Need help deciding if I should sell out...., How can you put up with FWD? Options

[tin_foil]

Lately I've been getting more and more into drag racing, horsepower, autox, drifting and upgrading cars in general. And sadly, my sexy little FWD GT celi just isn't cutting it. Now I'm in a decisional dilemma. For years I wanted a celica because I still think it's by far the nicest looking car of its class. When I first got my car, I had dreams of a 3s swap, and lots of exterior mods. But no matter what, racing a FWD car, no matter how much power at the crank it's got, just can't get that power to the ground well enough. I've played with the idea of an AWD conversion with the celi; I'm not at all daunted by the work, I just don't have 5 grand(+) to sink into it. For that price, I could get a 240sx shell, and drop in a RB26DETT. (that's the skyline engine for those of you that don't know) That would be an amazing car, and it would be crazy fun to drive.

Anyway, I know some of you will say stuff about how could I betray my kind. But I'm curious to hear what those of you that are really car racers and modders say? How can you put up with a celica, no matter how much power you've got under the hood? I love fantasizing about driving up to races with a kick-arse celica, half the people saying, "what's that?" and blow everyone away,(somewhat like tufy, ) but the money required to basically do a full gt4 conversion plus suspension upgrades and bolt-ons is just ridiculous... Should I just sell the black beauty and sink my money into something that can really perform amazing for cheap? Or maybe just save up for another year (maybe more), AWD convert the celica, and get a very good(with awesome handling, and looks), but not really that amazing of a performance car?

[Defgeph]

Two things I want to add here.

My handling characteristics are different than other 3s swappers, I don't have power steering. So I don't experience as much torque steer as others. Tires breaking loose should be about the same. Just a matter of what tire you are running. I am definately not running the right set of tires. Soon this will change.

Second thing, I know a person who had a 6th gen. He bought a clip, started the swap. He then stopped in the begining and sold everything to buy a 240SX. One year later I find out he sold the 240 and bought a brand new SRT4. So he has the SRT4 which he loves. Which is a nice car, very quick on the street. This person still has love for the 6th gen, and will one day buy another one and do the 3s swap.

I dont think people should have this fear of FWD. With the right planning, you can almost completely overcome this hurdle. It just takes money, time, & patience.