Best poor man's supercar?

>In an alternate universe this is the 2018 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and is appealing to look at a Hot Wheels disaster

How poor we talkin?
McIncome? 350 or 302 powered 80s shit box. 2k
Poor but not destitute income? C5 corvette with heads/cam (12-15k)

Average income? GTR(45k) or C6Z(35K) 1G viper(25k)

>pretty weak
.eg less than 500 hp
even a TVR Griffith 5.0 is pretty underpowered
h1v8.com/maxi-v8---specs.html

may as well stick
aaenperformance.com/V4_racing_engine.asp
in a fiat 500

4,475 75° V8 SOHC 16v
440 hp (328 kW) at 7250 rpm
402 lb·ft (545 N·m) at 5500 rpm
267 lb (121 kilograms)

I will own a 1g Viper one day I swear.

youtube.com/watch?v=vao39k8KkF4

>0-60 in 3.5s

Try around 5 seconds buddy.

here is that engine you described
turns out they cancel their projects quickly

A 30 year old shitty ford with a shit 2L engine is not a supercar in anyone's opinion.

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