the 1.8 V6 is pretty underpowered. but a nice improvement from the 4-banger. plus, if you plan on this being a big project, the mx-3 takes very kindly to a KLZE swap. People like the MX-3 because its pretty light and swaps with ease. check out cardomain. I know there are some done up mx-3's on there. maybe they list their performance stats. check it out. good luck =)