[vegasspeed]

I am thinking of picking up a nice Project car to work on. I will either make it a straightline beast or a road track car. I want to hear what suggestions people have considering the used car market is at its best for purchasing something. Some different ideas I have are:
91-97 Acura NSX
E46 M3(HPF turbo kit potentially)
C5 or C6 Vette
EVo/STi

Let me hear some other ideas. What are cars you have worked on in the past for tuning and how easy was it or hard?

[freshwhite335]

e46 m3 ftw. but be prepared to spend some major $$$

[aut0sh0cker]

Originally Posted by freshwhite335

e46 m3 ftw. but be prepared to spend some major $$$

+1 either the e46 or I would get a Supra

[DenverJayhawk]

Vette. Straightline monster and killer track dog. Probably the most affordable to purchase and modify.

[twinturboa51]

miata

[ragingclue]

There are some pretty wild E30's out there.... You can put a whole shitload of power under that hood, it'd be light as hell, and no one in their right mind would expect it....

[Crazy Bimmer]

94 NSX and lovefab turbo it!

[Lowcruzr]

Hands down the C5 is the biggest bang for buck IMO. It's been out long enough that there are tons of aftermarket parts available to make it a 1/4 beast or a track day monster. Take your pick, or have both!!

I don't think you'll do it for less money (and achieve the same results) in anything other car.

[iheartsole]

e46 m3

[peopleontheradio]

92-94 civic eg hatch. ive never had one but in the future i hope!

[MusclezMarinara]

Smart Car

[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by 335xi-blk

Smart Car

Yeah put a Lingenfelter TT LS1 in there.

[Nutballa]

Originally Posted by twinturboa51

miata

+1, I've seen some awesome Miatas at autocross. Last autocross I went to a Miata took first for best time.

[Bimmer Nerd]

e46 m3 FTW and as you mentioned if you put HPF kit in there, it will potentially kill anything on the road + on the track.

[zerox_guru]

e46 m3 hpf stage 3 or 4 and ur set...

[wakeboarder109]

Vette for straight line, NSX for road track

[S4NoMore]

e46? have you considered e30/e36? both are so much lighter and smaller and would make much better track cars than any e46. you can pick up e36 M3s or 325 turbos for <10k all day

[aut0sh0cker]

Originally Posted by zerox_guru

e46 m3 hpf stage 3 or 4 and ur set...

either stage 3 or 4 will cost the OP even more than the car!!!

[mike-y]

Originally Posted by Lowcruzr

Hands down the C5 is the biggest bang for buck IMO. It's been out long enough that there are tons of aftermarket parts available to make it a 1/4 beast or a track day monster. Take your pick, or have both!!

I don't think you'll do it for less money (and achieve the same results) in anything other car.

+1.

The NSX is very nice and reliable for a semi-exotic. but the engine bay is really tight, and I wouldn't want to risk the cost of repairs on the aluminum chassis if anything were to ever happen to it. the E46 M3 is a also a very nice car, but for the money, you just can't beat the performance and potential you get with a vette.

Originally Posted by peopleontheradio

92-94 civic eg hatch. ive never had one but in the future i hope!

Had one for a few years with a GSR engine swap, coilovers, integra brakes, etc. It was very light (2150 lbs) and was truly a fun little car that surprised a lot of people at the track. it was great until the thieves got to it. :-/

[vegasspeed]

I like all the comments. The HPF kit for the E46 M3 is great but so expenisive! Plus, it doesn't have a V8 engine in it. I like the looks of that car and the NSX. The NSX has a few nice turbo kits. In Vegas we have Factor X motorsports. They have done raceproven technology for time-attack events with the NSX. It is a great car but you really have to love it. It is pricey to fix other parts on the body or engine bay. The TB/Water pump is about 1800 bucks to do for maintanence.

Now the Vettes are nice, good sounds, nice $/mod/hp numbers and it can do drag races or road tracks. My last visit to Spring Mountain Ranch had lots of Vettes out in about. They did very well on the track. A Z06 is a killer out there. If it is a C6 Z06 than watch out.

Right now I am preparing my wife for the next car purchase. She hates me now for bringing this up. I would rather just keep my 335i Dinan'd out and move on to another car. That sounds good for me.