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.

[KaptKaos]

Too many people measure acceleration in one direction. You need to measure it in all directions. That's why AX is a popular standard.

If all you want is drag racing, there are cheaper ways to go "faster."

What a 914 gives you is a balanced performance car right out of the box. You could argue that it's handling is its strongest trait and the rest of the abilites rely upon the handling. Regardless, its a more complete way of looking at performance.