If y'all had not known or thought abou the car as a 'money pit', well folks time to rethink that! My last car (the Whale) is a fine looking auto, not competitive as a stock eliminator car as it's best was only -.49 under index at the time. If I wanted to be 'competitive' I could have thrown another $20-25K (or more) at it but being a poor boy in a rich man's sport finally made me realize the performance of your car's measured by your bankroll and how deep your pockets are. Every time I dig into mine all I find is...lint!