1. Go to a powerflow dealer get a custom made stainless exhaust done and fitted from catback this will set you back £320-£400 depending on which dealer you go to. (You can fit as many silencers as you want, I got 3 on mine and its still nice n loud when I floor it)
2. Get an after market air filter. Cheapest thing for you to do, is drill your current airbox and have a fresh filter on it. (Cost you approx £20) However, what ive done is, got a K&N Air Filter, made a direct air feed straight to it, from the grille at the bottom and then fitted a stainless heat shield over it to absorb engine heat, while the air feed provides cold air. Approx cost £80-100
3. Get 10mm Spark Leads, I bought mine from FuelCat ... Google the brand, the website doesn't look that great and they don't stock them on the site, but you can contact the guy directly. This cost me £60-70 and have lasted 2 years already with no problems.
4. Change your dizzy/rotor arm (£15-25), and get new spark plugs (£10-20 set of 4), doesnt have to be anything fancy like Denso Iridiums just something decent brand, i.e. NGK, Bosch.
5. Oil, filter change.
6. Lower the car on Springs/Uprated Shocks ... or Coilovers, up to you. Any brand thats German should suffice.
Thats all i'd do really, and you will notice a BIG change from standard. I know its a bit naughty for me to say this, but my mechanic friend, he has a stock 16v and both of us went for a test down a empty dual carriageway, and floored it to about 135-140 and I was ahead of him by 4-5 car lengths with all those mods.
Don't forget the mods look good cosmetically aswell. A lowered car with polished stainless pipes looks good!
Then you can get a pair of nice wheels at the right price when your bothered.
