I currently have a 2004 Chevy Aveo LS hatchback with the E-Tech II 16V engine and I am currious what this engines potential really is. Yes i know this is an economy car however, I willing to replace alot of the stock parts on this car to support a stronger engine and so I was wondering what I could bore out this engine to? Has anybody here attempted something like this before? Yes i know it may be cheesy by taking an economy car and beefing it up a little bit however it would be a cool little sleeper car. I only have about 48,000 miles on the car and I'm thinking once I get towards the 100,000 mark I may do a complete overhaul on the engine, new exaust system, possibly change the chassis a little bit, new susspension, New intake, etc. Yes i know buying lets say a Toyota MR2 (1685-89) models which are really fun to drive and restoring it would most likely be cheaper, but there again not as much of a sleeper (yes it could be one too if you did everything right to it in my opinion). Anywho, long story short anybody try boring the engine out to a different size? Let me know your thoughts.
JZ