I'm gonna try to keep this one short. First of all, 99.99% of people follow some sort of bandwagon. Be it your shoes, clothes, hair, car, whatever. Wise man once said "It's not only learning from your mistakes that make you wise, but from others as well." Basically let someone else do it first, and if they fuck it up, maybe you shouldn't do it. And as far as 240's and sr20det's being the "hotshit" I don't see anything wrong with putting back in the engine a car was designed for and meant to have in the first place. No matter what car you buy, somebody has prolly bought one before you.
Carey, cool beans on the car. Don't let anyone hate on you.