[mca]

Originally Posted by zevenbergena

Sorry about the poll questions. There was a 100 character limit, and it could have more accurately been phrased as just expressing the desire for more power by doing a transplant than sticking with the 3.0 CIS.

Right now, my budget is pretty more or less non-existent. The wiring meltdown this summer pretty much depleted any fun funds I had laying around.
I enter the Navy in March, and will be making considerably more than I do now, and I also recieved an enlistment bonus that I'll recieve over the next two years as I complete portions of my schooling. By the time it's all said and done and my debts are paid off, when I get done with school in two years I should have nearly $30K in bonuses and savings to utilize. And thats before I go on the boat for 6 months and have little or nothing to use it on. It's not my goal to use it all on the car, but there is room to make rational and worthwhile upgrades and have fun during this entire process.
Things I plan/hope to address- headstuds (obviously), Carrera chain tensioners, 964 cam grind, MSD, etc. I need to sit down with a mechanic somewhere and find out if things like valve springs, retainers, extras like that are entirely worth my while. I want to do some racing, autocross for sure, and DE's but the car will really do at least 75% street driving, so I will be planning this build accordingly. I'd shoot for a budget of $5-7K, absolutely no more than $10K. I find it incredibly difficult to rationalize spending more on the motor than I dd for the car in the first place. At that point, I think I'd be crazy to not put that entire $30K towards something really nice, with everything sorted and already taken care of.
Basically, I'll have enough, but I still want to be smart about how I toss it around. That, I guess, will be its own beast once I get there.

Great info! This will help others chime in and provide suggestions.

Regarding the heads ... you can ship these out to reputable builders. They will be happy to discuss your engine plans and offer you options.

And like others have said, thanks for serving the country. Much appreciated.

Best,
Craig