why a ze

[Devlin]

you're never gonna find a ZE in a north american junkyard, no matter how long you're on the waiting list.
what you need to find is a japanese importer...they go to japan to the junkyards and get them and bring them over.
I don't know about your area, but in Toronto I know of about 4-5 at least
you're probably just not looking in the right places.
here, you can easily get a ZE for $700-$1000....and i find it worth it. (however, a DE for $150 isn't bad as long as you consider the cost of rebuilding it...$150 vs $700 and i'd havta think about it too. just realize that there's better out there)

btw, 20-30 hp gain on the ZE vs DE, but it is 70 hp gain (@crank) on ZE vs K8. i believe that's what he was refering to.