u/Fun_Conclusion_6769

Im eyeing some S chasis, this will be a secondary car to learn more about modifying a car, I’ve done maintenance plenty of times but want to learn more and have heard good things about the SR platform. I don’t want to do anything crazy, just learn by experience about different modifications. The SR20DET is my ideal choice as its more “complete” in terms of already having a turbo , but i’ve seen a couple nice looking KA or even SR20DE engines out there. Which do you recommend I get to learn and play around with ? If don’t get a DET I would want to turbo it eventually and the money I save could definitely let me do it sooner rather than later but don’t know if that’s a beginner task to take on. Other than that I’d probably just start by doing maintenance and enjoying the car and slowly build confidence to do other mods as I see fit

As time goes on it’s hard to gauge prices for this chasis, i’ve been looking for one for a bit and trying to find one that’s a good deal and making sure i’m not being an idiot and paying too much. I found one that’s converted to a sil80, don’t think it’s genuine but could be wrong. it’s listed for $20k, looks very clean and unabused, not much done to it performance wise, so stock sr20det. I think I can talk them down a couple grand especially since they’re fairly far. I originally wanted an S15 but for a type R my $20k-$25k budget doesn’t look like it’ll cut it for a good one at least, found an Autech in Canada that’s the closest i’m considering but stock de engine.