Just like the title says....

I just bought it on Saturday and love it allready. And I'm allready thinking about mods to do...

I'm pretty sure I can do an intake for pretty cheap.
What about exhaust? What is the best size? Would it be better to do single or duel?
Any other things to do to the engine? Other than Turbo,*/C, or NO2
How much can the N/A trans handle?

i've looked into some of the possible alternative exhaust options. my findings as well as the findings of most of the people on this board, aside from a high flow cat, the stock exhaust is plenty and isn't holding you back.

some of the guys here are putting magnaflow mufflers for camaros but there is no perfomance advantage to it, though it does sound better.

do a search for PEMs as far as manifolds go. they're pretty effective and much cheaper than headers. also do a search for willwren'* ported lim thread. those two mods together seem to make the L36 come alive.

About how fast do you want to go and how much are you willing to spend?

i have gain more than half a second and 3 MPH from a cold air intake and kn 4750 and a drill 180 stat a L36 like cold air

You also have a lighter initial weight, and more than likely a more aggressive gear ratio. I would say a lot of your gain is coming from the fact youre learning to drive the car as well. Im not trying to say that your mods havent gained you time, but I think it comes from other sources as well.

ROCKERS!
OR Headers

I got 1.8:1 rockers on mine and have headers on the way

Actually his weight is about the same, and his gear ratio is i believe 3.05. I think alot of his gain is due to the loss of KR, he was seeing almost 6 degrees and now only sees about 2. As for driving his 60'* were about the same, if i remember right.

I dont know how much money you are willing to spend, but if you go to the vendors forum... There is a company called Intence & they make a performance kit for your car that they say will gain you 25 hp. I think they run for about a $1,000.00 But the shure know what their doing.

10 HP gain INTENSE Level 1 L36 Performance Package - $269.99


25 HP gain INTENSE Level 2 L36 Performance Package - $754.99

Well I'm not looking to spend a lot of money on one thing.

I'd rather spend $1000 on a bunch of stuff than on one thing.

I'm more looking for cheaper things to do to start with. You know $200 or less

I figure that I could do a fenderwell intake myself from the local home improvement store.
Get a new muffler or make my own dual outlet from the AutoZone or Advance.

I know I probably need to atleast check about doing a tune-up. What all should I check/replace?

Anything that is usually missed on these things?