lets say hypothetically 200,000 miles later my 2.4L engine takes a ****, do you guys think its possible to swap my 2.4L out with a 2.0L? People do swaps with civics all the time, i was wondering if GM engineers would be kind enough to give us that interchangeability?

 

it really wouldn't be that hard. They are both ecotecs and are in the same platform--so you do have alot going for that idea.

 

id go for an LNF instead of the LSJ personally

id be curious to see the difficultys involved in doing this real world.

 

you would need the ecu, trans, and engine harness at the minimum. plus all the sensors.

 

At that point, would it not be more cost effective to just buy a newer car? I mean, new motor, tranny, bascially everything but body and suspension.

 

Think about it realistically. How old are you? You have '06 with probably 40k miles...In 7-9yrs you will hit the magic 200k mark you mentioned. You will be hard pressed to find a low mileage 2.0 s/c in good condition worthy of swap. Maybe a 2.0 turbo will be out then. Even so, 7yrs from now you will robably be making more money and you won't want a cobalt. You might want a G37. Anyways, just for the hell of it, if you like working on cars it may be worth it to you to go through all that trouble.

You can get a brand new 2.0 s/c crate engine for $3,000ish.

 

Ding Ding Ding

 

nah bro, H22 and boost it....

 

ROFL

 

lol haha