I was just looking through ebay and i found this...will this work for me on my 2.2L?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-...2em118Q2el1247

 

I think there is a kit you need to install it.
Check CED.

 

okay but will this one in specific work if i buy the kit?

 

... no, that's from a '97 malibu... and looks total different from the one you need.
Here is the CED link... it has a pic of what's needed.
http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...P1817C137.aspx

 

the CED 2.4 mani swap is awesome i recommend it

 

i too recomend the CED kit. i have it installed on my 07 and its the best thing ive done so far!

 

CED is the only ones who make a kit

theres more to it then just a manifold

 

is the one from ced metal or is it still a plastic one like the factory one?

 

Does it seriously do that much to the 2.2's?

 

Plastic.

 

i helps out a lot on 07s but on the 05-06s it has been shown to hurt more than help. just ask XM15 i think. he installed the kit, ran on a dyno before and after, and lost i think 9hp through out the rpm range. as far as on MY 07, the car pulls much harder in the upper rpm range...

it is plastic but is constructed a little bit better than the OEM 2.2 mani

 

You dont need the whole kit.

I just got a manifold, bolted up my TB and bought a new brake booster hose and thats it

I dont know why they include an adapter plate, mine works fine without it

 

mine worked fine as well. no adapter plate needed. but it did come with a new brake booster hose and i just modified it rather than change out the whole thing. just seemed easier to me...

 

so if you just buy the manifold itself you can get it to work? that would save like $100

 

XM15 gained 9 HP at the top end but lost 2 lbs-ft Trq at around 3K RPM. He didn't like the torque loss(?) and took it off. I'd bet if he lost 13 HP at the top and gained 2 lbs-ft Trq at 3K RPM he would have really been unhappy Even on the auto 05-06 2.2's it helps since the tranny shifts at engine redline. My 06 pulled harder in the mid to top RPM range -- very happy with it.

As far as needing the adapter plate -- when I installed my TB I could see the seal pushed out from around 2 sides of the TB so I was concerned a leak could develop over time. The adapter plate insures a complete seal.

 

did ur kit come with a brake booster hose????? because mine didnt...... so i just went 2 auto zone and bought a hose and clamped that bitch down

 

ced has a kit for you

 

yes its made of one piece instead of it being glued from 2 pieces into 1.... gay......

u talkin 2 me?

 

for sure

nopre the op

 

huh? nopre the op?? lol i got the for sure part but **** i need a 2.4l booster hose!!!!