A previous car I owned was a '00 Corvette, bought with a procharger for $40k. Two supercharger upgrades, three forged engines and two transmissions etc. cost another $35k, the more power it had, the less traction it had even downshifting on the freeway. Ended up driving it slow and carefully, and left me wistfully browsing ads for $70k Ferrari 360s. It's an illness.

This Barracudas project though is about hands-on experience and the journey.