just bought a 1.6L mx-3 dohc 16 valve

[limer]

hey fellas,

just got her today
shes all stock
what can i do to get this baby to boogie
cant spend much gotta a little boy coming in the next few weeks
low cost upgrade suggestions please

[mx3man]

unfortunately there are no real low-cost performance upgrades to our cars. You get what you pay for, and I would say the best uprade for performance would be a motor swap to a 1.8L Turbo called the BPT. Unfortunately this will run you an easy 4 grand so this is probably out of the question.

My personal suggestion would instead of making it fast, make it fun.

- a "cold-air intake" kit off eBay for about 100$ to give you a nice sporty sound that I never get tired of,
- a short shifter with bronze shifter brushings to make for nice, tight, short shifts
- a little bit more pricey, but worth the dough is a suspension upgrade. Common brands are KYB GR-2 struts, and Suspension Techniques springs. I have that setup and it makes for a nice sporty feel, while maintaining a bit of confort.

hope this helps a little bit