I love my EP3, I bought it standard and have done a few mods now. I think they are good bang for buck and for what I've spent on performance mods I think it's pretty good power.

My mods now are-

Engine & Gearbox Mods:

DC sports Manifold
DC sports cat back
Uprated energy engine mounts
Gruppe M
Funky power lambda eliminator
Dasteq Q+ ECU remapped by Wallace Performance 236.9bhp 182 ft/lb's
DC5 Gearbox - Shorter 4th, 5th and 6th
Spoon 5.1 final drive kit
Spoon (kaaz) 1.5 way plated diff
F1 Racing Stage 4, 6 paddle clutch
Engine running on Castrol Edge 0W30 fully synthetic oil
Gearbox running on Kaaz LSD gear oil - 80w-90

Brakes & Suspension:

Tein Superstreet Coilovers with adjustable top mounts
Stop Tech 330mm front brakes with red stuff pads
Drilled and grooved rear discs with mintex pads
Rear camber arms
Fast road setup

Wheels and Tyres:

17" x 7.5" Compomotive MO5 wheels powder coated in white. DC5 offset for wider track. Conti Sports.

Body & Interior:

JDM wind deflectors
Funky power mud flaps
One off debadged front grill
Oil Temp and Water Temp in carbon holder in car
Genuine Honda Type R mats

I'll happily take anyone out a run in it to show them how good / bad it is.

I do however agree there are alot of bams own them but it's the same with most cars. I bought mines because I like it, I'm not into the whole jap scene.