2015 Mustang Ecoboost K/SA?

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Originally Posted by ALMACK

Cheap way to build a Stocker ?....No

Easy way ? Not really if you plan to pull the interior out yourself to add a roll bar.

Philosophical debate ? Maybe...

...Or maybe the OP wants a Stocker he can drive to and from the track.

In the end, it's not a cheap Stocker

This is what I was thinking:

Used 2015 Mustang Ecoboosts are not nearly as hard to find as other less-expensive-ish Stocker candidates like a Pinto station wagon.

Being in the middle of the alphabet, it's faster than a lot of other less-expensive-ish Stocker candidates.

A used 2015 Mustang Ecoboost would not require a total body/paint/interior restoration, like a lot of older Stocker candidates would, just to have a suitable vehicle to start building a race car from.

I thought that I had spotted a combo that would not require a lot of work to get it to comfortably run under index. For me, I felt that would be enough- I don't intend to set any records or race any national events.

Anything M or faster is going to require a roll bar, and as some others have pointed out, it could be a good idea to install a roll bar even if not required to, simply because you may be racing against 170 mph "Stockers". So the work of pulling the seats, carpets, and some plastic trim panels, wasn't really a consideration. It also would give me access to be able to remove some of the sound-deadening materials while it was apart anyway.

And because it's a car that (at this point in time) appears to be capable of running under index on street tires with minimal modifications, it looked like an opportunity to skip the truck and trailer, which would make it a LOT less expensive than doing it with a truck and trailer. It would also be one less vehicle to maintain, and take up a lot less space at home.

It is not a philosophical debate- I have no desire to argue with anyone here. I have drag raced for many years, but have never class-raced before. I recognize that there is a lot of knowledge here- discussing this issue here seemed like a good way to be able to benefit from that knowledge.

But if there is the very real chance of a "Baby Jet" killing my action, then I would not want to waste my money pursuing it.