cavalier performance questions...need help

[jakegday]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

if you race a 200HP 2.2L OHV and a 200HP 2.4L LD9, with the exact same everything else besides the engines, the 2.4L will bea the 2.2L by a good amount.

WRONG!, if you race a 200HP 2.2L OHV and a 200HP 2.4L LD9, the 2.4 would NOT beat the 2.2 by a good amount. they will probably come damn close to a tie, ya know, since they're both putting out the EXACT same amount of horsepower

[jayson716]

remember it isnt all about hp.... the trannys on both engines are different

[TunerAdept]

Originally Posted by jakegday

WRONG!, if you race a 200HP 2.2L OHV and a 200HP 2.4L LD9, the 2.4 would NOT beat the 2.2 by a good amount. they will probably come damn close to a tie, ya know, since they're both putting out the EXACT same amount of horsepower

a 2.4 will have more tq. more ci = more tq

[-Jayson-]

Originally Posted by jakegday

WRONG!, if you race a 200HP 2.2L OHV and a 200HP 2.4L LD9, the 2.4 would NOT beat the 2.2 by a good amount. they will probably come damn close to a tie, ya know, since they're both putting out the EXACT same amount of horsepower

do you know nothing of engines besides HP? Engine design has more to do with a cars speed than HP numbers. LD9 is 16 valve compared to 12. DOHC compared to SOHC. 5,600 RPMS Max HP as compared to 5200 RPMS max HP. The Ld9 makes its Torque MUCH LOWER in the rpms than the 2200. Theirs many many things that make an engine fast, HP is just one piece of the puzzle.

[jakegday]

so like i said before, it would come CLOSE to a tie, the 2.4 woudlnt win by a GOOD AMOUNT

[-Jayson-]

no it would win by a good amount. Id say atleast a car length. Just because the 2.4L has such a broader and more useable torque band. YOu have a slow car that doesnt mod well, get used to it and face the facts.

[TunerAdept]

although the 2.2L eco with current manny-tranny if had same hp would own a 2.4l lol. just thought id start another arguement. i already own every 2.4 ive raced (3) so far. i credit that to manny vs auto though.

[lexxxx]

i think its just on how some people drive for the most part. ya you have more horse power but ive beat hondas alot around were i live mostly because everyone thinks there cool if they have a honda. but it has to also do with the way you shift and stear the car. so a 2.4 with alittle more horse power doesn't always mean something.

[jakegday]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

no it would win by a good amount. Id say atleast a car length. Just because the 2.4L has such a broader and more useable torque band. YOu have a slow car that doesnt mod well, get used to it and face the facts.

damn dude, no need to be a dick about it, i could give a shit less about MY car, its a cavalier, im not gonna try to make a cavalier, or any 4 cylinder "fast", and by a good amount i thought you wree talking like a block, like if i race my cavalier against my 86 plymouth reliant, that would be a good amount, a 200 hp car isnt gonna beat another 200 hp car by a block or so,

[Superchargedcav]

Bah ive got a 2.2 ecotech and before i spent about 4 g on a stage 2 rsm supercharger i was kicking almost every cav i raced (my car is an 04 though) and btw witha manuel you know off about half a second so its not surprising that you win against your buddy. Nitrous is fine in a car as long as your careful and not using it to pass cars on the highway LoL.

[-Jayson-]

Originally Posted by Superchargedcav

Bah ive got a 2.2 ecotech and before i spent about 4 g on a stage 2 rsm supercharger i was kicking almost every cav i raced (my car is an 04 though) and btw witha manuel you know off about half a second so its not surprising that you win against your buddy. Nitrous is fine in a car as long as your careful and not using it to pass cars on the highway LoL.

half a second? no try .1-.3 tenths of a second.

[DARKRAIN]

Originally Posted by Superchargedcav

Bah ive got a 2.2 ecotech and before i spent about 4 g on a stage 2 rsm supercharger i was kicking almost every cav i raced (my car is an 04 though) and btw witha manuel you know off about half a second so its not surprising that you win against your buddy. Nitrous is fine in a car as long as your careful and not using it to pass cars on the highway LoL.

hey, you have a s/c ecotech? looking to do that same thing myself. Have you done other engine mods or are you running just with the s/c kit rsm sells? Is'nt the stage 2 5400 not 4000? what is your suspension set up? exhuast? etc?

[lexxxx]

i wanted to know of a good suspension kit something that wont bottom out my car when i hit a bump. do any of you know any good brands for a good price. off topick but just wondering

[DARKRAIN]

Originally Posted by lexxxx

i wanted to know of a good suspension kit something that wont bottom out my car when i hit a bump. do any of you know any good brands for a good price. off topick but just wondering

you're right. that's why you start a new thread.

[Ghost-CAVy]

[quote=redz245speed] Well i would tell you to hope that you have the 2.4 L engine bc those are way better... Sorry all you 2.2 owners thats just the way it is. ^
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ive got a modded 2001 2.2 auto and i outperform modded z24's

sorry redz..."thats just the way it is"