Just saw this. Figured all of you with a 2.4 might like it.

http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2503a.shtml

good stuff right there :thumb:

:poke: Wow, I'd a figured mid 8's to 60.

Wonder what the 2.2L's numbers are.

0-60 mph: 9.4 seconds

1/4 Mile: 16.9 seconds @ 83 mph

I think motor trend said 9.0 and 16.6

I used my Escort G-Timer2 to check the time. It was set at 3500 pounds (about right including myself, gas, and my wife and kids). It came up with 169 for horsepower, so it sounds pretty accurate. The times were:
0-60 in 8.4 seconds, and a 1/8 mile time of 10.77 at 58.5 mph. I could not do the full 1/4 mile run (remember wife and kids in car) but I checked on the internet, and found a conversion that would estimate a time of 16.51 seconds at 73 mph. By the way, mine is a 2LT with auto.

The G-tech is accurate on most cars but larger SUV type vehicles it starts losing accuracy. It does take into effect things like aerodynamics and such. I'd suspect those times are off a bit. I'll just take mine to the track in the next couple of weeks and get some real world times.

I posted Car & Drivers results here: http://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20

I plan on taking my car to the track also when the weather gets warm. I want to also take the actual weight of the car. Plus, I will leave my G-Tech hooked up to really check the accuracy.

By the way, if you check the Car and Driver website they have a place that you can give feed back on the car. It's funny because all the reviews are great, except for 2. They were both placed by the same person, and his main fault with the car is it's acceleration. I have raced cars for many years, and am pretty impressed with the power of the car. Plus, a chief reason I bought the car is for it's potential. Chevy sells a book on the Ecotech engine, and with factory parts it can reach over 1000 hp.

1000hp. I honestly don't think I could handle that. Someone figure out how to get it up to 400hp with a budget of 300 bucks.

The 1000 HP Ecotecs are 2.0s and 2.2s specially prepped for drag racing. You'll never see 1000 HP out of a street driven Ecotec ever! Read some of the articles about the few Ecotec drag cars. You'll be lucky to get 300 HP out of the factory Ecotec on the street. Even 300 HP is going to take a lot of money and parts. I will still mod for speed but you'll never have a 1000 HP Ecotec, unless you build your own Ecotec drag car.

Just on a side note a 1000 HP Ecotec pushes 1200 pounds an hour of fuel through the motor and last about 150 - 200 1/4 mile passes. Not exactly a great daily driver.

1000hp. I honestly don't think I could handle that. Someone figure out how to get it up to 400hp with a budget of 300 bucks.


400 Hp for $300, pay someone with a V-8 drag car to take you for a ride!!!

Forged 2.2 pistons $575
HD valve springs $100
Sport cam $600/pair
Headers $250
Used 200 shot
No2 system $500
Dyno tune $500


STS is coming out with a turbo system for around $3500.

Just saw this. Figured all of you with a 2.4 might like it.

http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2503a.shtml

Interesting peice. My opinion would disagree somewhat with the statement that there is good power at the low end and that it tapers off as it goes up the tack. I find a smooth band until about 4 grand and then It kicks in. I figure its the vvt working as designed. I am really impressed with the auto tranny and how well it works with the 4 cyl engine. usually there is more lag and more "wandering" than this set up. I wonder if Chevy will some day offer an SS package with the 300 hp small v8 offered on their other ss models. that would probably sell large.