i just got an 87 mr2 and it's all stock so i'm starting fresh. i got about 2k to get me rollin on this thing but not sure where to start. any suggestions?  

wait for rubblerouser or sirscrotum to jump in. They're guru's in MR2  

What are your goals for the car? power? handling?

Thank you for the guru compliment 'teg, but i havent had it long enough to be considered a guru.

Cuz for about 2k, you could either go with exhaust/intake/header, or a set of coilovers and possibly nice sticky tires.  

u're welcome man.  

If the man is trying to be fast, his best bet is to swap in a 3rd gen 3sgte, assuming that the MK1 chassis is nice and in worthwhile condition for such a swap.

If its rusty and beatup, its probably not worth doing a 3sgte swap into, but the 3sgte powered MK1 MR2's are some of the fastest MR2's in existence due to there light chassis.

Otherwise you could go with a 4agze and put a turbo in replacement of the supercharger