The difference is the 22r is carburated and the 22re is fuel injected, the horsepower difference is around 10-15 hp from what i have read.
22r's where in the 84 and older, 22re started in 85.
I would think you would see a deffinate power difference, but you can always go with a shorter one to reduce weight, mine is a 22r and it has more power than i thought it would and its due for a tune-up.
I don't know about this one, but when i was in the sport compact world i heard of a few of the rotor fins coming apart and the plastic pieces getting into the engine and ruining it!
My newly acquired 84 Dolphin has a 4 speed tranny, it is either a W42 or a G29 according to the plate on the firewall (not very legible). My question is if the 5 speed 2wd tranny my bother has will work or is the gearing in the dolphin tranny lower to help with the weight?
thanks
Sean