LS1s arent cheap to build either. My buddy has a 99 TA and he always talks about how he'd like to do stuff to his car, but you have to change so much to run bigger horsepower, and it's too much money for him. And i dont like a lot of imports but i dont hate them all. I dont like front wheel drive cars for racing, i think they look pretty stupid. But what kind of identity can you establish in an F-body. I see TAs, firebirds (which i know are the same thing, just a cheaper package), Camaros, vettes, mustangs, ect. multiple times 90% of the time im driving. Supras are rare. Most people dont know what the hell they are and think that my 87 is like a 97. I grew up around muscle cars and my family has always drag raced, but when i got into my moms supra, believe it or not she got me started, there was no looking back. My dad has a 406 bored over to a 409 78 camaro that's awesome. And he's had a 67 chevelle, and 2004 Mach 1 mustang, and none of them do anything for me. They look cool, but not after 1,045,987. Parts are priced high because we dont have a billion on the street, everyone has their own opinions and that's okay, but IMO supra>all.