Originally Posted by koreandragn
I already figured it out for me
Came out to about 4,000 in engine mods. Paid 19,000 for the car. 23,000 for a 400whp srt. Couldn't be happier

In all honesty, not going to find a new car to make that kinda power for that cheap. Even though a GTO or 05 GT certainly are close and debateable.(given, they're sports cars, and they should!)
True, but you could always buy a used LS1 for ~10k, and then throw in a 300 dollar cam, and a $600 dollar set of longtubes and true duals and make 400whp.