Suggestions on performance upgrades for 225

I am not trying to shoot the slant in the foot here, either. I love slants. They are super cool. There's nothing else like them. The decision you need to make is about your expectations. Yes, you can turbo one and run with the big dogs. But do you want to go to all the trouble to learn a whole new "something else" or do you want to build something "pretty quick" and have fun?