Well, I recently got the bug to make my MM a bit faster. It's got a tune, 4.10s, K&N, cold plugs, cold stat and runs 14.7s @ 95 now. So, I got to thinking about the cost of even getting into the high 13s.
cat back exhaust with X pipe - $1200 installed
Headers - $1000+ installed
Converter - $1000+ installed
Another dyno tune - $500?
Maybe drag radials - $400+
So, for about $4000 MAYBE I can into the high 13s. The more I thought about that the less attractive it sounded. Don't get me wrong. I love my Marauder. In fact, I just decided to keep it over the long haul as my daily driver and vacation car. It's the finest sedan I've ever owned.
But, to me, $4000, to gain less than a second in the 1/4 is not my idea of money well spent. If I want to satisfy the need for speed, I'll just park the MM and drive around in my Grand National for a couple of days. That old Buick runs high 11s on pump gas and it only took about $5000 to get there from a 14 second stocker.
Well, I've got my flame suit on so have at it fellas.