iam new to chevy and the cavalier and i have a 2.2 sfi 2200 engine and i check other forms and cant really remember which but the kind of bash the the 2.2 cl owing the fact that it still has push rods and how old it is and iam not feeling to hot about my option i made but i love this car cause i learn to teach me self how to drive a manual and iam fine now were Iam but the point being is i have nothing to back anything to them in my defence....i want a powerful car i dont really care the means to get one but i want this one to be it i feel i have to make a point no iam no child its a matter of pride at first my very first car was a Pontiac Grand AM GT amazing car to bad i didn't get to really enjoy its power cause i didn't understand power....at first then like some years later i get a grand am.....se..i see the first 2.2 ecotec engine and iam not that happy till i put foot in the accelerator and iam like wow its kinda peppy so i mod it the best way i can(afford to) wr intake and a custom exhaust and called my self fast tch who was i kidding when i went to get my oil change there was this mechanic who could build 9 sec engines and i would all way ask him what can i do to make my car faster stronger and more race effective and and would sat ......get a better engine.....what? and i see so many people with mod ed cars i wanna know what makes a 4cy run like a v8 like the evo and the subaru i just wanna know so thats why iam gonna take up mechanics and master this art i make better money now and i dont care what it takes i need to learn this cars are my life!
Quite simply, compared to any Evo or WRX, the cavy is gutless...you have the Ecotec, which is a good engine (arguably the best in the Cavalier/Sunfire) and its relatively easy to give it more power....look around and you can find bolt on superchargers and turbos, which are a good start...you can increase the fuel injector size to add more power, etc...just surf the Go Go Go forums here and see what you would like to do...
Also, please seperate your messages with paragraphs so it isnt so hard to read.
Thanks!
He has a 2.2 LN2 (2200 SFI)
If money is no object, there are plenty of things you can do. A build and boosting application could get you to 250 whp on the stock head pretty safely (with good build).
IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE AND A LONG ROAD. But here are some ideas
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=2&i=387734&t=387734
as far as pushrods being bad, pushrods have lots of advantages.
the only disadvantage to pushrods is that you will always need space in the head for the pushrod to go, this usually cuts into port area. people will say that the pushrods themselves are a parasitic loss, but ohc motors have that large chain they have to turn and dohc motors will have 2 cams to turn instead of just one. on V motors now instead of 1 cam you will need 2 for sohc and 4 for dohc. that all adds parasitic loss. as var as VVT adaptability, you can do that on a ohv motor also. now instead of having to run 2 or more selenoids you only need one. pushrod motors can be made smaller and lighter becouse you don't have those cams on top ofthe motor. it is also a simpler design and easier to work on. once you have worked on enough motors you will see the advantages of a smaller, lighter, simpler engine. the corvette, viper, gm 3x00 series motors, camaro/T/A, the old HEMI and new HEMI, and some of the fastes mustangs on the road are all ohv. the LSx motors rev from 6000-7000 on stock valvetrain depending on which one you get. and modded ohv motors have been over 9000rpm. ohc has been around for over 50 years, if they were really that superior don't you think ALL cars would have them?
go ahead and cut and paste that to whovere is giving you crap on ohv motors
as fasr as what to do with your ohv cavi, there have been a ton of threads lately about 2200. you can't go very far on here without tripping over very useful 2200 info
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thxs alot that help a bunch
Too bad you don't still have that eco though, you could look to a saab dealer to find a turbo that would fit. But yea, the ohv really isn't as bad as everyone says it is (most vettes are ohv actually), it can be made into a pretty decent little engine. (Plus I am really enjoying how much easier it is to do P&P on than sohc and dohc)
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