can someone please tell me..

[xXManwhoreXx]

Alero 3400 has what 170hp... Most 4 cylinders now come with over 180... its nothing wrong with your car they were just was slow to begin with

[Hellfire5670]

My alero seems fast and slow at times :P raced a civic and we kept neck and neck but i got in front of him.

[Gr1m]

[Hellfire5670]

[Goodman]

Unless you can test/drag both cars side by side it be hard to tell buy only a "feeling" which i thing is all you got out of the Saturn

My Bro got an 1996 Saturn SC 5 speed & sure he does kick me at start but as soon as i hit 70-80km/h & floor it i kiss his car good buy & he becomes a distant memory in my rear view mirror in no time

Anyhow like i said if you can't try both cars side by side then all you got is a feeling some cars feels fast but they are not once you try it vs other cars

[Goodman]

EDIT: Sorry! for the double post don't know what happen?

[jabartram]

My sons 98 SW2 5 speed is faster than my modified Alero from a dead stop, but on an autocross coarse it cant touch the Alero.

[TheEdgeofSanity]

I will be honest I definitely know that there is alot of variance in the Alero's in terms of acceleration. Mine literally could put you back in the seat while my friends (also a 3400) with less miles felt like a grannymobile when I drove it. from 0-60, I estimate i was in the lower 7 seconds which is pretty decent out of a 170 hp family sedan

[TheEdgeofSanity]

i forgot to mention that I had found that my alero had its transmission and engine controls retuned at a dealership when it was nearly new... i am wondering if there is an alternate factory tune out there

[Goodman]

Originally Posted by TheEdgeofSanity

I will be honest I definitely know that there is alot of variance in the Alero's in terms of acceleration. Mine literally could put you back in the seat

Yeah! that is what happen the first time i floor it at 80km/h , i hold it for about ~3 sec & i was over 120km/h (~125km/h) i was like... WOW!! , lucky me i got a seat to hold me back lol!

Anyhow now my car feels pretty much ordinary lost some power after almost 2 years , summer is coming ill soon work on it to get back that power up & a little more if i can?(exhaust)

[zman246]

I owned a Saturn SC2 for four years and it definitely wasn't faster than my 3400 Alero. Off the line it was surprisingly snappy, maybe a little better than the Alero, but anything after that was awful. Passing cars was almost impossible. Not surprising, it only had 124hp... I think if you spent more time driving the car you wouldn't be so impressed.