I went w/ cubic inches and nitrous b/c my car is a sled and I prefer the old school stuff. Mine is somewhere around 3800 lbs depending on the scale and has been 8.90s. It's faster now, but I haven't made a 1/4 mile pass in 3 years.
I've never wanted a "race" car, which is why my car is still slow.

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