In reading the answers I've grown to not favor:

A. inline fours tiico included
B. inline fives (isn't this what the VW 2.6 is... how could a five
   cylinder be a boxer?)
C. suburu 2.2

These don't have enough torque at low rpms IMHO

And I do favor:

A. 2.3 waterboxer or boston bob 2.1 option three (or both)
B. 2.5 suburu (obd II)
C. 3.3 suburu (obd I)(6cylinder SVX)

The question is, how do these compare in torque at low rpms...

Also is it practical to import a 2.3 from SA? Turn key would be nice... what
are the chances that it would pass CA smog??? And then too, what would be
the change in gas mileage? Headgaskets could still be problem with the
2.3??? But Boston Bob states that the AMCs he uses on his 2.1's are of a
better composition and less prone to pitting...

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