It's fun to think about turbos and 4bbls and intakes and cams, but picking out parts to install shouldn't be the first step—it should be one of the last, just before installing them. If you do this backwards and pick parts first, you stand an excellent chance of winding up disappointed, sad, and impoverished.
First, make a coherent and detailed plan of exactly what you want the car to do differently than it does now, keeping in mind that these cars need a lot of upgrading in the stopping-and-steering department even with a stock motor, and making the car go faster increases the urgency of the need for better stopping and steering.
Then, the next step is to figure out your budget. Be realistic; once you arrive at a number, cut it in half, because projects like this almost always exceed the planned cost—if you wind up overestimating the cost, well, nifty, you've got money left over. But if you wind up underestimating the cost, oh shіt…the project grinds to a halt, sometimes forever.
Step three: prioritize your list. Stopping and steering better is more important but not as thrilling as going fast and quick, so make some hard decisions.
Step four: consult with experts (such as on this board) for advice on how best to achieve the items on your list. This is the point where you start deciding what parts to buy.
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