The nice thing about Pontiac engines is any bolt-ons you buy for that 326 will also bolt onto any larger Pontiac engine in the future.
The factory 4bbl/Q-jet intake is the way to go (and cheapest). After that, small-tube headers (1-5/8") and dual exhaust. Then get the distributor recurved. Those changes alone ought to ad some pep to that little engine.
A cam swap wouldn't hurt either, but stay on the conservative side. You want something that will build torque in the low RPM range since that engine really can't breathe in the upper RPMs and the car probably has tall rear gears. I don't normally recommend the Comp High Energy series cams, but in this case, something like the Comp 252HE would be just the ticket. The smaller of the Comp Dual-Energy line would also be a good choice, or one of the small XE series cams like maybe the XE250.
Oh, one other idea: Swap that 2-speed tranny for a TH350 with a 2100 stall ASAP. That will make a huge difference to how the car feels.
Good luck!
-Will
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