General questions from a newbie.

[Vegascorbin]

You are three steps ahead of most kids your age when it comes to your car. Thats becuse 1. you know not to bielve everything you hear; 2. you are doing research; 3. you seem to realize that cars cost money and you need to workout a budget.

Don't give up on doing your own engine swap or other work. Now is a good time to learn the right way to work on cars and it will give you a lifetime of frustration and enjoyment. And save you money on repairs down the road. Also consider that there is a shortage of Auto mechs right now and you can take a couple of years comunity colledge or tech school and be making good money when you are done.

[Space Monkey]

You really shouldn't count out a KA engine. They are unbeatable is made right and treated with care. A KA will output more HP than a SR built relatively similar and with more torque. Im just rebuilding my KA right now with forged internals and 10:1 pistons for a hig compression KA that in the end should make the same numbers as a stock SR if not more. The KA engines are awesome! Dont forget it! not that SR and RB's arn't any good.

[stephen-knight]

Vegascorbin you're right, i've taken an auto class, and im going to take auto 2 after i buy my 240 so i can work on it in class, the thing is i just dont have a lot of time to do engine work plus i wouldnt have anything to drive for a while.or else i would love to. i have done a couple of top and bottom end rebuilds so i know a little about an engine. Ive thought about going into that field, but im not quite sure yet.

and Space Monkey, i am going to go with the KA, i dont want to over do myself with too much power starting off and i dont want to have to deal with California Smog standards and what not. Im going to try and find a stock s13 240 and just tune it myself. probably keep the engine stock for a while, maybe a new intake or something.