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      Largest Possible Engine?

      I am not sure if this has been asked before, but I am really curious what the largest engine is that I can fit into my 2006 aveo. I do plan on doing a turbo charge to which ever engine I end up putting in. I plan is to turn this little car into a ghost. My friends are trying to talk me into an rx7 or a 240 but Id rather be different



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      The Daewoo Leganza / Isuzu Amigo 2.2L is the largest I've heard of that drops in. I haven't heard of anyone actually doing this swap though.

      The Suzuki Forenza 2.0L has been done before and apparently drops in with a few changes.

      More info on what is available can be found in my engine rebuild thread here. Check the first 5 pages or so.
      http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f103/...epaired-10191/

      Other engines will fit, but will require a lot more work.

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      With a little creativity you could get a 502 in there...


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      where to begin on why this won't work...

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      anything is possible.



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      i meant this project won't ever happen

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      Lol. Always with the negative comments. Smdh.that's what keeps a forum alive

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      the realistic approach coincides with the pessimistic approach this time

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      So just to chime in here a 502 cubic inch motor is an 8.2L motor which sounds ridiculous, is that what you meant, Rabbit?
      I am researching turbo setups, but the motor swap idea is also something to keep up on, because you never know until you know.

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      Quote Originally Posted by northguest47 View Post
      So just to chime in here a 502 cubic inch motor is an 8.2L motor which sounds ridiculous, is that what you meant, Rabbit?
      I am researching turbo setups, but the motor swap idea is also something to keep up on, because you never know until you know.
      There are people who install 5.0L V8's into tiny cars (look up Monster Miata). But those kind of engine swaps require incredible knowledge of automotive engineering, and insane levels of attention to detail. Not to mention, you better have a full garage. Not the usual socket/ratchet stuff, but welding equipment, lathes, grinders, etc etc.

      That said, an Aveo is a horrible choice for a project like that. An Aveo is built cheap. Real cheap. The way I explain my car to people is like this - imagine GM told its engineers to build a car for $10,000, and those engineers spent thousands of hours designing the absolute cheapest car, with the cheapest parts, that they could.

      Then imagine that an MBA came in behind them, and took another 5% off each part. "OK" bolts became bolts that would become brittle in 5 years. The cheapest metal thermostat housing became a plastic (?!) thermostat housing. Metal radiator drain bolt became a cheap plastic one. They got rid of the transmission drain bolt to save $2. No user replaceable fuel filter. Etc etc.

      That's your starting point. There are far better cars to use if you want to do an engine swap that's worth talking about. An Aveo is a great car to keep running at rock bottom prices - mine has 130,000 miles, and while requiring a steady stream of parts, is cheaper than my Subaru overall. But the only reason I could see to do an engine swap would be to take on a ridiculously difficult project for the hell of it.





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