I have a 2002 1.5 Accent. im looking to drop either the 1.6 or a 2.0 into it. What all should I look/buy for optimal performance? The reason why I want to swap engines is for future performance upgrades (turbo, intake, fuel, computer, etc.) Any suggestions??

 

My suggestion is don't do it.

 

Why not? I think it would be fun to do something like that? Otherwise if i dont do anything to the engine, Im just gonna put some nice coilovers and new wheels!

 

I don't even recommend coilovers, and silly looking skinny tires. Save your money and buy a house or something.

 

Tuning can be fun but it's usually an expensive hobby and all the money put in tuning you won't ever see when comes the time to sell the car. Ending up with $10,000 of mods within a year or two is easy. When the cars is only worth $3,000 it's a no brainer. Don't do it! If you want more performance keep your money and buy a car that comes out stock with more HP like a Tiburon, MazdaSpeed, Sentra Spec V or Civic SI-R.