i read a thread that this engine was actually imported from i thing britain, does anyone have any info to elaborate ??

 

My last 3 S-10 models had it and on the disclaimer the trucks say what percent of the truck is made in the U.S. and only the tranny was foreign. I could only ASSume that it is generally American. At least I hope so.

 

I know that the 2.0L SC is from germany, not sure about the 2.2L.

 

The Ecotec line is manufactured in Tonawanda New York (2.2), Kaiserslautern Germany (2.0), and (for Saturn) in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

 

As noted on the vehicle content label on the passenger window when you purchased your vehicle the engine in ALL Cobalt variants are made in the Gold Ole USA. The only significant foreign content is the F35 transaxle in the Cobalt SS/sc

 

The Toyota Supra uses a Getreg 6 speed transmission, in their manual models.
Which is German
????

 

but you can get an imported ecotec engine out of a car in form overseas. i hear that put out almost double the power

 

the ECOTEC name on the engine was first used in SAAB's then GM adopted it for their Domestic companies around 98 or 99, cant remember exactly

 

 

the emisions laws are a lot more relaxed over seas then they are over here, so yeah they have more power but i dont know about double

 

i didnt say i know that for a fact, if u look i said that i heard that they put out double. i have been looking into it though

 

S10s have the 2200, not the ecotec....

Youre ****** jokin right?????

 

uhh pull the engine

it's STAMPED right on the block "MADE IN MEXICO"

 

i've made parts for getreg, in the us of course

 

Not quite so. True the SS/SC transaxle is out of Sweden (Saab), but as 1/2 mentioned, the LSJ is assembled and shipped over from the GM facility in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
GM Opel in Europe has numerous ECO-TEC engines.(Ecology Technology) For the most part the development work for the ECOTEC as we know it here WAS engineered and first produced in Europe.

WopOnTour

 

FWIW, The 2.2 engine was designed/refined by Lotus Engineering in the UK alongside GM of Europe for productionising the work.

Here on our "regular" fuel which is 95ron they produce the same power as you guys state in std form (and on premium 97 ron they make 1-2bhp more MAX).


The block maywell have been cast in Mexico but thats not nessecaraly where the engine was assembled.
the Tonawanda plant was the mean and nasty plant that put the tiny oil jet and crap tensioner into the first 10000 engines lol. That was a fun job changing the timing chain and oil jet etc in a car with no room to get to anything

 

NICE, so i have a "Lotus" engine in my car, so to speak

 

you could say that.... we all do lol

 

i dont know about double the power.. however slightly more power would make sense, as they have less strict emissions policies overseas.

 

The ecotec is gms "world engine" it has been out for some time. And as a matter of fact chrslyer uses the same design engine. DOESNT THAT JUST BLOW YOUR MIND!!!!