new parts

first of all, he bought the honda for his wife...they are now divorced. he didnt want the damn thing to begin with, hes got it now and wants to do something with it. the only stipulation, he doesnt want it looking like every other honda out there. I get annoyed at the fact that whenever I race hondas, in my supercharged cougar, they cannot keep up with me. im trying to suggest that he get a decent engine for a good price. I know i could get him a 4A-GZE cheap...honda motors on the other hand, since they see it will be coming to the states, will charge a lot of money for it.

Why is it so bad for a person to want to break away from the norm? Isnt that the reason that imports are as big as they are today? Im not saying that my friend will forever change the face of imports, i think that he just wants to turn some heads....

I am open to any more suggestions....