Build Thread

[k3nd4l]

UPDATE
unfortunately my car was hit my a drunk driver on :/ engine cracked, tranny done, bumper gone.. cars been junked






well ive been starting to many threads and another member told me i should just do this so here we go.

This list is PRETTY MUCH the order i want to do everything in. Unless i find one of the items for a price i cant pass up

Tinted Tails - Done

Black HeadLight Bezel - Done

HIDS in lows and highs - Lows Done | HIGHS NEEDED

A "Grill" - Gutter Mesh From Home Depot , WHAT DO I ATTATCH IT TO BUMPER WITH !?

LED Interior Replacement for lights already there - LOOKING FOR PLUG N GO LEDS ANYONE GOT A SITE ?

New Interior Color - NEED TO FIND STEERING WHEEL COVER & NEW PEDALS


Subs/Speakers/Headunit - Have Kenwood 6x9s & Pioneer 4x6s | NEED HEADUNIT AND SUBS

Drop it - LOOKING FOR EITHER SPRINT OR CANUCK SPRINGS
17" rims -

New Paint Job

Window Tint

CAI

Complete New Exhaust

Brake Upgrade !!

Supercharger


Install Fogs (car didnt come with them) - NOT DOING FOGS ANYMORE

[Shiwnath]

What engine?

[k3nd4l]

Originally Posted by Shiwnath

What engine?

2.4 twin cam

[xXManwhoreXx]

I just took a heavy duty staple gun for my grill 3 years of year round driving and its still fine

[Shiwnath]

Foglights bolt to the reinforcement bar... you need the whole headlight wiring harness from an alero with fogs IF you want to do it right.. I ghetto wired mine to my battery and got the vent switch and foglight plugs from another Alero... I regret doing it this way every day. They work fine but it looks like garbage.

Supercharger can be found quite easily because GM made a kit for the 2.4
http://www.jegs.com/i/GM-Performance...rentProductId=

Brake upgrade is a simple swap for the front atleast.. 4th gen F-body(Camaro or Firebird) Calipers or 97-04 Corvetee Calipers fit on our cars, but you need 16"+ rims:
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showt...corvette+brake

For LED interior:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...sp=%2F1157.htm
OR you can try your luck with ebay LEDs which usually crap out on you after a couple months, but are super cheap.

Also read this:
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showt...ed+ Questions

[[ion] C2]

I drill small holes and cable tie it in multiple spots along the edge.

Cleanest install would be a silicone caulk that adhered it.

[[ion] C2]

Originally Posted by Shiwnath

Supercharger can be found quite easily because GM made a kit for the 2.4
http://www.jegs.com/i/GM-Performance...rentProductId=

That thing is ridiculously overpriced now. I bought it for $1600 back in 2007 from GMPartsDirect (who now sells it for $2300).

I sold mine for $850. They regularly are sold used on www.j-body.org.

Here's one for $1500.

[happyisthealero]

how much hp do those super chargers make on average? Never mind I opened the jegs link..

[Redog]

Spend the money and get a real grille, gutter mesh is for, ummm, gutters

[[ion] C2]

Originally Posted by Redog

Spend the money and get a real grille, gutter mesh is for, ummm, gutters

wow, really?

i have the plastic black mesh on my car for gutters.. it's effing mesh, it's raw material, doesn't matter where the eff you get it as long as it's not steel that will rust...

go on mcmaster.com and order whatever the hell you want. why pay more because it's called a "RACING GRILLE MESH MAD TIGHT YO" on some stupid performance site when it's something as simple as effing mesh.

[xXManwhoreXx]

60 hp maybe with stock everything

[[ion] C2]

supercharger is super-weak. i dyno'd at 185whp with mine and 2.6 pulley. best time 14.8 @ 91.

i mean it's definitely fun to drive and feels much quicker, but don't expect to be that quick.

[spc2125]

turbocharge FTW!

Just dont be cheap. If you build it cheap, it wont last for ****.
Expect atleast 4k to t/c

[k3nd4l]

Originally Posted by Redog

Spend the money and get a real grille, gutter mesh is for, ummm, gutters

why spend the extra money ? i found the mesh for $3 at home depot and its big enough for all 3 slots. If it falls out at any point its a cheap replacement to put back anyway.

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

wow, really?

i have the plastic black mesh on my car for gutters.. it's effing mesh, it's raw material, doesn't matter where the eff you get it as long as it's not steel that will rust...

go on mcmaster.com and order whatever the hell you want. why pay more because it's called a "RACING GRILLE MESH MAD TIGHT YO" on some stupid performance site when it's something as simple as effing mesh.

Yea i was wondering isnt the gutter mesh what most people use? i read through alot of threads and thats the idea i was getting.

