New to Alero

[Jruks]

Hey, I'm Joe, new to cars period
Trying to start off with the alero my pops bought me, people saying it can't be done, and thats its not worth it. If I can just get it to look nicer then half the trash rolling in newport news, I'll be good.

2002 Alero, going over to a friends house to figure out the other stats for it.

Any hints, help and well shops to check out, feel free to assist =)

I was told the the previous owner built the engine himself.. so idk what I can do there.

[kwhauck]

welcome!!!

and yes more info about your alero we can help you more.......

[[ion] C2]

welcome, check the link in my signature

hope it's a coupe :)

[Redog]

Weclome to the site, you will learn a lot of info about the car here, that I promise you.

Also, people say it can't be done and full of shit, we have 3 Aleros on here running in the 13's and 2 more will be there soon (more tuning required) With a car that runs the 1/4 mile in the 16's stock.

You'll hear that a lot. People think that if it's not an "off-the-shelf" car it can't be done

[[ion] C2]

Weak. We need to step up our game. On J-Body they have:

2.2L Ecotec N/A
1. ECOTEC, 13.288 @ 103.78
2. Ben Wenzel Jr., 13.442 @ 104.08

2.2L Ecotec (Power Adders)
1. Adam Hahn, 11.145 @ 125.32
2. SunCavi, 11.946 @ 114.73
3. hypsy, 12.536 @ 104.43
4. John Horwath, 12.55 @ 116.00
5. Acer, 12.968 @ 110.28
6. DJ Ruiz (DJClueless), 12.979 @ 111.75
7. Aaron52788, 13.01 @ 111.07
8. Troy Mohrland, 13.3871@106.11
9. Exterminator, 13.551 @ 105.57
10. boostedeco, 13.677 @ 100.46
11. The ECOnator (Encriptor), 13.735 @ 99.84
12. Airtonics, 13.961 @ 101.77
13. Brandon Ray,13.827 @ 99.88

2.3/2.4 L Twin Cam N/A
1. Karo, 13.125 @ 101.01
2. Paul Tjepkes, 13.688 @ 100.76
3. Brandon Blaga, 13.934 @ 97.82

2.3/2.4 L Twin Cam (Power Adders)
1. Brandon Fetter, 11.944 @ 122.21
2. Karo, 12.051@111.767 (N2O)
3. Jeff Filkins, 12.5 @ 117.57
4. Brian W. (SpeedRacerZ), 12.613 @ 117.86 (Boost)
5. Levi Sen, 12.688 @ 110.37
6. Darren Herde, 12.967 @ 107.04
7. Skilz10179, 13.151 @ 110.78
8. Team GREEN, 13.221 @ 108.94
9. Jbeier (Nitro), 13.303 @ 103.57 (N2O)
10. Taetsch Z24, 13.79 @ 102.45
11. Kris Bloom, 13.898 @ 99.73
12. Jay Vander Meulen, 13.223 @ 106.66 13.949 @ 102.90

[kwhauck]

lighter cars.........and a bigger community and that is why you see the difference in results, for every serious alero buildup you have 25 cavalier buildups simply because of the sheer numbers....

[Redog]

I think our list is pretty impressive.


LA1 3400
1. AleroB888 13.093 @ 101.04 (supercharged)
2. kwhauck 13.838 @ 98.09 MPH (supercharged)
3. BlackJack 14.54x @ 96.9x MPH (turbocharged), 14.34x @ 98.2x MPH [3000']
4. Redog 14.539 @ 91.94 MPH (N/A)
5. Frostbite545 14.901 @ 92.90 (N/A)
6. Jackal 2000 14.909 @ 92.79 MPH (N/A)
7. MFuller 15.089 @ 89.96 MPH (N/A)
8. Orion 15.304 @ 86.42 MPH (N/A)
9. Oldsmopimp 15.488 @ 88.73 MPH (N/A)
10. BlueOlds01 15.701 @ 87.69 MPH (N/A)

LD9 2.4L Twin Cam
1. [ion] C2 13.953 @ 103.91 MPH (turbocharged)
2. ptrudel 16.172 @ 85.14 MPH (N/A)

L61 2.2L Ecotec
1. MikeSS 15.219 @ 88.29 MPH (N/A)
2. Vic28 16.287 @ 85.10 MPH (N/A)
3. colonel6632 16.635 @ 83.43 MPH (N/A)
4. Mischief007 16.84x @ 82.86 MPH (N/A)

[Jruks]

C2;498477']welcome, check the link in my signature

hope it's a coupe :)

Sorry to disappoint ya.. its a sedan. (4 doors)
Also, took a peek under the hook, and saw 3400 right above the enigine, which I think makes it this.. http://sites.google.com/site/aleromodupgrades/performance/engine/la1-3400
Don't know how to check but it does have the cover.
Its a automatic (Didn't think it would matter, but I guess it kinda does."
Front Wheel drive, Think its a GL, leather steering wheel?

Anything else I should try and check out?
And, also is the air filter the easiest/best first upgrade, go from the box filter, to the cone or air breather?

