personally i would get a used Usdm engine from the dsm board if i could find a fairly low mileage good condition one, but other then that get a long block from a jdm engine supplier. Don;t worry about having a bad experince with an engine... as long as you look it over carefully, compression test it and leak down result done infront of you its all good.

i think either way you go it'll cost yah, i think just figure out what u want and go with it...

JDM engine and Udsm engines as they are called are the same thing accept lettering on the valve cover, and intake manifold (accept the vr-4 galant ones have bigger injectors, and turbo ) getting your engine rebuilt with some new internals, gasket ect. seems like a better idea then getting a jdm ( which is what i have in my car bought swaped alredy, and needs a rebuild )

Also, your friend will it is new and safe, on magnus' site it says 700 for a rebuild http://www.magnusmotorsports.com/engines/dsm.htm idk what that entails..

same i also agree

i think you should get the engine swapped simply because if you put all that money into rebuilding the engine its just not worth it. my first car was an eagle talon (1990) turbo and the engine went on me once. so i got a jdm engine. it cost me about $1000 to get it and install it. rebuilding it would come up to almost or even more than 1000 just for parts alone.

good luck