Well a buddy of mine owned this car and passed away 6 years ago. One of my other friends picked it up but ended up in a divorce and with a job that takes all his time so now I am the owner of this ride. The good is that the car chassis is sound with some nice Tein coil overs on it. The bad is that the motor ran but ran poorly and either needs a refresh with the goal of having 5-600hp or its destined for an LS swap. The wiring harness is also crumbling in the engine bay. The interior is a 8.5 out of 10. The paint looks decent. No rust. I am torn on if I should slap a sweet heart nicely tuned LS in it or if I should step up to the bar and spend the $$ it will take to properly repair the factory engine. I know I will never get the cash out of the car but this was a passion project for my friend when he was alive and he wanted it to be a nice car that had good street manners and could be driven to work every day if it was needed and I want to make where he wanted the car to be reality. Any of you guys have Z32 experience or know of a good local tuner that has the scoop on what direction I should head. I am leaning towards an LS swap as it seems to be the most reliable way to the HP I want and straight forward since this is a common mod for Z32 cars. Most important to me is the car retains close to stock aesthetics and does not draw attention from every ricky ricer racer who thinks their civic is the "Skr8t up shizzle dawg"..... I just want a car that looks stock and is fun to drive with out screaming arrest me....
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