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Originally Posted by 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.
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Yes, I've considered especially the multiport 2.2. Lots of those GM motors have EASY RWD trans options (except for the quad4 but just add a couple extra $
so I do like them... but a bit on the big side, displacement wise. I do have a fiero sitting and if one turned up for the right price, that would certainly be an easy 35-40++mpg on the highway and almost zero fab work required. When I had a fresh drivers license I racked up many miles between the fiero and a 2.0 cavalier so I do have some experience there.
The celica 1.8 non-GTS motor is also a good candidate. I think I'm "settling" on the echo/yaris/XB 1.5 because of cost/availability, but I can also see building more than one car.
The parts have started to come in for me to test out the datsun A15/5 speed set I have... into the S13 240sx hatch. Need to extend the shifter back about 6". Transmission slip yoke is on the way, and I scored one of the oddball mitsubishi MPFI intakes that with a bit of massaging (spacer plate plans have already been sent to the water jet man) will fit said A15. I more want to try this motor now out of principal since I've had 2 people say "how fast will it go, 60 max?" Hehe if I have 10-25 more HP than the gas motor in a 1g Prius... I think it'll be just FINE on the highway, once it gets there!
Thinking if the A15 gets really good mileage once it's injected, I can drive it while I work on the yaris setup. Then move it over into one of the "toys" and stick the yaris setup into the 240. I'm optimistic that the yaris motor in a base 240sx hatch with removed PS, no AC, etc might end up being even lower in weight than a Miata.... suggesting that it won't be that unpleasant to drive as far as acceleration goes.
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A K could be as capable/more capable and better priced, even after the work to mate it to something RWD. In an interesting coincidence, S2000 owners are swapping K motors into their cars for more power / even better parts availability. 
