help researching 3sgte swap!, my head hurts Options

[celicak]

ok so i'm planning on doing a 3sgte swap in about a year. right now i'm doing all kinds of research on it reading threads, stickies, looking for places that sell clips. but here's the problem it's getting overwhelming. i've been reading threads and stickies all weekend and the more i read the less sure of myself i get. so what i would like to ask is that yall who have more experience or have done this swap please if you could recommend what threads i should start off with. i think first off i should read what i would need as far as parts go (in generic parts). um...yeah and stuff of that nature. basically i am yours to mold i just want to know what to read and in what order. any help you have would be great. i can't continue to just go from the last thread and read all the 3sgte threads all the abbreviations are hard to keep up with and the formulas and cr@p. thanks in advance.

[lagos]

i plan to have someone else do the swap for me. the way i see it is i could probably do it myself but then if something goes wrong and the engine gets messed up i'm out more money tryin to fix what i messed up. if someone else does it and messes up the engine THEY'RE out the money fixing their mess up.

thats the first lesson you need to learn. if something breaks, its coming out of your pocket, regardless of who is doing the work. i dont know anyone that will swap in a used jdm motor for you and then pay to replace it when they find out you bought a blown motor or something.

do your own swap. there are alwasy bugs to work out and things to keep an eye on. if you do your own work, youll know how to deal with that stuff, and youll save a lot of money.

[celicak]

i plan to have someone else do the swap for me. the way i see it is i could probably do it myself but then if something goes wrong and the engine gets messed up i'm out more money tryin to fix what i messed up. if someone else does it and messes up the engine THEY'RE out the money fixing their mess up.

thats the first lesson you need to learn. if something breaks, its coming out of your pocket, regardless of who is doing the work. i dont know anyone that will swap in a used jdm motor for you and then pay to replace it when they find out you bought a blown motor or something.

do your own swap. there are alwasy bugs to work out and things to keep an eye on. if you do your own work, youll know how to deal with that stuff, and youll save a lot of money.

really? i just don't know if i trust myself to do the swap. i mean i know a little bit about cars but i don't think i know enough to do an engine swap by myself. are there any books that would help during the process if i did decide to do it myself?