It's been a long time since I cried, but that just about did it! Oh god! What have we come to?

I need a while to recuperate.

I'm a high school student with little to no money. I have a 98 Contour SE w/ 2.5L 24v V6 w/ 100k miles. I'd like to make some cheap performance upgrades <$1000 or so. I only spent 4k on the car. Mainly, I HATE Honda Civics and I want to blow them away. I usually can anyways! Any suggestions please e-mail me. devonb_37@hotmail.com

Alpine 240W CD receiver
4 Pioneer 6x8 3-ways.
Yokohama Sport tires