A standalone is absolute overkill for building a 1.5 liter engine. Again, the combination would cost more and take much more time than simply swapping in a bigger engine, which would give you much more mid-range power for less trouble... and at least you can get performance pistons, rods, cams and whatnot for the 1.8 and 2.0.
You could even turbocharge the stock mill instead of going to the trouble of trying to jury-rig a JDM 1.5 to work in a US car.
If you're building an engine to a specific spec for a racing series, then you could consider it... but for a street car? I'd rather get the biggest lump under the hood that will fit, then start the mad modifications from that point.
You could even turbocharge the stock mill instead of going to the trouble of trying to jury-rig a JDM 1.5 to work in a US car.
If you're building an engine to a specific spec for a racing series, then you could consider it... but for a street car? I'd rather get the biggest lump under the hood that will fit, then start the mad modifications from that point.
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