I know it may seems like an over-reaction, but money is a bit tight and there are other things in my life that require my extra cash if/when I have some. I'd have a really hard time trying to pay for a new engine, so for me the risk is too high. I appreciate everyone's POV on it though.
As for NA tuning, I've always been well aware that there are no monster gains to be had. I'm looking to increase idle a bit to make the car a bit more drivable after swapping in a lightweight flywheel when I replaced the clutch and timing belt (engine was out, wanted to have the car rev a little quicker). I'm also hoping to get a bit better throttle response, and maybe even find a few extra mpg if possible. I'm probably not even going to add mods like headers or exhaust because I realize that the gain/$ spent is very small and the car would be more fun to drive with continuing upgrades to suspension, brakes, short throw shifter...
I have an older macbook that I'd love to use for tuning, but I'm not a computer guy at all so this morning's reading about using a different OS like Linux or Windows on the Mac has confused me a bit. Does anyone use RomRaider and EcuFlash on a Mac, and if so can you walk me through a simple setup for it? Again, I'm not planning on editing tables myself, I just need to have a computer that can run the programs in case I need to revert back to a stock map. Any help would be great. Thanks.