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Re: bigger motor
I was thinking about doing that in my beretta. In addition to what Blue Bowtie said, you would have to alter the brake booster location (and probably convert to hydroboost), move the P/S rack (either much lower or to in front of the engine [which would mean altering the struts]). The radiator would have to be moved to the rear of the vehicle. The gas tank would have to be removed and replaced with a fuel cell in the trunk to allow for the driveshaft. If you look at the car from the side, you'll see that the engine would be just about centered over the front wheels, which means the back will slide out very easily with almost no weight back there.
And if your trans is M/T, there's not enough room for all the pedals after you cut the firewall out to make room for the transmission
I gave up on the idea of doing it in a beretta, but I'm going to try it in a Lumina. There's much more room and the suspension/brakes are better suited for several hundred extra pounds.
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'04 Cavalier coupe M/T 2.2 Ecotec
Supercharged 14 PSI boost, charge air cooler, 42# injectors
Tuned with HP Tuners
Poly engine/trans/control arm bushings
Self built and self programmed progressive methanol injection system
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