Have you looked at ls1tech.com yet? If you have not go to the western section there and introduce yourself and tell them what's up that section is riddled w/ nothing but LA folks. You shouldn't even need to spend half of that to get the power gains your after
-hell theres someone on ls1tech selling a magnacharger for 3500 that alone would put you over your goals and still be smog legal. Good luck man def go to ls1tech and introduce yourself http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/western-members-59/