stop misinforming this guy, the mx-3 is a very durable and AFFORDABLE platform. My setup including the car cost me less than my friends type r swap and i'm WAAAYYYY faster than him to say the least..........

theres a few swaps you can do, here they are:

kl-ze=2.5L v6 swap pushes out about 180whp/tq
bp-ze=1.8L 4 cyl pushes out about 130whp/tq, easy and cheap swap
bp-zet=JDM 1.8L 4 cyl turbo from a 323 gtx in most cases, rarely a gtr pushes out about 180whp/tq if its a gtx, 210whp/tq if its a gtr
b6t=1.6 turbo dohc out of a 1st generation 323 gtx, pushes out about 160whp/tq

aftermarket support isnt anywhere near a honda, but once you swap you have much more aftermarket support seeing as you can use miata parts for the 4cyl swaps. Car handles great, is very light, unique, damn sexy if done up right. If you dont like fwd, you can make an mx-3 awd. Lates and good luck.