Buying civic,,, need info Help please~~

Hello....

I am trying to buy my first civic hatchback 92-95 ...... but i dont know much about civics yet..... i would like to get the best performance out of the money i spend... and most of you guys seen to have alot of experience with these stuff so if you could answer my questions real quick

first i cant decide what engine is the best choice for a 92-95.... im thinking JDM GSR .. which is 185hp and about 3500$ ,, or maybe Type R , but i dont know much about Type R... also which engine would be hardest to put in?

anything else i could add to get better performance? kind of exhaust....and other things .. any info will help...

Thanks.