MercurySable99 / Wikimedia CommonsIt's not a rare fantasy to dream about rolling up to our local drag strip in a mundane-looking sedan and going sub-12 seconds down the quarter-mile. The problem is that most of us don't have the time or money to build the perfect street-legal drag monster. What about the expertise to actually design something functional? That's never stopped anyone with a half-built project car in their garage and a negative checking account balance.We asked our readers last week what their ideal drag strip sleeper would be. The responses in the comments were a mixed bag, ranging from daydreamers wanting to embark on a shock-and-awe campaign with a panel van to experienced wrenchers turning subdued classics into rockets. If you can fit a high-performance motor into the engine bay, it was mentioned in the comment section. Without further ado, here are all the dream drag strip sleepers that caught my eye:Read more: Trump's 50% Auto Tariffs On Canada Are Going To Ravage Jobs And Profits On Both Sides Of The BorderAny engine-swapped MiataMick / Wikimedia CommonsWe all know the answer is a Miata.People don't expect them to be quick. They definitely don't expect them to be fast.The Miata whisperer I take mine to has a few engine-swapped NCs... one with an LS he uses for track days that's quite a handful. There are V8 and V6 choices that are only marginally heavier than the stock 2.0. I have this weird desire to get a second NC, and build it up. Getting the NC beyond 350 hp without too much sacrifice to weight distribution is fairly easy... I'd probably go the V6 route with FI. Wouldn't be cheap, and I'd have to be more careful to not die, but the number of cars that can keep up with a well-built Miata are small.Every traffic light would be a repeat of "awww...what a cute ca...sweet Jesus what's under the hood of that thing?!"Submitted by: dolshA Tesla-swapped Nash MetropolitanCZmarlin / Wikimedia CommonsA Nash Metropolitan swapped with a Tesla drivetrain. Ideally dual-motor, but potentially just RWD with the batteries up front.AdvertisementAdvertisementSubmitted by: ZachVermA Neon-swapped Plymouth Reliant Kdave_7 / Wikimedia CommonsPlymouth Reliant K station wagon complete with fake wood paneling, drooping headliner, a 4G63T swap or EDT swap from a Neon SRT4. Big boost, the fancy aluminum wheels with an inconspicuous set of drag radials.Submitted by: ColoradoOnTheFlyA hidden-in-plain-sight C3 CorvetteGUestarinoA C3 Corvette with a big bulge in the hood and side pipes and flames and all kinds of garbage from a JC Whitney catalog. I'd want it to look fake fast but actually be real fast.AdvertisementAdvertisementSubmitted by: GUestarinoA Mustang IIAlexandre Prévot / Wikimedia CommonsAnother Mustang II.My last one was running 12.9s.The original 302 was bored .040" over with flat tops.The original D5AE heads were milled and ported, with screw-in studs and Harland Sharp roller rockers.It had a healthy cam from Comp, an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, a 670cfm Holley, a fully built C4 with a TCI converter and a Hurst ratchet shifter.The 8" had 4.10 gears and a Detroit locker, and a set of Stumpy's Fabworks subframe connectors minimized flex and his traction bars kept it planted off the line.I gutted everything I could and still run a "street" class.End result was breaking into the 12s with a car nobody took seriously when it showed up. If I had ever gotten it 100% dialed in and added nitrous like I planned to, 11s were almost certain.Submitted by: MustangIIMattA twin-engined Express vanElise240SX / Wikimedia CommonsAn AWD LT7 (the engine in the C8 ZR1, in case you're not a GM shill like me) swapped Express 1500. Only, the engine is mid-mounted in the cargo area, so prying eyes don't know what's going on "under the hood".Or if you want to get really spicy, keep the 5.3 in the front to drive the front wheels and the LT7 drives the rears. A van ZR1X!AdvertisementAdvertisementSubmitted by: NEB376A 1991 Sentra SE-RXavier96I do remember the Motor Trend 1991 Sentra SE-R. Very few exterior modifications (mainly a regrettable paint job and larger wheels/tires) hide around double the horsepower from the stock SE-R. If I'm going up against some sports compacts, I'll give this one a try.Submitted by: Xavier96An EcoBoosted Fiat SpiderYellow.Cat / Wikimedia Commons70s-era Fiat Spider with a built 2.0 EcoBoost swap.Prob not near the fastest, but would be fun.AdvertisementAdvertisementSubmitted by: Christopher HiattA Golf R in Jetta's clothingCutlass / Wikimedia CommonsThis'll probably sound lame, but I think it would be kind of neat (perhaps not mechanically possible) to take the guts from a Golf R and put them in a Jetta. That would make a nice sleeper...Submitted by: Michael SmithA Viper-swapped Plymouth VoyagerBull-Doser / Wikimedia CommonsThe easy answer is a Hellcat-swapped Pacifica, but I want to get weirder.Viper swap a 1998 Plymouth VoyagerAdvertisementAdvertisementSubmitted by: GreasetankA 1989 Colt Vista wagonMichael Gil / Wikimedia CommonsHear me out here. 1989 Colt Vista wagon. They came with AWD and a manual transmission, BUT have a ton of common parts with the early Mitsubishi Evolution of that generation. Swap in the turbo engine with a big turbo and that's it. Seats 7, but still small, light, compact.Submitted by: James RachnerA K-swapped, all-wheel-drive CamaroGreg Gjerdingen / Wikimedia CommonsI think we've hit the point of everything that shows up to the drag strip is probably fast. However, the best all-time is that classic 5-speed turbo caravan-walking the catfish Camaro. A clean version of one of those with a K-swap and AWD conversion would be legit greatAdvertisementAdvertisementSubmitted by: JaredOfLondonWant more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox, and follow us or add us as a preferred search source on Google.Read the original article on Jalopnik.