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Carrera 3.2.... 3.4 rebuild or 3.6 swap?

I have been reading about all the coversion threads... here is my situation.
My car has 125k on the clock. A rebuild will be on the cards soon. It still pulls strong, no oil leaks or anything.... but I know it's coming.
This is my 1st 911... I am getting into DEs and I would eventually try and do some Club Racing.
So I have 3 options:

1) Rebuild 3.2 and keep the car stock. Numbers will match, resale would be positively affected, can still take the wife and kids around at the weekend. Can race in Club Class F. Cheapest of the 3

2) Swap 3.6. Resale more difficult... I guess it could be worth less than a standar 3.2 in the same condition. Still can take the kids and wife to the mall at the weekend... but no more Class F. Will get destroyed GT2R unless I go for some major weight loss program (yes for me and the car). DEs would be fun but CR would be a waste of time unless I put $$$ into new seats, brakes, suspension setup, etc

Which leaves me with option 3)
Rebuild 3.4. Keeps the car in GT3R class, could go with twin ignition, Race pistons and all the goodies... Probably would cost as much as the 3.6 swap but if I ever decided to go into CR it would be more competitive.

I know the sensitive thing would be to keep it stock.... But it's not really exciting is it?

I know the key here is how serious I am abt the CR... It's just that I don't know how much free time I will be able to dedicate to it in the future. I am working on a couple of projects that would make it possible financially...

Has anyone here done the 3.4 conversion? I have read about Mike Feinstein's and MuffunMan experience with the 3.6 vram.

Thanks for your comments

Matteo
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