HDDP has been wrenching on these cars for a while now and has more track time than about anybody so You have to take his observations pretty seriously. That being said...welcome to the forum and good luck with your efforts on providing upgrades and mods for these cars. I think because of the deeply discounted Crossfires sales there are now a lot of new owners and forum members who are hungry for useful speed parts and mods for the Crossfire. I think an effective true dual exhaust system would be a good place to start. I already have the Magnaflow cat back. The good thing about that part is it uses two separate muffler/tips assemblies so If I later install a true dual system I can retain the Magnaflow mufflers. it would be great to be able to replace the restrictive factory four-cats-and-Y-pipe set up with a pair of high flow cats and X-pipe and true duals back to the rear of the car. I think the idea for a stroker kit is a winner to. I really don't want some high-strung 7000 rpm motor for my street car. A nice fat boost to the mid-range torque curve sounds like more fun to me !

Keep us posted and good luck...

Slim