Stage anything HVTB is worthless. The gains are negligible. Map out the intake cfm and you see its not a restriction on basically stock L36 N/A motor. These aren't V8's...
A P-log is a great investment because the front bank cylinders heat up like crazy, but I thought Rick already had one?
1.8 rockers sure, but to be honest unless you absolutly want to stay N/A then in the long run for all the mods you listed it would be cheaper to top swap... Plus you would make almost double the power of the mods listed.
The 3in dp won't hurt anything, I love the fuel efficency arguement when it comes to modding. If you drive normal the gas mileage isn't going to plummet.
I had better gas mileage driving around normal on my car when it was turbo than when I had a CAI, Exhaust and PCM. (Oh the good old days lol).
In fact I think modding your car helps fuel economy because you know how much of a hit it is every time you go WOT so you tend to less + if your making power more chance for things to break, replacing tires every couple months because you rip em up all the way throuugh 80mph isn't fun. So I don't believe the fan boy fuel economy argument at all.
Some people say oh it lost bottom end when really you gained alot more top end and probably litle on the low end so in comparrision it seems like you "lost" bottom end when really you didn't. Butt dyno's lie.
What I know (forgot his username) but there was a guy on CGP who dyno'd his car with stock dp, 2.5 dp, and 3in dp N/A. and he NEVER lost low end power in fact he even saw gains! on the 3in. AND he saw good gains throughout the mid-high band. Its not a blanket arguement its proven by fact and statisits. SO sure there will be odd ball motors that MAY lose low end on the 3in but to be honest it has yet to come up BACKED up by dyno proof to say anything otherwise than you gain power with a 3in dp. Plus he's doing a cat anyways.
[EDIT] I'm not arguing im just proving a point and bringing some life to this