Lots of Prelude Questions for the pros

i want to buy a 92-96 prelude by the end of the year, but i dont know too much about them, just that there faster than any stock civic or acura.

Which is the best model and whats the difference, they got si, se, vtec?

is there a big differnce in performace between manual and auto transmission

after how many miles do they start to loose ther power 50k 75k 100k ?

how fast are they on the 1/4 mile stock.

do they all come in a 2.3 liter or are there 2.2 liter engines.

any who can spend the time to answear my questions is truly cool

i really need some advice on how to mod this car, but i want to get the right one first.