ok well first things first I would be getting a second engine for the purpose of learning which means that first it would need to be built/rebuilt then I'll look into doing any mods. I want to be slow and steady with any mods I do to the car for 2 reasons 1. I want to make sure they are done exactly right. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to engines taking almost 3 months to work out a basic blueprint/parts list for the 350 Chevy small block build I had planned. and 2. I'm not used to high performance driving there's no point to putting a 300+ HP engine into a car if I don't know how to drive it. Hopefully those two points will lessen your fear of me doing something stupid to the engine

You're a mechanic so I'm sure you know all about reliability issues with modifications. These guys are super knowledgeable about making high horsepower rotaries live. They've seen too many new guys get carried away and blow their engines sky high. It usually ruins their enthusiasm and we lose another convert to the rotary ranks. We all want to see more people happily running a rotary and having fun, not bummed out because something went wrong.:cheers2:

when I was growing up my grand father had a motto "you have 3 choices fast, cheap, reliable. pick two" I know that this motto may not work for everything but so far for me it's worked for 99% of the car modifications that can be done to any cars. At least in what I've seen.

Your Grandfather was a smart cookie. The fun of this forum is that there's always some kind of an argument going. Nobody actually means any of the trash talk (usually..., it is the internet after all). We're all friends with a common passion and on here to enjoy hanging out with others of a similar bent.

I see that now. I've been doing some looking into the cars (price and all that) I know I want an FC I love the look of those cars more than a FD. I'm also hoping to get one NA. I sit on the NA side of the NA vs. Turbo disagreement mostly just because I like the extra challenge that it takes to squeeze power out of an engine (no offence turbo guys I know ya'll have it tough too) though with this being a car completely out of my realm of knowledge (I come from a mostly Chevy small block or VW 4 banger back ground) I may look into getting one that comes stock with a turbo. Also I apologize if my post get confusing. I talk in circles a ton it's a habit.

I agree, it's a good point.

I knew we were on the same page, I'm just a bit cranky lately.... my bad

You need to decide what your ultimate power goal is and how "driveable" you want the car to be.... if you're only looking for ~200rwhp and decent drivabilty, stay n/a. If you want a bit more power... go for the turbo. I'm looking for 281rwhp out of a project I have, Le Junkyard Turbo 'Vert.... stock ..... ish engine, stock.....ish ports, just cleaned up the runners, and a stock turbo.

However, if you do go turbo, there is a different path to take as far as building the engine and the other mods needed, fuel, oiling, cooling systems, etc etc etc can get rather spendy.