First off, the car is front-wheel drive....which means that insane amounts of horsepower aren't very practical due to the nature of the car. Secondly, your car, for a smaller car, is pretty heavy...about 3300lbs,so you've got a lot going against you. If you really want to enjoy the car you have, beef up the suspension, do a few bolt ons, and add a good sound system and use your car as a daily driver/weekend autocrosser and save up for a better platform.