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The HX engine would get you part of the way there, but taller gearing helps a ton. I wouldn't want to discourage you from trying it! An engine swap of the same generation, which use the same mounts and nearly the same harnesses, isn't too bad. You could likely do it yourself with a harbor freight engine hoist over a weekend, even if you're not familiar at all.
That said, I did the timing belt on my previous car. Belt itself was something like $70, plus I had to get a special tool for holding the crank pulley still. Hardest part of the process was getting the damned crank pulley bolt off, after that it was just following a step by step manual.
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