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Always a great topic.
If you are looking for power there are many ways to coax horsepower from an 8 valve n/a motor... 175-250 horses can be easily done in the $1000 to $1500 range! Another great possibility might be a 16 valve head conversion... this will, most likely, cost more than what either I or Toby have suggested.
If you want to convert to turbo then I definitely suggest you take a ride, again as the other poster suggested, to turbobricks.com... they have a general forum entitled "articles"... click on that... and within you will find an extensive write up on the topic. There are several ways to go about the conversion and it can be done either way, the plus turbo route or the entire drivetrain route, for less than $500. I think the +turbo route is super interesting and affordable. A good base requires that your current motor be in top condition. Also, keep in mind that air, fuel, & exhaust flow will be the keys to power, especially important will be the Brick's fuel system as detonation is the killer of a daily driver!
On the Brick Board you may find a little dissention on this particular topic. Some may suggest the entire drivetrain & wiring harness route is the only reliable method of putting a turbo in a n/a car... not so. Guys on TurboBricks are running the +turbo set up and have the bugs worked out.
In the end, the power you hope to get out of any modification really depends upon the BUDGET and one's technical ability.
Peace, Jon
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