[Pitchblack98]

I need some advice and/or opinions on a situation I am in... First a little background story so you guys will understand the situation. You can skip the first 2 paragraphs if you don't care to read them. lol... Hopefully I can keep this short.

To make a long story short my daily driver (2005 Honda Accord) was totaled while my wife was driving it and she got hurt pretty bad. She is doing pretty good now, but its been a long road. This happened 2 years ago and I have been driving my S14 daily every since. Including in the heavy snow we get out here in colorado (Not Fun). That has pretty much stopped any mods I had planned for it. I can only do stuff to the car that I would have to finish in a weekend since I have to drive it to work on Monday.

Now I am having some engine and tranny problems with my S14. It is a 95 SE with 185k miles on it and I don't think its worth trying to fixing them, but I love my S14.

I have a few options here and wanted some opinions or advice on them... My Accord was paid for and I got a pretty decent check from the insurance company (still negotiating the injury claims).

Short Version of what I'm thinking... More detail below if you want to keep reading...
1. Get a beater, Sports bike, and pay a shop 10k to do the SR swap with many upgrades.
2. Get a nice Daily Driver, Sports bike, and pay a shop 6k to do a basic SR swap.
3. Get a nice Daily Driver, Sports bike, and attempt to do the SR swap myself. Work and family life leaves with me limited free time.
4. Sell my S14 and get something like an Evo, S4, or A6. Possibly still get a sports bike.

I am thinking about picking up a cheap awd daily driver and getting a sport bike to save a little on gas during the summer. That will leave me enough money to do a S14 SR swap. I am mechanically inclided, have the tools needed, and the garage space to do the swap myself, but I don't exactly have enough free time to do the swap myself at the moment. I could still do it myself, but it would take several weeks, if not months to complete it. It's also hard to work during the winter out here, especially with not having heat in my garage.

I have talked to a local shop that specializes in Nissans with the 240 being their biggest area. They quoted me between 9k and 10k to do the swap with upgrades. I know that number sounds a bit high, but read on...

That total price includes the following with a break down of each cost...
-The complete motor set and freight. $3500
-Installation including removing the KA and Inspecting the valve train, bottom end, and transmission of the SR. $1750
-Replacing rear main seal, exhuast manifold gasket, rear transmission seal, front seal and gasket, inner shift boot, and new turbo gaskets and fasteners. $135
-Engine conversion harness, all wiring. $150
-New belts, radiator hoses, heater hoses, and clamps. $170
**Everything above is just a typical swap with no upgrades. Everything below is what I am looking to upgrade.**
-HKS Cams. $550 with no install labor since they will be put in during valve train inspection.
-GReddy Rocker arm stoppers (Are these needed in a S14 SR20?), GReddy high capacity oil pan, HKS BOV, Koyo Radiator with electric fans, RPS Street Disk Clutch Kit. $1375
-HDI Front Mount Intercooler, Custom Intake and Intercooler piping with HKS Filter and install labor. $980
-3" Tanabe Concept G Exhuast, Tanabe Downpipe, and Test Pipe (T.P. Not installed). $750
-No charge for Dyno Tuning for Gas.
-E85 Dyno Tuning. $125.

I haven't decided on what turbo or fuel injectors I might be using be using yet, so those are not factored in yet. I already have a Walbro 255 in the car so I left that out also.

My budget is going to be right around 10k plus/minus if I go that route... I'm not sure if I want to put that much money into something worth maybe $4000. I know I will never get my money back out of it except for pure enjoyment of driving it.

My other options from above are pretty self explanatory. I'd like to hear what some of you guys think or would do. Sorry Its a little long.