Kernel Recompile Mint Linux

[omegahalo-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Chris O'Connell)]

Hi Guys,

I've recompiled a couple of Kernels before using Suse and the xmenuconfig.

My primary goal is to speed up the boot time and shrink the memory
footprint.

Is there any reason that I wouldn't want to start removing un-needed modules
from the kernel?  Would this pose a problem with future patches?

Also, anyone have any good tutorials on how to perform a recompile using
ubuntu/mint linux?

Thanks everyone for all of your help!

Chris