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| i was racing on the highway the other day and i had the engine in third gear , red lined, and i went to shift to 4th and put it in 2nd, i know i suck, i let the clutch out and my wheels locked and the engine is done, the worst part is i had the kid to, anyway, my dad is thinkinh on getting a new engine puttion it in himself, he wants to know if its a huge job that might not be worth it, does anyone know? | |
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I baught a 1996 Cavalier for giggles and a new toy to work on. Most people (including myself) find the cavalier to be known to be a piece of crap. So, I am dumping some extra cash into one to see what it can really do. I came across a performance chip for it, thinking this might do some good. I baught one for 10 bucks. It didn't sound right to me. But then again my Audi TT doesn't need one. So, I have never messed with chips before. After I baught it, I found this website in a prvious post...http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=2&i=215434&t=215434 This is what it had to say.... CHIPS : “I wanna chip my car!” so do the rest of us, but you now can take 1 minute out of your day to thank OBD2 computer that control our cars. On third gens from 96 and up, its OBD2, and OBD2 is as of now, unable to be chipped. There is such thing as a reflash programming, but VERY FEW places can do it. RSMracing.com Mantapart.com stated on their websites that they do it. But its expensive. And to what degree they do things, well I am not sure, if you wanna know, then call them or email them. Go straight to the source so you KNOW from the COMPANY DIRECTLY. 95 and earlier cars that had OBD1 computers however can be chipped. However chips companies that are decent are rare. - END QUOTE Now, is this true? Am I 1 year short on the upgraded computer? Did I waste my money? (Eh, it was only 11 bucks.) |
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Replying to: penalty (Apr 07, 2006 7:47 am) Originally the ECOTEC engine was designed by Lotus Engineering. ECOTEC engine is rather a compromisation between performance and fuel consumption. In fact they do well on both. Nowaday the later version of ECOTEC engine has been added with more features. Cheers |
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i want to put a new engine into my 99 cavalier. the one i have is the 2.2L w/ automatic transmission. i was wondering what i could put in it. i wanted to put a z24 engine in it, i was wondering if that would work.
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Replying to: chevycavdood (Dec 23, 2006 3:01 pm) |
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| Hey you want cheap power, just open up the air flow. What i did was pull the stock air box. Poped in a high flow cone filter on it bout 30 bucks. Now you got more air in the motor, you just gotta be able to get it out fast...! I would rip the caty out or just gut it replace the muffler with a high flow one bout 100 bucks. You should notice a differnce in the way your baby sounds when you got your foot to the floor. And a hair more horse power. | |
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| what are some easy and cheap ways to gain some more power besides the one that drewhay806 just described | |
I have a 2002 2.2L Cavalier I am looking to put a cold air intake on for some fun and most of all the the good gas milage and power it gives me. I am having a problem of actually finding some that will fit my car. Can anybody help me out?
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