new motor and turbo
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Joined: 11-05-2011
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From: simi valley CA.
new motor and turbo
Just got my HHR SS back
My SS has only 50,000 miles on it
I just put in a brand new gen 3 LDK motor from Europe GM 2.0 Ecotec
All aluminum Block and Head, Higher compression some really cool improvements. 276 hp right out of the crate. GMTU 30 HP Dyno tune with HP software 49 hp ZZP IC QTP exhaust cut out K&N cold air/ram air and New Turbo, taking it back to my tuner should be close to 375 crank hp
Will know soon hp at the wheels. She hauls ***. Done a lot of exterior mods too. Will take pictures soon.
NOT!! bragging just excited!
Take care
Tim
My SS has only 50,000 miles on it
I just put in a brand new gen 3 LDK motor from Europe GM 2.0 Ecotec
All aluminum Block and Head, Higher compression some really cool improvements. 276 hp right out of the crate. GMTU 30 HP Dyno tune with HP software 49 hp ZZP IC QTP exhaust cut out K&N cold air/ram air and New Turbo, taking it back to my tuner should be close to 375 crank hp
Will know soon hp at the wheels. She hauls ***. Done a lot of exterior mods too. Will take pictures soon.
NOT!! bragging just excited!
Take care
Tim
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Joined: 11-05-2011
Posts: 417
From: simi valley CA.
no I didn't It was installed at the Chevrolet dealership.
They were great! They let me buy the engine from zzp and the turbo and exhaust manifold. That saved me thousands of dollars. They also gave me a huge discount on the labor. Simi Valley Chevrolet has treated me really great. And I have bought a new car from them with a great discount too!
Just can't say enough nice things about their customer service..Really great people.
Tim
They were great! They let me buy the engine from zzp and the turbo and exhaust manifold. That saved me thousands of dollars. They also gave me a huge discount on the labor. Simi Valley Chevrolet has treated me really great. And I have bought a new car from them with a great discount too!
Just can't say enough nice things about their customer service..Really great people.
Tim
Joined: 11-14-2012
Posts: 8
From: Hemet, Ca
Kind of did the same thing. Turbo went out at 106,000 and shrapnel took out the engine. Chevy put in one of their "rebuilt" 2.0. Already had the GMPP upgrade kit and the K&N cold air kit. When job was done the performance upgrades were added to the computer. It is now traction limited big time! Want to add a pre-oiler to charge the turbo before start up. If you run across a good one, let me know. I will keep looking also. The performance upgrades changed the fuel curves, etc., but also made the boost kick in and the downshifting seamless. No more downshift and then boost or boost and then downshift. Everything happens at the same time. Acceleration at light throttle is great. Lost some gas mileage though, but worth the trade-off. Haven't dyno'd it, but it is obviously over 300 HP.
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Kind of did the same thing. Turbo went out at 106,000 and shrapnel took out the engine. Chevy put in one of their "rebuilt" 2.0. Already had the GMPP upgrade kit and the K&N cold air kit. When job was done the performance upgrades were added to the computer. It is now traction limited big time! Want to add a pre-oiler to charge the turbo before start up. If you run across a good one, let me know. I will keep looking also.
Joined: 11-14-2012
Posts: 8
From: Hemet, Ca
I paid top dollar at Chevy, but got another 100,000 mi warranty on the engine. Chevy was $6000.00 Bought the turbo from outfit in San Diego who gave me a good deal. It was Borg-Warner original item. Around $800.00. The upgrades were also added by Chevy from their racing programing.