[Jruks]

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx267/Tegadas/alerofrnt-1.jpghttp://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx267/Tegadas/alerobck-1.jpg

[cherrington17]

heres a question for him (for us, to help him) is the previous owner did in fact do engine work... how could you ever know? by "engine work" that could be the LIM fix, or a full headswap. :huh:

welcome aboard dude. The first step is easy. look around, check out other mods that people have done, and decide where you want to go with your car.

after that, beat the search button like it owes you money, and keep us posted with what you've done. (or ask questions about how you go about doing something)

[bkathsalero]

Trade in for a coupe

[jayson_waltz]

if its says 3400, the its the LA1 3400, nuff said. they never came with a stick. I'm gonna go on a limb and say if its a 3.4 with a leather steering wheel its probably a GL2.

air filter is usually the most common first upgrade, but get a full system with a cone filter. the stock system is super restrictive even with a replacement filter. from there lots of the 3.4 guys go with a exhaust system with flowmaster 40 series.

o yea, and clear your corners

[Jruks]

Before I go anywhere, and start slamming the search button, I have 180k miles on the sucker. That mean anything big? And if I could find a way to get ahold of the guy who owned it last I would. Got it through my dad's mechanic for 3k about year and half ago.

[cherrington17]

depends on what the guy had done. some 3400s croak around mid 200k...

but if he had the engine rebuilt.. then there is nothing to worry about.

[jayson_waltz]

^x2. but if its just the limg fix, you are running shorter on life. if should go to the mid 200k mark tho, but with a ton of miles i wouldn't repeatedly rev the pis out of it, unless the whole engine has been rebuilt already, then your good.

[Jruks]

alrighty, going to try and figure this out what all the guy did.
And ima look up the exhaust system you mentioned Jayson, see if I can find it cheap around me, or online. Along with how to

[lonzoj90]

welcome to the site

[MP99Alero]

welcome, too bad it isn't a ld9 though.

[Nate's Alero]

157K not nice to my 3400, when i did my LIMG swap, i poured out about 7 Quarts of antifreeze and about 4 oil.... no knocks, no ticks, no nuthin :coolio:

best of all, 300$ baby

[jayson_waltz]

And ima look up the exhaust system you mentioned Jayson, see if I can find it cheap around me, or online. Along with how to
its custom.

[Jruks]

Tomorrow, I am going to clear my corners =)
That'll be my first project.
Then after that, maybe just by a cone air filter until I get the money to get a exhaust system.

[kwhauck]

don't clear your corners, dare to be different.....

[Jruks]

don't clear your corners, dare to be different.....

Well, I am trying to figure out what color bulbs are illegal in va, so I can be different, I don't want the led lights, cause I think they are a pita, so why try to be a pita lol. I dunno why they clear the corners, but it will provide a constant color, like the rest of the car. Thought it has to be like that lol, but now that I know I can pop the amber out it'll give me a something to do

[AleroDrime]

i dig the white aleros in the sedan, though im going to war with trees over mine

[dragon8807]

welcome

[Daytona]

Welcome aboard!

[jackal2000]

welcome

[lonnie]

Welcome to the site...Clear your bumpers!

[JLw7123]

welcome

[Nate's Alero]

don't clear your corners, dare to be different.....

i have a question, how is it different, when the alero's rolled off the assy. line with the corners, so, its...........the same :blink:

[Jruks]

Decided don't want to mess with looks quiet yet, going to try and find a place that sells a air filter, cone. around me, cleared the corners, going to have to put pics up later.

[kwhauck]

i mean different than everybody else that fixes aleros up.......

[heineck]

Decided don't want to mess with looks quiet yet, going to try and find a place that sells a air filter,

dude ebay,

[undecided02]

welcome to the site. My 3400 has 178000km on it and has had no problems thus far, kind of luck of the draw. clear your corners, slap on some chrome rims and go limo tint all round.

[Jruks]

Im not focused on looks for now, wanna make the car run better, and faster first, then once I get it running like I want, ima make it perty

[kwhauck]

Im not focused on looks for now, wanna make the car run better, and faster first, then once I get it running like I want, ima make it perty`

so far i like the way this guy thinks....

[cherrington17]

welcome to the site. My 3400 has 178000km on it and has had no problems thus far, kind of luck of the draw. clear your corners, slap on some chrome rims and go limo tint all round.

limo tint all around... is illegal in EVERY state.

each has its own specifics on what can be done. follow those, everyone gets a ticket for it sooner or later.

[Jruks]

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so far i like the way this guy thinks....

The alero doesn't look too bad by its self, as long as theres no bad scratches and dents. Also, the looks are going to be the easiest, I think, for me to be able to do. I'd rather start off simple under the hood, and from there, get more and more complicated.

[JLw7123]

You bought the alero stock I like your ideas of starting slow and build from there

[Jruks]

Thanks guys =)
So, since I want to change the air filter, out into a cone filter, instead of my box. I would have to get a short ram intake, correct? Because I am looking at andysautosport and when I chose the alero, there is no short ram intake, but for the grand am, there is.. there a big deal?

[kwhauck]

save yourself some money and do the civic CAI mod.......

[Jruks]

Ahh, so most CAI air swapable, as long as you can fit it. I see now =)

[kwhauck]

yep and the civic one is the cheapest and has the right bends to make it work....

[Jruks]

I am looking at andys now, spyder and option are the cheapest of the bunch, just a prefrence or is there a actual difference

[kwhauck]

i just got the cheap crap at the local autozone store and then got a k and N cone for the end....

[Jruks]

ohh nice, I will have to do that =)
Once I go through and do it, drive it for a bit, I'll take a pic, and pop it up as my first mod. Thanks Kw

[kwhauck]

i don't know if I have the write up still or not but basically with the civic CAI you have to cut a small piece of metal in the engine bay, but it's not a big deal.....

[Jruks]

alright, I will have to check out the forums so I dont mess it up too much

[Jruks]

Got a cone in it now!