Gas price going up // Rethinking the new project car

mbaird said
Funny thing is that I watched a youtube video by David Visard just a few days ago on porting a 2.2 Turbo 2 head . It got me thinking about how someone could modify a Dakota 2.5 5sp powertrain in an early A-Body and use a turbo 3 Lotus head and larger turbo . You could probably ring out close to 300+ hp and still get good mpg.
Not to mention shaving 150 lbs off the front of the car .

I use to play games with the K-cars with turbos. Back in that day, wow were they quick, and good on gas. AND, the turbo blocks are rock tough! At that time, it was the absolute cheapest, easiest way to beat fox body 5.0's and iroc-Z 350 tpi's. I literally would drop a 1/2 second for a 3 dollar part at the pet store.