The KA's Endura E is basicaly based on an engine that started life in the late 1950's using tried and trusted principles.
The K-Series dates from the late 80 and combined many revolutionay techniques.
Head gasket issues are a problem on K's many garages wont touch them. It's a comon problem on many wet liner engines. If the engien has been well maintained and not overheated then the should last ok.
As for fitting in the original design, the engine bay will fit fairly large engines. Certainly most 4-pot ones should be no problem.
You could look at the 1.6 MX5 as this is already a tried and tested route.
TT
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