Topic: Keep it a 2.2 4-pot?...
Here's my rationale.
- Slow engine reduces load on brakes, axles, and so on. No need to upgrade supporting components.
- Slow cars are harder to drive in an asshat sort of way.
- The 4-cylinders are plentiful and we all know how to fix this one, by now. Real easy to work on, can run off of a carb, in a pinch.
- You can make it a livelier car by giving a 5-speed manual. Just don't forget a second rev limiter set at 5K rpm grenading limit. That, a bit of tuning, and it'll be plenty fast.
- Less work to do now - time can be spent on better things, like
- Adds Character.
Last but not least, if I end up driving it for over 10K miles, plus 2 races, those extra 2 cylinders gulping gas will quickly add up to a juicy fuel bill.
So, maybe, keep it as is? It wasn't all THAT slow when I drove it...