It seems to me that it should be capable of at least 160 hp since it's a DOHC 2.0l....I was thinking that if he got cams, cam gears,intake header exhaust bigger MAF...and a chip (its an auto) then he would be doing pretty good. Also i told him he should make it look like an SVT and i know that those cars can be made to handle like a friggin porsche due to there popularity in Europe......anyways, any input is apprec.