Don't spend any of your hard earned money on a automatic accord ex, spend it on a automatic toyota supra would be more wise! aha But to be honest, you could prob drop a Honda prelude(H23A,H22A) motor in it if you're really stuck with that car for a long time. But you'd also be stuck with a automatic....If you really have that much paper to BURN..Just get something more dependable and cheaper to mod; it'll save you some headache in the long run. B13Sentra's are the best budgeted route to go and their the cheapest, quickest to start from. Other then that, Honda's get stolen easily once it draws attention, get a bad ass alarm 1st. The best choice for someone in your situation if you're really stuck with that car and wanted some attention is to just go for SHOW. Trust me, we've all been through what you're going through back in the dayyyy...