# fox body with jet engine... Yes Jet engine. **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 18, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fox-body-with-jet-engine-yes-jet-engine/185669 "2006-10-18T00:58:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fox-body-with-jet-engine-yes-jet-engine/185669/34 "2006-10-18T12:57:26Z")
> [@Spring Time Jitters...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/spring-time-jitters/25161/26): > > its not fast, but its fast enough. honestly, unless you race for a serious hobby, or a living, a 12 sec. car is pretty quick. i was pointing out that anyone can make any car go fast. if had $7,000 to blow, i could have my car go into the 10’s. its true, the guy who swaps in the vq35 engines now found a way to turbo them. over 500 whp. so 12 sec. is fast enough for me. honestly, how many 12 sec. cars are out there for under $21,000? there aren’t many. i said my car is quick for it is, a 4cyl. it could be faster, but it isn’t. i want my car to last a while, so thats why im not trying for 12 sec, or anything. my point is v8 guys always talk shit about “ricers”, and after their mustang, corvette, sho, camero loses, all they can say is ricer. wow, good comeback. i like all cars, and if i had more money, i would own a v8(new vettes are sick!!!). but because i chose to go with reliability and a liitle performance, it doesn’t make me a ricer. Keep Pipe dreamin rice a roni… I could see 12s with just under 300whp. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fox-body-with-jet-engine-yes-jet-engine/185669)._