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I have a Maroonish 06 Aveo Special Value hatchback that I use as a commuter. I bought it with 16,000 on it a couple of years ago and now have 65,000+ on the odometer. I thought this would be a good site to pick up info on squeezing a little more power out of it. No mods as of yet but I plan on picking up some wheels today, 14" American Racing. I will post a pic soon, otherwise it's a stocker that we all have seen before.
Welcome to the site. Did you guys get any of the good weather we had up here in Seattle area for the last few weeks? :D
You're right around timing belt change mileage... recommended is 60K, I hope you had it done since it seems to sometimes kill our engines. If not - highly recommended to either do it yourself (there's a DIY thread about that here) or take it somewhere.
Looking forward to the pictures with the new wheels.
Welcome to the site. I agree with Serega about the timing belt.
Got any pics of your car? :)
Yeah, I took care of the timing belt and drive belt as well because it was cracked and showing signs of wear. The mornings here have been overcast and cool then it burns off by noon and 75!
welcome~
Here is my 06 Special Value, The Red Rocket, with the new wheels I had installed today, my fist mod. I saw a clip of UFC fighter Brock Lezner hop into a tiny red Aveo sedan he called The Red Rocket, ahhh it fit.
^^ nice. when did brock do this?
Those wheels look nice on there. Did you get a good deal on those? And are they any lighter than your stock steelies?
I got the wheels for 50 bones each at Schwab, slightly used. They feel a bit heavier, not as smooth a ride. I am hoping the mileage stays around the same. Funny thing, the emissions light came on this morning and according to the manual if you change tire size this could be a cause. You think the wheels could have spurned this on? I needed to buy a new steelie (pot hole damage) and when I went hunting the sticker price even on a junk yard dog was gnarly high, therefore the American Racings at a price lower than dealer price for one steelie! The Brock Lezner clip a buddie who is into UFC and V8 Chevies showed me about a year ago, I could try to find it.
I know that my ASA 14" racing wheel are almost 1/2 the weight of my old steelies.
do you have abs? and by emissions light i assume cel?
if you do not have abs, there is no way for it to signal a light, but you will have problems with two different tire sizes on the same axle..
if you have abs, then if the rolling diameter is enough to cause a speed difference in the abs sensors, that the car cannot correct, then it could trip a light (speculation, i dont have abs on my aveo, and most cars with abs or traction control that do this has a separate brake or traction light).
Oh, another new member of the non-existent NW Aveo Chapter.
Welcome to the group
Thanks.
So where in Oregon are you? Portland / Salem area or further down south?
I live in Sheridan, about 50 miles SW of Portland. We are known for our Federal Corrections Facility and close proximity to Spirit Mountain Casino. I drive the Aveo to work (Beaverton) and back about 95 miles per day, M-F.
Wow, that is quite a drive... But the Aveo should have no problem with it. My commute was 75 miles, and 1/3 of it was slow roads, so it took about 1.5 hours one way...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fleadog
We have some friends who live in Beaverton and Tiggard (I think that's what's it's called). My wife lived in vancouver, wa area for a while...
I filled up this week with the intent of keeping it at 60MPH on the highway to see if I can exceed 32 MPG. I have a mixed bag of small two lane country roads, city and highway. So far so good, and so hard to be the slow guy on the road. Normally I am a 65-70 guy. Gotta do things to keep the long runs interesting!
I've been meaning to do a test run like that, where I just go driving the I-5 / I-405 loop around Seattle/Bellevue/Renton/Lynnwood and try to keep it under 60 mph.... no luck yet. I start out a tank thinking (I'll drive carefully to see if I can get better MPG)... and forget about it after the first trip. :lol: