Ecotec 2.0 alive and well
04-09-2012, 09:24 PM
#22
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Join Date: 09-15-2011
Location: Florida
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04-10-2012, 02:17 PM
#23
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Join Date: 09-07-2008
Location: NorCal
Posts: 237
YES!!!...a small truck or wagon would light my fire as an HHR replacement. I'm piling on the miles with my SS and staying optimistic there will be something to look forward to from the General when that time comes. They've come through along these lines plenty of times in the past...ElCamino SS, 454SS pickup, Syclone pickup, Typhoon SUV and Trailblazer SS to name a few.
10-10-2012, 04:14 PM
#27
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Join Date: 07-05-2008
Location: Akron Ohio
Posts: 5,464
Not sure how much after market yet on these. I work in the aftermarket and the interest by many companies are still limited.
GM support will only get better as the Turbo 4 will be a mainstream engine from here forward.
10-10-2012, 10:08 PM
#28
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Join Date: 04-26-2009
Location: City of Champions
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New combustion chamber too....
Q: Why a new combustion system?
A: The capability of GM's proprietary design and analysis techniques using computational fluid dynamics*have grown to the point that we were able to explore the combustion system design space more comprehensively than ever before. Key combustion system parameters such as injector spray pattern, piston topology, intake and exhaust port geometry, and installation angles of the valves and injectors have all been optimized to achieve a great balance between
in-cylinder mixture motion and flow. For the customer, this means more efficiency at segment-leading levels of power density.
Q: Why a new combustion system?
A: The capability of GM's proprietary design and analysis techniques using computational fluid dynamics*have grown to the point that we were able to explore the combustion system design space more comprehensively than ever before. Key combustion system parameters such as injector spray pattern, piston topology, intake and exhaust port geometry, and installation angles of the valves and injectors have all been optimized to achieve a great balance between
in-cylinder mixture motion and flow. For the customer, this means more efficiency at segment-leading levels of power density.
03-09-2013, 11:45 AM
#29
Join Date: 03-09-2013
Location: Sw Michigan
Posts: 2
2.0 Turbo
The engine is amazing. I keep mobile 1 fully synthetic 5W30 in it with an occasional bottle of seafoam or ZMax. Was told about some purple oil that is very high performance that I might try. Five quarts of Mobile 1 is around 28.00 and the purple is supposed to be 50 plus.
03-09-2013, 11:59 AM
#30
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Join Date: 01-13-2008
Location: Washington State, where it rains
Posts: 4,708
Purple has its place..but for the street your doing just fine....nobodies engines are failing from oil problems...its really hard to justify expensive exotic oils on a stock motor..