What are 914s Capable of, performance wise Options

[yahthatsright]

As a 21 year old college student most of my peers have a hard time understanding why I think my 85 hp 30 yr old car is so fun. Usually I get the question, “Okay, It seems like you can make a lot of upgrades to this car, If you did that how fast would it be” I usually answer with a stutter, uh uh I dunno. So, with a 200 hp six and moderately stiff suspension, what kind of numbers do you guys have? It would be very interesting to see some braking stats, 0-60, some form of slalom, anything. I’m also wondering if the guys out there with 300 to 400hp or getting that much more for performance.

[lapuwali]

QUOTE (horizontally-opposed @ Oct 26 2005, 09:04 AM)

QUOTE (airsix @ Oct 25 2005, 03:35 PM) QUOTE (horizontally-opposed @ Oct 25 2005, 02:39 PM) Spend enough money on a Subie, Lancer, Honda, or Chevy Aveo and it will destroy even the fastest 914s on this board. I'd like to see any of those cars take on Roger Sheridan's 914 on a road course. -Ben M. "Spend enough money" is the operative phrase... With a NASA-like budget, I am quite sure one could build a beryllium-calipered, tube-framed, F1-powered Chevy Aveo 5-door that would destroy Sheridan's 914 on a race track. It might not look much like an Aveo anymore, but then how much 914 is really left in Roger's car? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) BTW, anyone remember that crazy F1 minivan from the 1990s? pete

Yes, indeed. A Renault Espace with a Williams-Renault driveline installed roughly where the rear seats went. Lowered, with some ground effects tunnels, and still had the center seats. They took Renault execs and other VIPs around Paul Ricard and made most of them throw up. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

The spending is the important part here. I'll bet that in terms of price/performance, the 914 is the king of AX. The only thing in the same league would be a 1.6 Miata, which can now be had very cheaply, yet with the appropriate upgrades, would still do very well at AX.