Posted by Charlie (IP: 131.204.141.69) on April 17, 2000 at 21:06:07:
In Reply to: more thoughts from my psychotic mind.... posted by JasonGfunk on April 17, 2000 at 12:35:16:
Most 351W Mavericks with general engine mods can go into the 13s. They could be tuned to get probably 12-15 highway, but about 10 city. EFI would solve the MPG concern, and for 10k you'd be able to go the EFI route easily. My Maverick gets 15 city 19 highway, and though I haven't dragged it yet, I expect it to be in the low 14's for an investment of around 6k (remember, your investment skyrockets if you have to have the work done professionally). Most imports go 14's? I don't think so. Not without NOS or a turbo or something (I'm thinking of accords and civics, not sports car imports) -CP
: Just out of semi-seriousness, but mostly out of sheer psychotic wondering.... would it be possible... for say a budget of under 10K to build a 1974 4door maverick into a machine that could do the 1/4 in 13seconds or better yet still retain a certain level of driveability with 12-15 miles to the gallon? i am kinda curious as to if this is even semi doable. i know that most imports can do the 1/4 in 14 or so and they get around 20... i was just curious. Oh, and naturally aspiriated is the way i would like to go, unless say supercharging helps with the driveability. Hey thanks guyz for putting up with my odd thoughts and queries into all things MAVERICK!!! long live em!!!!!!!!!
: Jason