Originally posted by Andy
I suggest you save your money and buy a B18C1 swap first. Get the motor in, running properly and your comfortable with it. If you really think it needs more power, consider buying a turbo. My hatch ran 14.4 all day long. I know that doesn't sound fast when people throw around 11-12 second times on the internet but trust me, it's a huge difference out on the street from a 16 second stock car. I got mine running and concentrated on upgrading the brakes and suspension before it was smashed. I wanted to build it up with a set of 11 to 1 pistons and some new cams but never got a chance.
I don't know how much work you've down with cars or how comfortable you are, but doing a swap is a great way to learn the more advanced self-taught lessons. Once you've bacially taken your entire car apart and put it back together yourself you'll feel a lot more comfortable about trying to piece together a turbo or whatnot (not saying you'll be successful, just more confident). If you do decide to go with a pre-fab kit (and there's not shame in it, just more expensive) I've always liked the Drag kits. The turbo is a little large in my opinion and a boost dependant FPR isn't the perfect solution, but it's a great starting point.
I agree 100%... I did my swap myself with no help other than research online and manuals and learned a whole lot doing it that way... take small bites first then like he said you can start biting off bigger and more complicated things