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cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:03 PM
anyone got any ideas what i can do to increase performace to my 03 cavalier?

Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:26 PM
As anyone around here will tell your performance = $$$. If you want good performance, you need to spend a good amount of money. Quality also comes into part. Buying a cheap part will result in cheap performance. A big suggestion is to stick with reputable companies and companies more J body related.

Also, it depends how fast you want to go. There are many routes into getting a certain HP amount...it's just how you do it.

I'm assuming you want just a little more pep in your cavalier's step. I'd suggest doing bolt ons...Air intake upgrade, Exhaust upgrade (Header, Cat, Piping & Muffler), motor mounts & maybe bigger throttle body. If you do those upgrades and your satisfied with what you have, than that's good for you. If you decide you want more power...you either have to go into your motor or boost (whether it's turboing or supercharging).

Before you do any of those things, do LOTS of research...you don't want to step into something blindly, you want to know what your doing and know what your getting into.

Good Luck. If you need anymore help, just ask.



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Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:29 PM
can i get a descent air intake out there for not that much $$? i see a lot of them for 30 bux or so that all fit up to the 02 cavalier...any ideas?
Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 12:50 AM
hey if u want it im sellimg my K&N Filter for a stock airbox wont really give u alot of perfomance though



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Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 4:27 AM
You can get an intake off ebay for your car for like 30 bux.....same performance as all the other intakes would give you.


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Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 5:14 AM
Jbody2nr wrote:You can get an intake off ebay for your car for like 30 bux.....same performance as all the other intakes would give you.


what he said



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Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 8:42 AM
99redz24 wrote:
Jbody2nr wrote:You can get an intake off ebay for your car for like 30 bux.....same performance as all the other intakes would give you.


what he said


Yep what both have said !!!



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Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 11:50 AM
All the intakes i have found on ebay are for up to 02 cavalier and wont fit in my car. i cant find any that will fit in mine. Any help??
Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 6:20 PM
do a search for 'ECOTEC INTAKE' i found none when looking up 03 cavalier but there were a couple for like 50 when searching for 'ECOTED INTAKE'.


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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.



Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 6:24 PM
Something like this

ECO intake

or you can mod a cheaper z24 intake, I know its possible.....but I dont know how since I have a 2200.


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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.



Re: cheap mods for 03 cavalier??
Monday, July 25, 2005 6:58 PM
unfortunatly the intake pictured in the link provided by jbodytuner will not fit. If its just a
represantation of the actual one you will get, then you would have to wait and see.
The problem faceing the eco engine is the location of the throttle body. Its very close to the hood so any intake you get would have to mount in such a way that it is impossible to to get a 90 degree bend tube in there. If you want a good intake for an eco and you have a 5 spd with NO abs then look at the Injen Technoligy intake. If you like it but have abs you need to modify it. The Weapon R intakes, both the Dragon and the Secret Weapon ones should fit any ecos. If you spend your money on a cheep one on E-Bay
and doesn't fit right you'll know why.

Stick with a reliable company thats been around a few years you should be o.k.




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