to the Caddywagon (the 500ci VW Beetle) and say that it handled fine.

Found out that the stock transmission on a VW Beetle, with a proper build up, can handle up to 300 ft-lbs and some change. That's at the top of my spectrum, so maybe I'll bore out the 4.3L and destroke the hell out of the crank. What I'd lose at the crank would be worth the extra revs, plus it'd put the top of my powerband just where the tranny would be comfortable with it.

i want to see that happen too...