[mikernet]

I have no interest in a civic, or any FWD car for that matter.

The f-body is already gutted in and out and ready for some custom modding action. I don't intend on improving the resale, I intend on keeping the car for the very long forseeable future. The vehicle of choice is unfortunately non-negotiable - this has been my dream for many a year. The only other car I would even consider doing this build on is an 82 vette.

You would be surprised how potent you can make an f-body on the track with relative ease.

And lol @ sell to chevy...why would chevy have any interest in my turbo system? I'm not paving some sort of new path here. Lots of people have done (and actively do) turbos on LS engines.

I don't care if I win competitions with this car. I don't care if I win races with this car. I will do what I can to make it a fun and performant car to road race, but ultimately what I want is a cool and unique car build that I can drive daily. That car made my teenage years what they were, and this is my commemoration.

There is a lot more than just the engine going into this build. I'm working on a custom dash to house a large touchscreen that is hooked up to the car computer, which interfaces directly with the ECU for real-time monitoring, diagnostics, and tuning. The car computer controls virtually every aspect of the car - it controls the window motors, security system, door locks, etc. There are 4 cameras constantly recording to the hard drive. The suspension dampening and boost levels can be set from the touch screen. A second LCD is getting mounted in place of the speedo/tach/etc which shows RPM and speed.

I can keep going on and on...but this isn't your typical build. I've got countless hours of development time into the electronics so far, and I've got $60,000 budgeted for everything. The turbo propane motor is just rounding off the rest of the awesomeness in this car. It would be pretty lame to have all this cool stuff and a crappy motor.