long story short... I have a 96 ex that I have to replace the engine in.

I would love to put a better engine in this car b/c the rest of the car is in beautiful shape.

I've been doing some research on what engines will fit in this car... but I wanted to hear some opinions on it.

I would love to just go the route everyone goes and get a b16a2/3, but I'm pretty sure I would have to get the tranny as well.

I guess, is there any engine I can get that will work where I don't have to replace the tranny.

I could just put another d16y8 in it, I"m sure this would be the easiest... but I"m looking for an alternative that will make my car better, without having to spend a ton of money on the labor (b/c I don't have the facilities to do an engine swap) and I don't really want to spend a fortune on the engine if I don't have to.

plz, some opinions and if you suggest something, maybe some tips on what type of other stuff I'll have to swap out.

thx everyone,
joe

p.s. if anyone has some good links to sites with this info that'd be cool too.