jasam,
I’ll second the welcome.
You will find a lot of help here.
I’ll offer another suggestion – build yourself a separate hot-rod engine and preserve your virgin 2.2T.
I’ll start with the outrageous. Buy a good 2.4/2.7 core with a 7R case. Build a 2.8S, twin-plug, MFI at 11.5:1 and use race gas. A 2.7RS with the CR carefully bumped (still twin-plug) is a good option. PMOs in place of MFI or EFI reduce the monetary cost – at a performance cost.
While there is the good economic option of a 3.0 or 3.2, there is a weight penalty and transmission issue with larger torque and hp.
Best,
Grady