basic upgrades to start with?

[Tony Z]

The only decent thing you can really do without pulling the engine and spending too much cash is get a decent exhaust. Makes a nice difference. Maybe think about saving the cash for a while and the drop and rebuild the engine, along with a few mods, or just replace the heads and carburation. Dont forget that the exh has to be changed if you want to modify anything, the stock exh doubles as a sort of rev limiter