We took the 2.2 IM off and i had a whole new set of gaskets except for the crank thing gasket in the very center so we tried to rig it with the old one, then we hooked everything back up the way we took it off and now it doesn't run right it starts up fine then revs up to 3.5 rpms then settles and loafs like it has cams. not sure what we did wrong we followed a how-to guide but now we're stuck any help?

 

For one you can't rig the crankcase seal in from the 2.2 and have it seal right. Also mine came with an adapter plate for the 2.2 throttle body and it did the same kind of thing. I took it off and bolted the TB right bto the IM and it worked perfectly. And hopefully you cleaned all mating surfaces prior to install. If not you will most likely have a vacuum leak witch will cause high/rough idle.

 

i do believe 07 and up don't need that plate. i could be wrong.......

 

07+ do not require the adapter.

the "gasket" or seal that your referring to is absolutely necessary for proper operation.

get the seal, reinstall.

 

where do i get the seal from and what do you mean "clean all the matting surfaces" i do not understand what matting surfaces are.

 

specifically the surfaces where the head and intake mani join.

 

isnt the center crankcase vent supposed to be completely sealed on the 2.4? when i got my 2.4 mani i got a small metal seal that covered the hole.

*edit* heres the part number for the seal vent #12589516 on gmpartsdirect.com

 

thank you sir just ordered it, my car was running like **** without that seal and i got it from zzp i was sure that they would've sent me all the appropriate gaskets but i guess not. but i got it coming now just another 2 weeks to wait since i live in egland lol the funny part is the shipping and handling is more than the actual gasket.

 

what is your exhaust setup.

 

your welcome. Enjoy the new found power band the 2.4 gives

 

custom 2.5 right now but i already ordered the vibrant cat-back and i have the vibrant hdr/dp catless

Thank you I'm looking forward to it. the car is already twice as fast as before and that's just with the trifecta tune haha.

 

ohhhhhhh

your vibrant is not install yet

 

nah not yet it's in the mail. got it from thmotorsports

 

brake booster hose isnt recconected maybe or it popped off somewhere

 

No it was connected I just didn't have the metal gasket for the crank seal or what ever so i ordered it last night ill get it soon. We ended up putting the 2.2l IM back on because of that so that sucked not to mention my buddies neighbors were pissed off because my car is completely straight pipe with a 100$ fart can on the end of it.