I'm sure we could, but would it be any good? Probably not, the 425hp that engine produced (per wiki) is too little even for a lightweight fighter.
Smaller frontal area and, well, that's about it.
Limiting ourselves to just British engines, instead of the Gypsy Twelve we could pick, say, the Bristol Mercury. Comparing the specs on Wikipedia, the Mercury is on the market 12 years earlier, weighs slightly less, and produces 200hp more.
