best way to spend 1,000 dollars on a 96 cobra

I need some help whats the best and fastest way to spend 1000 dollars and maybe a little more to make a 96 bone stock cobra fast?I sold a 97 about 3 years ago and have been regretting it ever since..It had 4.10 gears,bigger mass air cant remember exactly how big,B&M super Ripper short throw,Flowmasters with a custom built xpipe(which i hated) and i added a 125 shot of nitrous and some nittos..if i can remeber right it stayed around the 8.50s and 8.40s on the tires..im sure i might be forgetting a couple of things done to it..can you help

oh yea my bad them times i posted were in the 8th and were not with the nitrous never ran it on the juice