Ufff,
1.) There are a lot of things. Every machine need its own SID, otherwise you will run into serveral issues, as the SID is the unique identification of the computer.
2.) To change them. There are a few tools to create a new SID after applying an image
3.) Sure, the SID is part of the image.
4.) See
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/1999050308324125http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897418.aspxSysinternals is useful anyway, download the complete Suite.
5.) Change the SID after cloning, either with Ghost or Sysinternals.