I'm also confused as far as whats going on....but i think I somewhat understand.
Lets see you got 97 Prelude Type SH with a slavage title. You wanna invest money into it and want more performance side rather then looks. When you said you can get $20,000 for it i'm thinking thats for your old car ...either that or you buying the 87 for $20K
Well lets break it down:
1. If you getting the 97 for $20,000 with a salvage title....then thats like asking for it. WHo knows what happen to the car...might have been a really bad ass accident or flood damage or who knows. What I would suggest after you buy it ....rather BEFORE you buy it ... check out the car from top to bottom and take it to few mechanics to get it inspected. Do comperssion test, look at the engine... missmatched color in the body pannels and uneven seems in body pannels...this would mean it was either repainted and in an accident. Either way.. salvage title is VERY SKETCH :eh: :down:
2. If you were talking about selling your old Prelude for $20,000 then :yay: :thumbup:
3. Depending on what you want to do with the new car.. either turbo or JRSC (supercharger) better figure it out from start. If you planing on doing a lot of boost then i suggest rebuilding the engine either turbo or sc will benefit from it. less problems later on. If you want to do nitros thats also ok ..but thats cheesy power... its :ghey: :tfg: IMO but hey you can think other wise.
Remember if you do go F.I. DO NOT cut corners...rather pay a price now or pay a lot later on when something goes BOOOM.:a:
4. Superalegras are nice..i like them i am thinking of getting them instead of my rota;s subzeros. As far as tire size...well for 17s rim you would and can run 215/40 r17 or 215/45 r17 but make sure you get offset of +45 and above meaning +45 +48 +50(doubt they make that but you can ask) You will defenetly need at least +45 offset to make it good. I have a +48 with 215/45 r17 tires ....lowered 1.4~5 all around and i dont rub... only on the front when i turn the wheels and i hit a bump it makes a shhhhhhh sound on the inner splash shield... but nothing major not even enough to scrape the dirt off.
Hope that was educational.:beer: