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#1 of 17 Turbo by mpls612 Aug 14, 2007 (9:58 pm)
Has any one ever heard of putting a turbo into a 98 chevy metro, if that's possible, or if someone makes a turno that would work for a 3cyl engine? Thanx Replies to this message: zaken1 (Sep 03, 2007 10:43 pm)
#2 of 17 Re: Turbo [mpls612] by zaken1 Sep 03, 2007 (10:43 pm)
Replying to: mpls612 (Aug 14, 2007 9:58 pm) The predecessor to the Chevy/Geo Metro was a car called the Chevy Sprint. Like the Metro, it was made by Suzuki, had a 3 cylinder engine, and was sold through Chevrolet dealers. Some of the 1987-89 Chevy Sprints were built with turbos, and had special paint and graphics. There were far fewer Sprint turbo models than non-turbos, but there are still some out there. They are usually considered to be special interest cars, or collectors items, and are very hard to find. But if you could find one, it would be a great starting point for getting the parts and plumbing to adapt a turbo to your Metro. However, the actual turbo units are very delicate mechanisms, and it would be unlikely to find one that old which was still in good condition. Turbos of a similar size and capacity were also used on some Kawasaki and Honda motorcycle models, which would be even rarer to locate. But they could probably be bought new from dealers which sold those brands, or from race specialty suppliers. This type of conversion would involve many engineering challenges and potential problems. One of the most difficult would be modifying the engine's electronic fuel and ignition control systems to work with the turbo. And then there would be the issue of the illegality of tampering with an emission controlled engine. I would not recommend taking such a project on, unless you are either a skilled mechanic, or have lots and lots of money to pay a specialist to do it right. The conversion would probably cost you several times as much as you paid for the entire car.
#3 of 17 Can I swap the auto trany with a manual trany in my 99 Geo Metro? by sitron Nov 27, 2007 (10:18 pm)
I have a 1999 Geo Metro that has an automatic transmission and I want to put a manual 5 spd trany in it. Will it swap out? Replies to this message: chigat (Dec 07, 2007 3:18 pm) treesrgrn (Feb 25, 2008 2:50 pm) treesrgrn (Apr 01, 2008 11:23 am)
#4 of 17 Re: Can I swap the auto trany with a manual trany in my 99 Geo Metro? [sitron] by chigat Dec 07, 2007 (3:18 pm)
Replying to: sitron (Nov 27, 2007 10:18 pm) I have 94 Metro I did the swap from the auto to the 5 spd. You have to change the engine flywheel. Also the tranny mount to the frame is different. I had to weld this in after removing the tranny mount for the automatic. Install the shifter mechanism after cutting away part a a auto tranny mount in the under body transmission hump in front of the shifter. The length of the cv axles are different too from auto to manual.   I know the car was redesigned in 96, but I think they are still very similar.   The car is ten times better with the 5 spd.   you can write me at chigatyahoo.com if you have any questions. Replies to this message: treesrgrn (Feb 25, 2008 2:50 pm) treesrgrn (Apr 01, 2008 11:23 am)
#5 of 17 Chevy Metro Interior Parts by chevymetrofan Jan 16, 2008 (12:49 pm)
I just bought a 2000 LSI Chevy Metro. Anybody out there knows where can I find replacement interior parts? Some parts as trims and air vents and radio bezel are broken and I'd like to replace them. Any help will be super cool. Thanks.
#6 of 17 Sway bars on a 94 geo metro by dave1318 Jan 18, 2008 (8:57 am)
I have a 94 metro and I'm interested in putting sway bars on it as it never had any to improve the handling some. I've located a 96 and it appears the sway bars on it will work if I can either swap over the mounts off the 96 or build a bracket of my own for the rear bar on the body. (The place where the bar attaches to is already there on the swing arms) My question is, is the suspension the same on both cars as it appears to be or are they different in some way that won't allow me to do the swap?
#7 of 17 more power!!! by sledge42hammer Jan 20, 2008 (12:31 pm)
other than a turbo, what kind of performance upgrades are there for a geo. I know about intake and exhaust, but any thing special? Replies to this message: sledge42hammer (Jan 24, 2008 8:20 pm)
#8 of 17 Re: more power!!! [sledge42hammer] by sledge42hammer Jan 24, 2008 (8:20 pm)
Replying to: sledge42hammer (Jan 20, 2008 12:31 pm) hello? I know I am not the only one on here... can someone help me with my question^^^?
#9 of 17 Re: Can I swap the auto trany with a manual trany in my 99 Geo Metro? [chigat] by treesrgrn Feb 25, 2008 (2:50 pm)
Replying to: chigat (Dec 07, 2007 3:18 pm) chig,    I'm in the process of switching a 94 geo motor with a 5 speed tranny, into a 94 geo with an automatic tranny.(motor was bad in the auto) Since it's the whole motor and tranny do you foresee any wiring harness problems? I have already seen the problem with the tranny mount under the battery box. I haven't gotten into the shift linkage or anything yet, I actually just have both motors out and thought I'd see if anyone has done this successfully, and see if anyone has done the motor change also. I have both cars sitting side by side in my shop, so it's pretty easy to see some of the differences.      Thanks for any help you may have!          trees. Replies to this message: treesrgrn (Apr 01, 2008 11:23 am)
#10 of 17 Re: Can I swap the auto trany with a manual trany in my 99 Geo Metro? [treesrgrn] by treesrgrn Apr 01, 2008 (11:23 am)
Replying to: treesrgrn (Feb 25, 2008 2:50 pm) Well after many days of fooling around with the engine and tranny swap, I can finally say that it's done and works great! I did have to switch the wiring harness also because of the auto tranny.(a couple plugs were diffrent) The tranny mounts are diffrent also but it wasn't a big deal dealing with that. The biggest thing was to switch wireing harness's the dash has to be removed and that is kind of a project.    Would I do it again? probably not, but thats because I'm not going to be driving it, a friend of my son wanted it, but he really wanted a 5 speed.    It can be done and it's really not that Hard, just time consuming.     trees.

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