first off welcome....fro m a fellow noob
I'm more familiar w/ the 1.8t rather than the 2.0t and i'm not up-to-speed with the latest mods for that platform.
As for local car tuning shops my experience has been less than stellar; and I can't recommend any really. Maybe, Underpressure Power & Performance (in CS). They did alot of work on my friends eclipse, gave him alot of discounts on parts/work, fixed issues for free as they arose (he has quite a few mods), quality work, etc. I have REVO software (and like it). Every mod I've done (except software) I've done myself due to the issues I've experienced w/ shops in the past, the high costs of installation/parts from them and not fully trusting them to do a quality job from my/friends dealings with them.
Maybe some others have had positive dealings with some of the local euro tuning shops and can vouch for them; but I can't.
I've had good dealings with Evolution Racewerks, Eurocode tuning, JB @ Performance Cafe and Greg @ Deutsch Teile Haus via online/phone dealings.
Again, welcome
-Jesse