Having owned both an elxr8 and a ba 5 speed manual, i'd have to say be common and go the xr6t. The 5 speed manuals are not as bad as many would have you believe, if you treat them right. 300rwkw is about their limit, but hell that is plenty enough power compared to your current ride. My bf2 xr6t does 13.1 quarters with a measly 233rwkw!
The 6 speed manuals are the go for serious 300+rwkw, but how far do you really want to go?
The ba has everything to make your drive enjoyable, whereas the el will never quite do it as well.
A B may be as common as bums, but you will only need $2k to go deep into the 12's
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XA coupe 8.8sec @ 150mph http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...coupe+drag+car
BA GT-P for the shed
Mustang GT for the other half
E3 chubsport - fully fat (and slow), sitting there waiting for me to get sick of it and sell it.
BA XR6T for a daily
NT Pajero for the bush
XB 4 door project- swallows a BF xr6 turbo
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