Hey everybody, I'm new to the site, to j-bodies, but not to tuning, i was just given a 95 sunfire 4 door from my mum who bought herself a 2004 saturn ion. while i've been doing the bodywork on my new sunfire, i've been thinking about the motor and how much i dislike it. i looked at the motor in my mum's ion, a 2.2L ecotec, all aluminum, DOHC, distributorless ignition... i like it much better then the garbage motor in my car.
I went on Ebay and i saw a tonne of 2.2 ecotecs for sale and they have like, 5km's on them, some real cheap, 400 US dollars. so im wondering now if my sunfire will accept the newer ecotec motor without much modification of the engine mounts? have any of you done it? if not, what other 4 cylinder motors will it take?
if any of you out there could answer my questions it would be greatly appreciated.
oh and i was wondering if and when u guys have meets so i could talk to people face to face.
thanks
if your looking into an ecotec your gonna need the engine,the tranny,the ecm,all the wiring..etc.. ....your probably gonna need all that with any engine you put in your car though.
you can go a couple differnt ways though...most Jbody ownders swap the following engines for upgrades
2.2 ecotec
2.3 quad High Output & W41
2.4 Twin Cam
or if you really wont some power you can swap in the 3800
but any of these is gonna be some work and money..just look at how much power you want and how much you can spend
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scott trent wrote:
or if you really wont some power you can swap in the 3800
How much more engine bay modification etc would swapping in a 3800 as opposed to a 2.2 eco entail? I've always been slightly interested in the prospect (that is if I go with an engine swap might as well get the best) since hearing about it on here a while ago (I think it was Karo's car? or is it a 3600 he has. Either way, that thing is the sweetness)
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if I go with an engine swap might as well get the best)
why dont you just swap a v8 in there then????
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scott trent wrote:Quote:
if I go with an engine swap might as well get the best)
why dont you just swap a v8 in there then????
I hope you're joking...
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scott trent wrote:why dont you just swap a v8 in there then????
no no that won't do at all. "v8" rhymes with "hate", and I'm all about the love.
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I hope you're joking...
do i look like im joking
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i bought an ecotec 5 speed with all the wiring and everything for only $875 off ebay
Julius Skeezer wrote:scott trent wrote:
or if you really wont some power you can swap in the 3800
How much more engine bay modification etc would swapping in a 3800 as opposed to a 2.2 eco entail? I've always been slightly interested in the prospect (that is if I go with an engine swap might as well get the best) since hearing about it on here a while ago (I think it was Karo's car? or is it a 3600 he has. Either way, that thing is the sweetness)
more than what are probaly willing to do. JBO member Raven has done the 3800 swap. look him up
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