Need Some Pointers

[colonel6632]

why... my ecotec 5 speed is just as fast as a 3400... and gets better mileage...

[leoalero]

whats done on yours,cause my stock 3400 is way faster than my modded ecotec!

[leoalero]

Originally Posted by seth..

how much does the full pacesetter set up cost. ive heard bad things about their headers?

I bought mine around 300$,and its an easy install(its a double dual,4 exits)lol and i dunno about the headers but my exhaust was perfect and dont leak anywhere!!

where from i live in canada and mot of this stuff comes from the u.s. DAMN CUSTOMS

[colonel6632]

i have an k&n drop in filter... thats it... went to the track and another stock grand am se ran 16.9... was a 3400

[leoalero]

Originally Posted by seth..

where from i live in canada and mot of this stuff comes from the u.s. DAMN CUSTOMS

i know,customs are the problem,im in canada too and i had no choice if i wanted this one,but you could go at a local midas(or any welding garage) and ask them ,look at Ion's dual exhaust ,I think its made by them,its a 2.5'' exhaust line!

i wanna stick with the single i dont like the duals on the alero no offence.

[leoalero]

theres one on ebay too!!

i was also thinking of going turbo. my friend has a 16 g turbo off an eagle talon just rebuilt all i need is a manifold and all the goodies

[bdyman]

i have the rk sport header into 2.5 inch pipe into a glass pack, the only problem with the header is when it is installed the rear of the engine cradle i had to bend it down to accomidate the flange, no biggie, it sounds great

i have the rk sport warm air intake, i love it!! sounds like a vegas whore sucking on a friday night, also aem makes on for the ecotec, k&n too, fujita makes one,

dude skys the limit really, you could do stage 1-2 cams and heads, different intake manifold, turbo, supercharger, crank, pistons, connecting rods, you name it you can do it with the ecotec

but if your asking for gas mileage, then dont drag race everytime from a red light, keep your oil changed, keep an eye on your routine maintance, you should be good to go,

google search google and j-body.org

[Nate's Alero]

Originally Posted by leoalero

whats done on yours,cause my stock 3400 is way faster than my modded ecotec!

got that right... 3400 haul!

thanks bdyman. looks like im gonna have to do deeper into this cause im wanting to push maybe 300whp by the time im done this. also is there any twincharged L61's

[[ion] C2]

twincharging isn't worth it, there's only 2-3 twincharged LD9s and the same deal can be had for cheaper and more efficiently via a single turbo setup.

Originally Posted by leoalero

whats done on yours,cause my stock 3400 is way faster than my modded ecotec!

to tell the difference in "fast" between 2 cars that run within .5 sec of each other is hard to do via the butt dyno. my friend's neon "felt" faster than my car due to the rough ride but it's significantly slower.

[CactusWill]

Originally Posted by seth..

thanks bdyman. looks like im gonna have to do deeper into this cause im wanting to push maybe 300whp by the time im done this.

Getting that kind of power isn't the problem, its that the stock 4T40E tranny you have is only designed to handle up to 275hp or so, according to gm. If you get it up to a reliable and good running 250whp I think you'd be pretty happy with that.

[[ion] C2]

325 tq

transmissions deal with torque, and that's the "known" rated capability, but a few have surpassed that no prob

i'll need to do a couple tranny upgrades first, then go with a turbo. is it hard finding a manifold for the ecotec?

[colonel6632]

i dont think so... from what ive been reading sounds like the turbo cobalts manifold should fit.
i'm a newb so i could be mistaken

[heineck]

u can some one fleabay for under 200 shipped or vulcan turbo makes manifold but they want 325

is it true the cobalts manifold will work?

[[ion] C2]

yep.

and you don't need to do any transmission upgrades before boosting.

195,000 here, supercharged since 173,000, turbocharged since 194,000.