Good luck finding a 99-00 Si for 4k that's not beat to hell.

 

^ partially true.but I'm not the type to look for a clean and pristine car too buy, I pick up the ones that need work for cheap and mod it to my liking and locally they pop up for 5k obo all the time so it won't be too hard too find

But like I said, thats what I would do

 

I'd stick with a hatch either way... whether you like the EG or EK is up to you. My next civic purchase will be a 96-00 hatch, but I'm tired of EG's right now and want something different.

Newbie, go into the project section of this forum and read through the threads others have posted about their turbo and motor builds, that will help you start learning about stuff.