The crossroads?

[0h n0 5.0]

hey guys, i've finally paid my dad back for his portion of my 94, an i've got about 1,200 to do some damage with. i would like to keep this thing streetable, advoid a major engine, drivetrain teardown or uselessbody kits for right now untill i graduate school an am workin full time.

shes nothin special, 116,000 on the stock 5.0,(save for the new GT heads) rebuilt AOD, an exhaust (car didn't have one when i got it). i want to keep it stock as possible, jus pick up some more torque an horses but avoid nitrous or power adders untill i decide whether to keep her for another couple of years or get a newer one (preferably a 94-98 cobra) in a few years.

i need tires, (runnin on baldies right now) an am looking at 17' inch cobra R's wheels also. but after that, i'm kinda stumped at the best route to go as i'm not sure whether to make this a project or jus enhance it with a few upgrades that might give me a higher return on a sale later on.

basically here's what i had planned:
gears(4:10 or 3:73), lower her, an maybe a sound upgrade, an if all that gets done i'm still hungary, goin with pullies, cold air an an MSD.
i'm at a crossroads, an i love my car, but the only power i can expect to gain from it reliaibly and quickly will eventually have to include a complete tear down an refortification of the engine, drivetrain and suspension if i went with a nitrous or any kind of power adder in order to increase the longevity of the car's life..but i'm not quite there yet, so i'm stumped at which road to go.

what do you think i should do?

thanx guys/gals