Newbie looking for performance upgrades

[Mr. G-Dub-Ya AL04]

i just got an 04 Alero, the 2.2L, and i'm looking to boost up the stock hp to at least 200

anyone hav any suggestions?

[Nate's Alero]

i just got an 04 Alero, the 2.2L, and i'm looking to boost up the stock hp to at least 200

anyone hav any suggestions?

MP62 off of a SS cobalt... need PCM and BCM and other junk though


the bottom end can stand a lot, try for like 215 out of the ecotec at like 6LBS of boost

[heineck]

turbo

[leoalero]

low PSI turbo setup,good luck and welcome!!

[jackal2000]

welcome.

[Redog]

Turbo and deep pockets. ;)

Welcome to the site

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

FULL BUILD!!!!! why settle for 200hp when you can have so much more????

[Daytona]

Welcome aboard

[Nate's Alero]

1400 HP..... do it naow

[sh8dybizness]

What up dude.

[Mr. G-Dub-Ya AL04]

thnx guys, any tips on doin it on a 2grand budget?

[dragon8807]

welcome

turbo it

[cherrington17]

2 grand? definitely go turbo. You can get a basic setup for about that much. get it tuned, save more, then go bigger.

after a couple rounds of that.. you'll be racing vettes.

[leoalero]

2 grand? definitely go turbo. You can get a basic setup for about that much. get it tuned, save more, then go bigger.

after a couple rounds of that.. you'll be racing vettes.

true,the eco is easy to boost at low cost!!

[KenshinZero]

Anything worth doing is worth over doing. Dont settle for less, when you can have more :p

Edit: O yeah, Welcome!

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

Boost bout time someone does it to an Alero with an Eco, I would do it to mine but I don't really know how I would run my charge pipes and I would want forged internals cause I don't think I would be satisfied with just 8 psi of boost.

[heineck]

same here, im waitin for a full build first,

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

my cousins old civic was running at 21 psi when he took me for a ride and it was pretty much an instant addiction to boost.

[KenshinZero]

my cousins old civic was running at 21 psi when he took me for a ride and it was pretty much an instant addiction to boost.

Build it to be stupid fast with low boost, then go from there :dance1:

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

low boost would be fine just all these kids around here with there 300 hp twin turbo whatevers from japan would still be like Ha Ha should of bought a Nissan.

[KenshinZero]

low boost would be fine just all these kids around here with there 300 hp twin turbo whatevers from japan would still be like Ha Ha should of bought a Nissan.

Kinda sad to only get 300 hp from a twin turbo setup, lol. If you could get 300+ hp on low boost (8psi), consider what might happen if you turn it up. Or better yet 300 hp with out boost.

Why worried about what they think, Had some dude in a Saab 95 SE laughed @ me because I had an Alero, lets just say I put him in his place, gave him some fun facts about his little Saab, lol

[Nate's Alero]

low boost would be fine just all these kids around here with there 300 hp twin turbo whatevers from japan would still be like Ha Ha should of bought a Nissan.

and?, don't listen to their "backtalk" they don't know what they would be in for if you had the $$

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

If I had the $$ all hell would break loose lol, 300 hp would be sweet on N/A but is that even possible with a 4 banger? if it is is it even streetable you'd probably need a race fuel? I know it's a simple task with a v8 to get 300 hp n/a.

[KenshinZero]

I think its possible to make 300 hp and keep it somewhat sane for a everyday car and without race fuel, of cores with more power come the loss of fuel economy, but if its an ecotec, I don’t imagine the loss being that much.

[leoalero]

If I had the $$ all hell would break loose lol, 300 hp would be sweet on N/A but is that even possible with a 4 banger? if it is is it even streetable you'd probably need a race fuel? I know it's a simple task with a v8 to get 300 hp n/a.

its sure possible,but u need to know everything about the engine capabilities!!look at it...13 sec n/a cavalier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KydDEj0EcTA

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

its sure possible,but u need to know everything about the engine capabilities!!look at it...13 sec n/a cavalier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KydDEj0EcTA

That's sick, but I got to point out that it's a gutted Cavalier so it's going to be quiet a bit lighter than the Alero and chances are that it was run on a track that is lower in elevation than the track I would be running on which is 2200 ft above sea level.

[AleroDrime]

is that the 2.4 though?

[Caboose73]

is that the 2.4 though?

No it says 13 Second Ecotec Cavalier N/A Auto on top of the video and they say 2.2 ecotec engine N/A with a 4speed auto in the beginning of the video.