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I have a different viewpoint than most. I know what an '83 SC felt like when it was new, as I owned one. I've been down the modification road, when I was younger and thought I knew better than the guys that designed the cars. I've driven them hard on the road, autocrossed them, had them on a race track, etc. I've also been driving them long enought to get tired of the compromises that you have to endure with most of the "improvements". One thing that the '83 SC taught me was how nice these cars feel when you return them to stock and remove all of the "improvements".
Most people get nowhere near the limits of the stock suspension. It's hard to do on the street and be sane about it. It's easy to feel that you can go faster in a modified car, and perhaps you can get closer to your personal limits, but I've been around a track in a stock 911 that was being driven by one of Porsche's contracted hot shoes and it's a whole new world, let me tell you.
I find most people have a similar viewpoint to mind if they play with Porsches long enough. Sooner or later, most of what you want to do is keep them nice.
JR
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