Cheap 318 performance mods.

I think some of this argument comes down to what you even consider what peppy is ? what's a decent street performer. Probably somewhere around 14 second car for most give or take, but even then there's many variables some cars might be great in the 60ft and lay down at the end or vice versa and the many variations in between.

In the street most aren't doing full out 1/4 mile runs, at most probably 1/8 mile or less, so 50-600 or so feet, so 0-60 mph, 0-80 mph , 20-60 mph , 20-80 mph etc.. Are gonna be more relevant and even then there's gonna cars of same performance but some might be stronger out of the hole than others. And this is where I think some/alot of this argument is, a stronger out of the hole is gonna feel faster and possibly be more fun especially during short burst and the other car could feel more doggie ish but both could produce the same overall results. I'm sure most of us would like to have a car that reacts strong from out of the hole but are you willing to do the mods to get that results, CR stall gears displacement etc.. ?

For some out of the hole might be very important that's where they do most of their playing around, others might care more about how it reacts when they drop it a gear at 20-40 mph and hammer it for a few hundred feet, some that like twisties will want the power to be there when they accelerate out of the corners etc...

It all comes down to the individual wants, needs, compromises, etc.. Unfortunately most are vague in their wants and needs and their compromises usually hinder getting the results of what they really want.