Let me give you some free advice. Drive the car the way it is now until you decide what your long term plan is and what you really want to do with the car- not a compromise. No sense doing the same job twice.
Case in point. I swapped out the top end from an explorer last year- heads, intake, plus some other bolt ons like TB, MAF, headers. Now it was a budget build and didn't want to spend the 2-3 grand- so I spent less than $200 for the heads, intake + another $300 or so for springs and machine work. Add in another $100 for the 70MM TB and EGR, $40 for the 95GT 70 MM MAF, $100 for FMS headers, $100 for U/D pullies, H pipe, Taurus fan and VSC and another couple of hundred for bolts, gaskets, fluids, etc, and I probably have about $1500 invested in parts. Most of the parts were used from either the JY or off CL. Still have the stock cam. Guessing maybe 260 hp? Now it does feel quicker but like always, you grow used to it and a year later, I wish I would have just waited and did either a TFS or Holley Intake and TFS/AFR heads with set of 1.7 RR or a TFI cam. I'll have to buy new gaskets, head bolts, fluids, etc. not too mention the time.