or why dont u try for a frank build? get a k24 from any market for 130-150,run it for a while and then save up and get a k20a head for about $1300 shipped,i have seen vids of these franks and they got mighty torque,if ur starting up again then start the right way.i can just give u two advices at the moment
k20a3-160hp
this wod be equal to or better than a 97 vti stage one plus 50 shots wet nitrous,im telling this as i have proven it.but with k-pro that is alot of fun to drive and can be daily driven without any probs
k24(a1/a4)
both of these are 160hp but with alot of torque,these are the bases of the frank builds,can be bough for 120-140k but in auto,u dont get these in manual,they can be mated with any k-series manual tranny and can be mated on a k20a head to make a frank build.but to run the frank u need to have k-pro
**k-pro is still needed to make any of these work though as u wod run it manual and without immobo,if u go to civic 95 onwards and get B-H series theres isnt much complications in them,just get a h-series,swap it in and wire it up and ur ready to go,plus the k-series stuff is espensive as u wod have seen.