Try and find yourself a buick 3.8L motor and swap that in there, you can find one in a gnx or a tta if your lucky enuff to find one
If your not mechanically skilled, you can upgrade the exhaust(headers, catback exhaust, and hi flow cats)
Also upgrade your air intake as well as try and get rid of all the smog crap(find yourself a local inspector so you'll pass

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As for that if your mechanically skilled upgrading your rear end is a good move, also look into stronger cooling upgrades, whether its a better fan setup or run a cold air intake, a cool engine is a happy engine