I own a '00 Cavalier 2.0 coupe, and i am hoping to get at least 160 hp out of the car within the next 8 weeks. I have an intake, header, catback exhaust, and hi flow, all from RK Sport. I was wondering, if i added all of these parts, would i experience any engine problems or anything i should add to the list in order to keep my car running after adding these parts?
~Geoff
u need boost to get to that point
and u dont have a 2.0
-Borsty
you have a 2.2 and you don't need boost to get there.
some knowledge would help. You won't get 160hp from bolt on.
Since you have a 2200, you have 115hp to start with.
So you have an intake and exhaust witch SHOULD be good for about 15 hp. So know you have 130hp. You need 30 more.
Read about the roller rockers, change the cam, get an aluminium flywheel(if you have a manual).
An engien build up would bring you there. Change the rods, pistons, cam, push rods, lifter, rockers, ...
If you go with a cam and the rockers, you will be close to your goal.
Gilles
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If you had an ECOTEC you could be shooting for 200hp like me
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sorry, i meant 2.2 non-ecotec, but yea, that advice helps, which is a better way to go though, supercharger or turbo?
supercharger is less maintenance, but also less potential.
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Mfk-223 wrote:So you have an intake and exhaust witch SHOULD be good for about 15 hp.
your seriously the last person i would ever expect to post something like that.
-Borsty
I said SHOULD. I know 15hp is a bit high but possible. Every engines are different. I know that on 2.3 and 2.4 an intake and full exhaust can get 15hp but not on every engines.
Btw, I tried to be nice to the guy and give him hope.
Gilles
2.3 Ho
A correction here the stock 2200 only puts down about 90hp to the wheels +/-5whp. The 115hp rating is at the crank not the wheels.
Short of nitrous and/or boost you can make over 160hp but you will be spending alot more then a turbo or s/c will cost you, and wont yield nearly the results of boost.
My motor after being built put down 149whp and has well over 10k of work into when you consider the trial & error, and labor to get to that point. Mind you this was back in 99 before there was much if anything out for our motor so you may spend less but I dont know.
So to sum it up you will need to tear the motor down to the bare block and build it back from the bottom up, or get boost / nitrous.
i say you do a 2.4 swap and you will be 10 hp away from your goal
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i say you do a 2.4 swap and you will be 10 hp away from your goal
a good point hehe...or he could do a HO swap and be 20hp Over his goal
either is good though
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lol 3.8 supercharge it. i honestly think that you might be able to save money if you get a 2.4 at a good price, and do simple mods like intake, exhause and header......instead of boosting it. because the 2.4 has around 35 more HP than the 2.2's. would you consider the swap as an option?
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yea, if i could find one for a good price, i was thinking that, but i didn't know if labor would be too much problem
there any way you could do the labor your self??if not it might get a littlllle bit pricey..but thats the way the car rolls
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Mfk-223 wrote:I said SHOULD. I know 15hp is a bit high but possible. Every engines are different. I know that on 2.3 and 2.4 an intake and full exhaust can get 15hp but not on every engines.
Btw, I tried to be nice to the guy and give him hope.
yeah but a 2.3 ho is a completely different story lol i would be surprised if he got more then 8 hp out of both of those.
dont give him crazy ideas, thats where we get stupid people saying there I/H/E on their 2200 gives them 200 hp and @!#$ lol.
-Borsty
Btw Borsty, I was talking about BHP, not WHP. Still, you have a good point.
Gilles
2.3 Ho
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i would be surprised if he got more then 8 hp out of both
I was thinking 5.
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