i went to orlando and saw only one balt while i was there and it was semi riced out. i was there for an entire week.

 

florida would lose... sorry lol

 

Idk guys!! We got some serious Balts down here. The good thing is around here there not tons of nicely hooked up cobalts but the ones tht are....we should set some big event up lol. Who's the fastest over there?

 

the problem with our cars is the high compression and the engine isn't built enough to handle much boost with the higher compression.

 

Yeah but u can still be real quick on low boost. I was at 250 whp on my stock n/a exhaust, bad tune(knocking) and map sensor blowing off. Now I've added alot and I'll be dynoing next week some time. But yo if u build the motor u can do just about anything.

 

what really needs to be upgraded? pistons, valve springs, and studs?

 

NONE!!...unless ur goin smaller than a 2.8 or goin TVS, i wouldnt bother

 

If I could of had my way with the twins engine jaws would have dropped but money is a limtiation so were going to do it mild but should still make really good power.

Duece I doubt it.

Shadow the LSJ is an extremely effcient engine, there head flows more air the L61 does by a significant amount(hence why LSJ headswaps are common on high hp build,moremeat to port also). It also suffers less frictional hp loss. Just because an engine is bigger doesn't mean it flows well and hp is flow and effciency. But if built right the L61 can rival or surpass(funds dependant) a LSJ we have compression and .2 liters on our side. But there are 327hp N/A LSJ race engines in England.

Oh and SSflah there is a TVS 2.4 sedan here in Houston a friend of Xander and I both.

 

Really!? Nice! That will make two of us in a few months hehe can't wait.

 

dont leave me out... i know jt lol. that btw is what i needed to know... i was wondering what made it such a good platform lol

 

@joshc so wht is it tht u drive?

 

hey does anyone know if they make aftermarket cams for our 2.4l motors???

 

JBP does but they're crap. and tuning the VVT is supposedly the same thing as getting cams. There's a guy with a yellow g5 gt that says his HPT tuner tuned his intake side of his VVT or whatever the correct wording is for that lol and he said he saw gains on a N/A motor.

his name is hot-pursuit or something like that. not sure how much truth there is to that or if i got it wrong this was like a month or two ago.

josh drives a cavi, but has crazy experience with cavi ecotech engines. and he is our eco god here in houston lol


i was also asking what needs upgrading if i were to do something crazy or push a lot of boost through a turbo one day.

 

I mean if u wanna have a big setup down the road id just say do it all at once, motor work tht is. Get pistons, rod, head studs, slaves, valve springs...etc. idk anything else they sell to keep it safe. Thats wht id do...no point in just doin rods and pistons and then leave the gaskets and studs stock. ya digg? THEN u can run any setup ud want

 

well i know but i was just trying to see what comes "built" from the facotry. like our bottom ends are built nice and we have forged rods correct?

i haven't really seen ZZP's 2.4 turbo build thread so i was wondering what all they did to the internals for their 11 sec 2.4 lol.

 

fastest balt in orlando area? ummm! let me think! none!
sedan! maybe yours because I did the charger swap!
coupe ss/tc! Jeremy and ernie!
coupe ss/sc! torque wrench!

 

Well maybe not here but in Florida we got alot. Theres a few fast ones here. Now Orlando haha idk!! U got us all I think haha

 

sigh of relief lol.. im rebuilding but not going super aggressive. i REALLY want a vette or a sky so im not gonna go as intense as i wanted too. i just want it to be a sturdy 350-450whp

iirc it has to be smoeone in htown just because of hp levels.. in SA im probably one of the quickest even tho my time doesnt reflect it. but i recently got some drag radials so im looking to change that.

high compression is good. ask josh.. and there's saturn skys and solstice 2.4s out there in the 300-400whp with stock blocks and wutnot..

when i rebuild ill be going with 10.1 comp still with about 18-20 psi
pistons, rods, and a good valve train are really all we need. replacing the stock stuff thats smaller wouldnt hurt at all. thats wut im gonna be doing. since ur auto a built tranny is a necessity and for 5spds most likely a good clutch and cryotreating the internals of the f23 should be enough.

 

I'm looking for a sky now myself when I get to San Diego. Dumping this POS MK4 GLI that i got after totalling my beloved SS/TC Ron Burgandy. I'm kinda wanting to go the route that Antonio(member on the forum) is going. Wanting to do a Compound Turbo Setup on a Sky Redline. BTW, I'm a Oviedo Florida native. Just joined the Navy and stationed in Hawaii.

Any of you guys been through Oviedo?

 

i just wann do a big turbo swap on the sky and maybe nitrous to help spool it lol..or ill go cray and do an ls1 swap into it... and boost that.

 

Yeah bro i stay in Longwood/Altamonte area so im close to Oviedo. You ever come back home?

GREAT FREAKIN IDEA !!!! i like the LS1 swap boosted, pricey but sick as ****.

 

Yea, actually going home this December after 2 years. Last time I was home I met up in Orlando with a bunch of Cobalt guys.

 

wht u guys think of the wheels im trying to get??


yeah bro let us know, go to the Orlando peeps thread so we can set up a meet!

 

well in 3 weeks if these kits are still around i may have a supercharger setup in my hands... i say 3 weeks cuz that gives me time to save up the needed funds... at which point i would skip everything else i planed and just go straight to SC... lol

 

i'm not a sedan but i have the zzp sc kit on my 2.4 auto and i eibace on my car and they look real good.