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If you want to make power -(and sacrifice reliability), that's a good choice.
Why:
(1) Less moving parts = less friction = less lost power
(2) Less total rotating mass = easier to change rpms
(3) Less things to break/get in the way.
BUT,
(1) runs rougher - idle will be terrible
(2) harder on bearings/rotating bits -shortens engine life aka more frequent rebuilds
But if you are strictly building a race car, then neither of those things matter. Part of building a race engine is --- rebuild early, rebuild often.
It is a compromise, what do you want to give up to get power-- how much time do you have.
I have a lot of respect for those conquest/starion guys, next to the MX6, those are some of the best bang for your buck late 80's Japanese cars, or any cars period. Like the MX6, you can get a very fast car, for not very much money. Their problem is, there aren't many of them - MX6 are plentiful compared to Starion/Conquest.
*IF* you can find on in good condition, it's actually worth a bit of money, unlike an MX6/626 - which still isn't worth much, even in good condition.
If I didn't want a 4 door, I'd probably look real hard at a Starion. 2.4 or 2.6 liters of big bore stroked 4 cylinder turbo charged goodness...
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