[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Mule

I've had this conversation w/ import guys before. They take a fwd 4cyl, apply some technology, race a stock Mustang & think they are fast. A guy I know bought a stock 2003 Cobra new, replaced the stock blower with a Kennee Bell unit, added a chip & an x pipe, drove it to work every day & ran low 9's on drag radials. Any way you slice it, a 4 cyl is half a V8.

That's all well and good mule, but you're talking about some a-hole with a stock Civic and a fart can. Many of the Japanese turbo cars that are quick stock can be made into absolute monsters with some light mods. A few examples are the WRX, RX7, 300ZX (TT), Eclipse, and Supra. And unlike your Mustang, they can also be made to handle well. Pretty stupid to underestimate the potential these cars have. Just look at Jim's 500HP+ monster RX7.

Of course, the guys that cut the muffler off of a primered Civic, then cover it with stickers and wings, they're just idiots.