You are comparing apples to oranges.
The original poster drives a 23k mile convertable.
Not a stripped down race hatch.
Any jackass can get a car to run a good time if you ruin the car in the process.
He wants to go quicker "without ragging out his 23k mile car".
You may want to read the entire thread before commenting. I said above to use a h/c/i setup or a vortech.
How is that car you list stripped out race car?
No Power steering, more than likely then no A/C, no sound deadening, dumps, no sway bar. I'll guess to make it handle worse it's got drag springs, then add drag lites.
That's a race car you drive on the street, not a street car you drive on the track.
Everyone knows those mods you list produce results, but when the OP says he does'n't want to rag out is car, that eliminates all of the stuff you listed pretty much. Why own a 23,000 mile car and tear it up to make something you could of done with a $1500 rust bucket?
some people like girls, some like guys...
if given a choice between stripping down my 23k vert mustang and losing to a slow ass cobalt... ide strip the car... it can always go back together...
Could be done with E7s also, and Im sure a well done ported stock intake and stock cam. Would be fun to say stock heads, stock cam, and stock intake, not be lying, yet be able to knock down mid 12s all day long.
That was my point. It can be done in a way that's tasteful and effective. In most cases i wouldn't want ported E7's, but in this case, i'd say it's a pretty decent idea.
Stripping weight out of it is not the answer.
And as far as you saying it's not rare, well, a low mileage fox is starting to become a rare item.
With that said, some of you guys aren't reading the entire post, you keep making the point that it's ok to modify it, no reason to say that because nobody said don't mod it, all that was said was to pick the modifications carefully.
H/C/I on stock bottomend will get you 13.6's-13.2's all day long in a vert with 4.10's, short belt, e-fan, full exhaust and all the normal mods. Swapping in some good LCA's and sticky tires will drop it a bit more 13.0-13.2's. with colder air, From experinece.......
Thing is-if your running at the track, You'll get 1 run until they throw you out of the track if you dont have a roll bar on a vert. Now if you spray a 150 shot-You will get into the 12's. A friend of mine ran a 90 MK7 LSC same set up and ran 12's-So it can be done with a heavy car, just more $$$... Patienece and technique.
Thing is-if your running at the track, You'll get 1 run until they throw you out of the track if you dont have a roll bar on a vert. Now if you spray a 150 shot-You will get into the 12's. A friend of mine ran a 90 MK7 LSC same set up and ran 12's-So it can be done with a heavy car, just more $$$... Patienece and technique.