I'm not a big nitrous fan either. In all seriousness, if you want to get the most out of your engine then save up and put a turbo on it. It really is the most bang-for-the-buck mod that you can do and still keep your engine reliable if installed and tuned correctly.
If you were to add up the cost of the simple bolt-ons, you could easily buy a small turbo kit.
Glad I could help.