Mods 4 01 GT... Pros & Cons

[Grey-GT-01]

I finally got my own GT, so I don't have to drool as much about everyone else's. I've spent the last month or so reading your articles trying to determine what the best mods are for my $. I'm considering Stedda pullies and TA, however some members seem to feel that there a waste for a 01, at least the pullies, and the timming setting without detonation seems to be grey as well. Then there's the Mac Cold Air, there is also mixed reports of performance loss with the removal of the silencer. The Stedda Tri-ax has been posted to becoming loose after a few weeks, and creating alot of interior noise, but everyone seems to have it. Now I don't even want to get into the cat-backs because there seems to be many view points here, but I want my GT to have a tone. Long term, its a SC for me. Short term, I would like to wake it up a bit, put a little sound into the exhaust, and enjoy my new car without creating problems, or experiencing a power loss. Any insight on these mods would be appreciated.