To Mod or Not to Mod?

[The Goat]

So, okay. I love my SVX. It's unique - I've already gotten a few looks like.."what...what the HELL is that?"...and it handles like a car on rails.

Here's the thing: I'm pretty sure my CRX si could take it in a 1/4 mile. It's just not that fast. (I haven't even seen the fabled power light yet. Maybe I should romp on it a bit more.)

SO.

Here are my options.

1) Leave the SVX as it is and enjoy it, and mod the CRX. I know how to pretty much make my CRX a complete freak and make it own everything south of a Ferarri for around $5k.

2) Get funky with the SVX - start trying to save weight. buy a 3.3 motor and tear it down, rebuild it with cams and ported heads, and install it with a 5-speed. The downside is that if I do this, I'll probably go whole hog and have a custom Miami Dolphins paint job done - this will in the long run cost me around $8k.

From experience, is a modded SVX reliable with a 5-speed? I'll soon have slotted/drilled rotors, so the brake issue shouldn't be a big thing, but...will it work as a daily driver?