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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:50 pm 
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The engine got hurt at the end of the season. I took it out to inspect and repair. I had a turbo and small intercooler laying around sooooooooo. I got a little carried away. New crank,forged rods and pistons,60 lb injectors,new timing chains and guides,some paint,garret cast iron manifold, and so on.

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 Post subject: Re: 2.2 Ecotec upgrades
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:00 am 
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Looking good!!! What kind of pistons and rods did you go with?


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 Post subject: Re: 2.2 Ecotec upgrades
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:16 am 
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Looks nice. Will the stock intake hold boost? Can't wait to see this running again. I to have been looking at turbo setup:mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: 2.2 Ecotec upgrades
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:03 am 
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helmetguy wrote:
Looking good!!! What kind of pistons and rods did you go with?


Thanks. Wiseco pistons and Eagle rods.

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 Post subject: Re: 2.2 Ecotec upgrades
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:08 am 
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bluebuggy wrote:
Looks nice. Will the stock intake hold boost? Can't wait to see this running again. I to have been looking at turbo setup:mrgreen:


Thanks. Intake will be fine. I'm going to run 15 psi. 15 psi isnt much pressure untill you add it to the combustion process. This is a small turbo and intercooler from an 88 Thunderbird turbo coupe and is'nt good for much more than 15 lbs of boost.

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 Post subject: Re: 2.2 Ecotec upgrades
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:17 pm 
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Should be sweet! We've run 30+ PSI through the stock plastic intake on a GT35R - you'll be fine!

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:05 pm 
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What'd you end up spending on everything besides turbo setup, if you don't mind me asking. I'm curious whether or not it's worth the build or just swapping to the 2.4.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:44 pm 
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You have my attention, looks great, do you know if a stock 2.2 will handle much boost or is it needed to do pistons and rods. I've thought about doing a turbo down the road just didn't know if it was a good idea on a stock motor, I'm not to worried about being a little rough on it cause these motors are cheap to find so I don't mind getting a spare and I think I only paid 26$ for mine and only had to put a chain in it


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 Post subject: Re: 2.2 Ecotec upgrades
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:28 pm 
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blackoutt wrote:
What'd you end up spending on everything besides turbo setup, if you don't mind me asking. I'm curious whether or not it's worth the build or just swapping to the 2.4.


rods and pistons-900.00,every gasket(most are reusable)150.00,head bolts 50.00 or head studs 160.00,timing chains,guides and tensioners if needed aprox 200.00,injectors 240.00,bearings 110.00

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 Post subject: Re: 2.2 Ecotec upgrades
PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:37 pm 
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Cush53 wrote:
You have my attention, looks great, do you know if a stock 2.2 will handle much boost or is it needed to do pistons and rods. I've thought about doing a turbo down the road just didn't know if it was a good idea on a stock motor, I'm not to worried about being a little rough on it cause these motors are cheap to find so I don't mind getting a spare and I think I only paid 26$ for mine and only had to put a chain in it


I did some internet searches on just this subject. It appears you can get away with 6-7 lbs of boost with a small turbo on stock stuff. Anything more needs forged pistons and rods. Everything says stock crank is good to about 400 horse power including moderately boosted applications. There is some good reading in Ecotec and Cobalt forums.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:58 pm 
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Will you need a new ecu?

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:39 am 
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Ecu can be tuned. Won't need a new one


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:41 am 
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bluebuggy wrote:
Will you need a new ecu?


No. Will need to be retuned. Going to take it to place that I originally had tune around security and such. Never had it dyno tuned before just kind of unlocked. When I have it tuned I,ll post dyno results.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:26 pm 
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Looking forward to seeing a video...

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:46 pm 
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Have engine finished and back in car. Just need to get it to the tuners as soon as I can get my trailer out from under the snow.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:14 am 
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Looks good can't wait to see the numbers.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:35 pm 
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Nice build should scream that's for sure ..

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:45 pm 
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Back from the tuner. Its making 231 HP and 255 ft lbs of torque at about 9 lbs of boost. This is a small turbo so I'm pretty stoked.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:06 am 
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Thats about the same numbers as mine and they are a blast to drive!!


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:02 am 
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Those are good numbers for 9 lbs.
Can you post a graph?
One of the good things is with the bottom end build and low boost it should last along time.
Till you upgrade to 25 lbs boost. :lol:


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:04 pm 
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helmetguy wrote:
Thats about the same numbers as mine and they are a blast to drive!!


It is heavier than yours obviously but yes it a blast! 100 mph comes pretty fast :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:09 pm 
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Sandbar Norm wrote:
Those are good numbers for 9 lbs.
Can you post a graph?
One of the good things is with the bottom end build and low boost it should last along time.
Till you upgrade to 25 lbs boost. :lol:


I was pretty impressed. Those numbers were pretty spot on as far as my goals. I thought I would need 14-15 lbs to get there so when he said he achieved that on lower boost I said leave it there. I'm sure it won't be enough for long. lol.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:24 pm 
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Very nice,
200 lbs of tq @ 2500. (If I'm reading it right)
That should pull nicely thru the gears.
I'm not about hi rpm's but I do like being pulled back in the seat when acc. :D


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