I wouldn't worry about intakes before getting the car - they're not really needed.
For an VIII, the most effective first mods are:
- Turboback exhaust
- MBC
- BOV (fully-recirculating DV like the one Larry mentioned)
- Walbro 255 fuel pump
- Custom Flash!
Here's the package I created that has all those parts. It's just an example of some of the best individual brands for each of the parts listed above, but you can certainly piece together your own brand preferences:
Warrtalon Package info