nnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooo!!!!!
no no no no no no!!!!!!!!!
did i mention i'm against this!
seriously though, i know you have had problems with the s12 but you will have a lot more with an ae86.
they have to be revved within an inch of their lives to go anywhere and proper tuning parts are not cheap. the best set up for na seems to be the 4age 20valve engine from the imported fwd levin and corolla gt. these have individual throttle bodies as standard. they have a lot of torque.
i'm not trying to force my opinion onto any one but i would certainly agree with martin about driving one before you make your mind up. if you do go for one i would recomend a trueno coupe for drift look or levin for the n2 series look. there's a guy up the north of ireland that makes all the jap body kits for them including the wide n2 arch kit. basically its ae86 heaven over here so if you do buy one and are looking for any parts get in touch with me and i'll hook you up