Here in Tucson we have a lot of fun, curvey roads and you NEVER see any of the rice-a-roni twits on them. They "race" only on the main, straight as a board, surface streets in town. Give a Z a couple turns and it will destroy a front drive ricer any day.
I have Compomotive wheels on mine, They are British watanabe/panasport type and I love the way they look. The wheels you have now really would look good when polished. You could do it yourself or have a shop do it for about $250.00. My buddy has the zxt wheels in black on his ride (they look much better than gold) and they look great. It is a matter of taste and money really.