I think I'm ready to do some sort of swap. I gutted my car completely. Took about 2 days takeing my time to not break anything and label everything. What are you comments/ suggestion? Thinking of droping a 2.0 motor with hhr fly wheel. I know I need the lsj wire harness. What a job getting the old one out. Only thing I'm. I'm unsure about is motor mounts. Is it legal to motor swap on a ob2 car?? I will call a emission place and find out!. And what about the lsj computer in the car and VIN number diiferences. Can I have gm flash it with my cars origanal vin?

 

Found a place that will make custom motor mounts. Now I just got to see if its legal. And call gm and see if they can flash lsj computer to my origanal vin for emissions

 

Yeah it's not that simple.

 

I know its not the simpl I just don't care I'm ready to do it ifits legal car already completly gutted anyways

 

Nah your good man. Its 100% emissions legal and fhe factory motor mounts will fit. Plug your ECU into the motor and drive away!

 

Well my car is a auto

 

So were some of the turbo HHR SS's, it's all good it will work fine.

 

Yes that's what I thought to. But from research never got a straight answer on motor mount

 

Gm says if all the right component are there they can flash it to my original vin s there's a start. Gonna start looking for a motor

 

You don't want it flashed to your original VIN. It won't work properly. Just have a tuner flash a tune file on it via HP Tuners.

 

Also, don't bother asking too many technical questions on this site because 98% of the people on here are retards. Do whatever you want to do to your car.

I'm tired of seeing the dumbest threads ever. This "trolling" crap is stupid too.

 

Doesn't the vin in the computer have to match vin on car? Isn't it a emission thing. I'm going to buy a complete donor hhr 2.0 turbo

 

Why? It is fun! I've seen way too many of these to just keep repeating the old "use the search button"

 

Your not calling my thread dumb are you? Lol

 

You need to do some research. you're not dropping in an LNF and using an LSJ harness and Computer in a 2.2 car. The money you are going to spend to get it done, build a 2.2 and make more power

 

build the 2.2, forged internals for under 1k, turbo swap it, tune it and boom no need for engine swapping etc, only correct way todo this would be to buy a totaled lsj, and swap everything from it into a clean shell, and when i say everything i mean headlight to taillight, EVERYTHING!! not worth the hassle

 

^ I haz one...



too bad im across the country from him

 

sell me that high rise lol

 

I will, I still need to get it home. its sitting at the guys shop.

 

Been doing my research for over 2 years tell me something I don't know. And yes I was going to get a wrecked hhr I can probly get one for cheap. So its really not a lot of money if you ask me. More time consuming so yeah. If my cars completly guttd id say I'm 40 percent there ya know. What's up with everyone talking aout to muc money eeryone is cheap here. 15k into my car so far let's not talk money here cause we know most people are cheap ass's here. 1000 for a salvage and my time. Its not my daily driver sits in garage. My mechanic buddy has all the lifts, we have all tools. Let's face it 2.0s are better. And my car would be one of a kind

 

Think some of you guys should do some research. Just cause its not worth it to you doesn't mean its not worth it to me. Me I don't car about money and I have a ll the time in the world. This is a projct my project and I love getting into it

 

How much you want for that balt u know there's transporting company's . Might willing to pay.

 

You have a cobalt. It will never be one of a kind.

You're better off building the 2.2 into a monster as said before. I don't foresee you ever getting a 2.0 to function correctly.

 

Ok whatever you guys think like a body of a car changes anything.

 

If I used all original equipment from a donor car why would it not run right???? I guess you guys are speaking from personal experience right? Yep I'm sure u have done it before lol