JUST BOUGHT A 2001 ALERO

12-29-2003, 08:52 PM

I JUST BOUGHT A 2001 ALERO WITH A 2.4L AND AN AUTOMATIC (A STICK WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND). I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS EVEN WORTH MODIFYING, AS IT IS JUST AN AUTO. BY MODIFY I DON'T MEAN ALL OF THAT BODY KIT, MILLION DOLLAR STEREO, ALUMINUM SPOILER AND UGLY GRAPHICS GARBAGE I MEAN PERFORMANCE STUFF YOU KNOW TO MAKE IT AT LEAST AS QUICK AS MY OLD 3.8 POWERED LESABRE. THANKS FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE CRTICISM.

Silentalero · 12-29-2003, 09:11 PM

umm ok, i vote yea modify

12-30-2003, 02:40 AM

not to be an ass or anything but turn off the caps lock! ethier you forgot about it or you are a 13 yr old girl about to see the backstreet boys in concert :|

god i rember the days

im mean *cough *cough

kwhauck · 12-30-2003, 09:29 AM

MOD!! MOD!! MOD!! (haha, the caps are for you nex!!)

Oldsman · 12-30-2003, 10:10 AM

even though it is an auto, the 2.4 has a lot of performance stuff out there for it. Yes a manual can be a little quicker but the auto can handle more power, not a lot more but more.

ptrudel · 12-30-2003, 12:09 PM

why can the auto handle more power? i woulda thought it was the other way around...

Oldsman · 12-30-2003, 12:47 PM

if you look at the max torque between the 2 you will see the auto is rated higherby 5 ftlbs. But the main reason is the clutch. but once you get that to hold then it's the internals.

ptrudel · 12-31-2003, 10:11 AM

...never woulda thought that....but i guess if u beef up the clutch then the manual is better, rite?

12-31-2003, 10:15 AM

Depending on what year Lesabre you had, I would wager that the Alero is already as fast. It may not feel so because of the torque difference.

12-31-2003, 09:45 PM

THANKS FOR THE INPUT LADIES AND GENTELMEN, AND NEX....IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE CAPS ONE, DON'T READ MY POSTS AND TWO, KISS MY ASS! OH BY THE WAY IM A TWENTY YEAR OLD MAN THAT COULDN'T EVEN NAME THE BACKSTREET BOYS TO SAVE MY LIFE. THE LESABRE WAS A 90 QUICK FOR A GRANDMAS CAR