[Creeper]

Have you considered some of the old pre ecotec gm 2.2L that put out 120hp got good milage had a friedn with a 97 cavalier that got 6.4L/100km out of the 5spd and the thing had 400,000km on it. There is also the GM D-Tech Motor it is korean out of the Chevy optra/ Suzuki Reno the odd thing is that in Canada the Optra is detuned to 119hp and in the US the Reno is at 127hp. If you want a bit more grunt there are the Celica 1.8L non GTs motor rated at 140 or the GTS motor which can be found in the XRS corolla which puts out 180hp. If you wanted you could try and track down a Civic CX motor. There is also the GM 2.4L out of the Sunfire GT/ Cavalier Z24 that puts out 150hp and 155lbs or torque. There are a few domestic options with Chrysler and Dodge with the neon engins ie the early 2.0L that puts out either 136 or 150hp both can be found relativly cheep.