[aaronoverholser]

Hey guys I want your opinions,

I have an 86' GXL that has been my project car for the last 6 years. I do a few things to improve it each year and then drive it throughout the summer. It is my toy that i enjoy working on almost as much as driving.

This summarizes my car so far so that you know what I am after:

The first things I did with the car was just to fix little bugs and get it up and running. I then upgraded the exhaust to a full Racing beat system and deleted the air pump. I replaced the clutch with one near factory standard as far as Horse rating and added a koyo radiator.

I have fixed all the imperfections in the body and repainted it the factory dover white. I sanded down my factory GXL aluminum rims until they were smooth and the worked my way up until they shined like new ones. In the interior I have replaced most of the old brittle plastic with Carbon Fiber pieces and upgraded the stereo. This year I took of all of the air conditioning parts that I hadn't been using anyways.

I now have all the parts here that are necessary to upgrade the suspension system. All new bushings and a complete Racing beat setup of sway bars and struts and shocks that will lower it 1".

So as you can tell my project it is coming together quite nicely, but I have ever touched the engine. The engine is exactly the reason I bought this car because rotary's fascinate me, but I have never worked on one. I want to purchase all the necessary parts to build an engine for my car, while leaving the current engine in my car. I will build this replacement engine in the shop then swap it in when I'm finished. So I need your help. What should I build?

I want to do all the work myself and take my time doing it so that I can learn as I go. The car will remain Naturally Aspirated, so I want to know what the ideal setup would be for street performance. I will never race the car I just want to cruise around, make noise, and have fun. I would like to remain somewhat moderate on budget and retain my Racing beat exhaust, clutch and transmission. I know the horse won't be anything like a turboed engine, but that's not what I am after. I want a to build it to show quality and just cruise around in it.

Got any ideas?