Best Engine Swap for a 96 cavalier?????

[sean51377]

i was wondering if anyone could tell me what the best engine is that i could put in place of my stock 2.2 that i a shop f up on me. nead to know kinda soon looking to drop something in with in 2 weeks

[Pikachoo]

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t82688.html

[sean51377]

will the 3.1 fit into a 96 cavalier with out too much change to the engine mounts???

[dolla_bill0913]

Supercharged ecotec engine with nos, forget about the 3.1 liter, if you are going to make it faster, then make it a lot faster.

[97cavi]

yea...supercharger...for a 2.2 L Cavi...where's can u find those at? i found a supercharger for a 2.4 L 00-up cavalier...but wat about us 97 2.2's?!?!?

[CougarSVT]

I can get you a turbo kit for your car if interested! You get more out of turbos than s/c!

[mdb25]

Well the 95-02 models are all virtually the same car. You may have to use different motor mounts depending on the engine you select. As far as which engine to choose, you would be good with either the 2.4twin cam or the 2.2 ecotec. The 2.4 has 10 more stock hp than the ecotech, but weighs twice as much and uses a bit more gas. The ecotec is an all aluminum engine and only weighs 300lbs. So, either way the engines are about equal for stock performancewise in a 3rd generation cavalier. I think that there's more performance parts available for the 2.4 twin cam cuz the ecotec is a brand new engine for 02. Also, the 2.4 would be a hell of a lot easier to find seeing as how gm used it as a powerplant in several different cars for the past 5 years. Well, i hope this has been some help. Good luck!

[97cavi]

where can you find turbos for a 2.2L?

[mikey3546]

Drop in a eco and a s/c

[CougarSVT]

Dont go s/c!!!!! For that small of a motor the s/c takes to much power to make power! Go turbo.

[97cavi]

the 2.2 ecotec sounds like a good engine....but without mods to put on it a fully mod'd 2.4 twin cam would smoke it.....does anyone have any sites for stuff for a 2.2 ecotec and also the 2.2 ecotec is on the base versions of the cavalier ? starting at 2002? wat about the 2003 cavalier...i haven't heard much about that at all yet...engine and spec wise

[rojono69]

hi i have a 96 cavalier just wondering where i could find what turbo could use with the 2.4l and how much what needed to be done and all that good stuff......

[krebs128]

is there any other engines, other than those from other cavaliers, that could be dropped in there?

[SolTheHoelessPimp]

ok, seeing as your driving a cavy i'll assume you don't have a ton of cash, your choices are the 2.4, 3100, or 3400, best bet is a 2.4l

[j_body_4_ever]

man, ill tell you what, you wont believe me, but the best engine to put in your car is a newer model (94-95) 2.3l quad 4. it has a higher redline than a 2.4, is more durable, and most of the pewrformance parts for the 2.4 will fit. tthese were put in the 95 model cavies and sunfires, so it shouldn't be hard to find one. oh, and although the 2.4 pushes about 155-160 base hp, the q4 pushes a little over 190. its true. my sunfier will roast any stock z-24 or sf gt on the road. and i put a stock , fresh 95 model 2.4 in it. NO PERFORMANCE MODS AT ALL. E-MAIL ME ON THE DETAILS.