If you were spending 7K on a new NA M20 engine

[Jean]

I wouldn't spend 7k on a 12v engine period. That's almost S14 money or S50/S52, but not knowing what RULES you are having to play with I can't comment further ...

[markseven]

how much crank HP would you expect? This is for a DD / HPDE car, so it has to run on 91 octane, legally pass smog, and be reliable in every sense of the word. Is 240 reasonable?

TIA,
Mark