mirage LS project

i have a 2001 mitsubishi mirage LS 1.8 and i'm trying to get it to look and move good, right now its completly stock, but some of the things that i want to change is the front bumper, hood and a couple o minor things, but i haven't decided yet on what to put on. another thing is the engine, right now i just want to experiment with the stock 1.8, but if there's an engine out there that should have my interest, fits my car and doesn't i would love to know, so if you guys have some good tips, o could use some

well the most popular thing is to put the mitsubishi 4g63t engine. but i havent seen anybody do it. i've caught a couple articles on the net but that's it