trying to pull ponnies with little cash

I agree with MOPE- a lot of today's little cars weigh quite a bit due to the content level in them. Then when you add on the drag of an AWD system when you talk Evo and STis' you have some room to wiggle in if you can hook up. I have a few friends with SRT-4's, Evo's, and STis'- they can be made quite evil, but it takes quite a stash of cash for those levels of power