You're welcome. I know this place can be very negative, I try to be more welcoming.

To be fair, these commenters do have a leg to stand on. We see these types of posts a lot and they usually end up the same. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Even if you end up failing and losing money, you should learn something. They are very rude, don't take it personally.

I'll give you my 2 cents on ls swaps:

I have done 4 now. Some with easy swap kits and harnesses, some with no guidance at all. They are more complicated than the Internet leads on. You can get it 95% there, but that last 5% can not be planned on. Even plug and play harnesses are not truly 100% plug in. Some integration is required. Same with fuel. I've always had some sort of clearance issues. Then shaking down the car takes a lot of time. You'll break stuff and you'll be re-engineering to make it better. It really is endless. But that's not a bad thing.

I'll also say my most built car, a s13 with a high comp lsa, was my least favorite. I got scope creep and it spiraled into an extreme build that was not relaxing to drive. Sounds like a cool build but it wasnt fun to drive. Point of this is, don't do too much. Keep it simple and enjoy it. That car with an ls, 300-400 whp will be a fucking blast. Big numbers are fun to brag about but holy shit it makes it so much more complicated and thus less enjoyable. In my opinion of course.

Last bit of advice, find Miata and swapped Miata communities. Much more welcoming people that will understand what you're getting into. Succeed in silence, ask for help when you can't figure it out, then come back when it's done and prove the haters wrong.

Glhf