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

supercharger is super-weak. i dyno'd at 185whp with mine and 2.6 pulley. best time 14.8 @ 91.

i mean it's definitely fun to drive and feels much quicker, but don't expect to be that quick.

i like the fact that s/c is just a bolt on + the sound of it = && i dont need to be that quick lol this car isnt gonna be running on a track or anything

Originally Posted by spc2125

turbocharge FTW!

Just dont be cheap. If you build it cheap, it wont last for ****.
Expect atleast 4k to t/c

after reading through a lot of forums i got the sense that t/c has more problems than a s/c + i really dont have 4k to spend on one considering i want to do other stuff to my car and im a full time college student

[k3nd4l]

Originally Posted by Shiwnath

Foglights bolt to the reinforcement bar... you need the whole headlight wiring harness from an alero with fogs IF you want to do it right.. I ghetto wired mine to my battery and got the vent switch and foglight plugs from another Alero... I regret doing it this way every day. They work fine but it looks like garbage.

Supercharger can be found quite easily because GM made a kit for the 2.4
http://www.jegs.com/i/GM-Performance...rentProductId=

Brake upgrade is a simple swap for the front atleast.. 4th gen F-body(Camaro or Firebird) Calipers or 97-04 Corvetee Calipers fit on our cars, but you need 16"+ rims:
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showt...corvette+brake

For LED interior:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...sp=%2F1157.htm
OR you can try your luck with ebay LEDs which usually crap out on you after a couple months, but are super cheap.

Also read this:
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showt...ed+ Questions

wow i was off i was just gonna buy one of the fogs from autozone and figured id be able to just attach that one and wire it up .. guess ill have to find a local junkyard

For the supercharger yea i have that link bookmarked but thats my last mod that i plan on doing as its the most expensive.

For those LEDs is it just a simple screw into the older bulb housings? i plan on doing the 5 behind the dash , 1 under the drivers feet , 1 under the passenger seat , 1 in shift area and then a strip in the dome light .. i had originally planned on using the site that Pappa Smurf had in his guide (keyrazyleds.com) but for some reason they only accept money order or directly from bank instead of debit card

And finally for the brake upgrade yea i saw a thread for that and i have it bookmarked so i know what to buy when im up too that

[[ion] C2]

yes s/c is plug and play, much less headache.

[k3nd4l]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

yes s/c is plug and play, much less headache.

less of a headache plus i love the scream from it haha. hopefully by the time im ready for it i can find a good priced used one

[Hellfire5670]

If i had the money i would turbo charge my 3.4... once you have the turbo... you can't go back!

[Shiwnath]

Originally Posted by k3nd4l

For those LEDs is it just a simple screw into the older bulb housings? i plan on doing the 5 behind the dash , 1 under the drivers feet , 1 under the passenger seat , 1 in shift area and then a strip in the dome light .. i had originally planned on using the site that Pappa Smurf had in his guide (keyrazyleds.com) but for some reason they only accept money order or directly from bank instead of debit card

For the LEDs in the dash.. you mean the gauge cluster right?

The foot wells, the PRND321 shift bezel, gauge cluster and rear dome lights are all "194" bulbs. If you get the LED ones, they are all plug-and-play, BUT for the gauge cluster and rear dome lights you need the twist lock bases which you can get here:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/6pcs-168-194-...item2ebf483ee8

I've been running these exact ones from this seller for 2 years with no issues at all. I bought cheap ebay LEDs which crapped out, but these things tend to be sturdy. This eBay ad is for a pack of 6... Unfortunately you're going to need 7 if you want to do the cluster and rear dome lights. They're relatively cheap anyways so it doesn't matter too much.

[k3nd4l]

Originally Posted by Hellfire5670

If i had the money i would turbo charge my 3.4... once you have the turbo... you can't go back!

turbo gets welded on right ?

Originally Posted by Shiwnath

For the LEDs in the dash.. you mean the gauge cluster right?

The foot wells, the PRND321 shift bezel, gauge cluster and rear dome lights are all "194" bulbs. If you get the LED ones, they are all plug-and-play, BUT for the gauge cluster and rear dome lights you need the twist lock bases which you can get here:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/6pcs-168-194-...item2ebf483ee8

I've been running these exact ones from this seller for 2 years with no issues at all. I bought cheap ebay LEDs which crapped out, but these things tend to be sturdy. This eBay ad is for a pack of 6... Unfortunately you're going to need 7 if you want to do the cluster and rear dome lights. They're relatively cheap anyways so it doesn't matter too much.

so i can buy the 8 or however many red LEDs it is from the site posted earlier & then just buy 2 packs from that link you just gave me and id be fine ?