1.7 KY engines?

[vanbcguy]

Really there isn't that much worry swapping to another engine in the same family, as long as you keep all the external stuff matching the car.  Jezebel can be a bit of a basket case at times since all the bolt-on accessories are Mk II instead of Mk III.  Try finding engine mounts at a parts store for that!!

If you can go to a bare engine and then bolt on everything from there, I would totally go for the 1.7... there's no replacement for displacement!!

[RabbitJockey]

Really there isn't that much worry swapping to another engine in the same family, as long as you keep all the external stuff matching the car.  Jezebel can be a bit of a basket case at times since all the bolt-on accessories are Mk II instead of Mk III.  Try finding engine mounts at a parts store for that!!

If you can go to a bare engine and then bolt on everything from there, I would totally go for the 1.7... there's no replacement for displacement!!

this always holds true haha.  1.7 is an odd engine it's rare, and honestly would make a car more desirable imo.  i like stuff thats original, but to have an extremely uncommon engine in a car it never came in.... thats a bit more interesting than oem