I'm having a blast making my V6 a little faster without spending much. Maybe $2000 with CAI, axle back, shorties or long tubes. I'd be doing the same if I chose the v-8 so I'm still ahead the $7k difference in cost from the 6 to the 8. (2lt vs 2ss)
I'm doing some exterior mods, dovetail spoiler, painted stripes, etc. to make the car my own.
I get the car to be very low 5's, 0 to 60 and 14 in the 1/4, well I don't need to go any faster.
Main thing is, I'm having fun and won't look back.