Ecotec swap....

[kirbycope]

Ecotec 2.2-liter is only 665 millimeters long, 642 millimeters wide and just 655 millimeters tall (26.2 x 25.3 x 25.8 inches). All the accessories are directly mounted to the engine structure without any brackets, which helps eliminate noise and vibration.

Specifications

Configuration: 2.2L I-4
Displacement: 2,189 cc
Bore x Stroke: 86 mm x 94.6 mm
Valvetrain:

Dual overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder
Valve Followers: Hydraulic roller finger followers
Compression Ratio: 10.0:1
Firing Order: 1-3-4-2
Fuel System: Sequential fuel injection
Peak Horsepower: *145 hp (108 kW) @ 5400 rpm
Peak Torque: *155 lb-ft (210 Nm) @ 4000 rpm
Manufactured: Tonawanda, NY; Spring Hill, TN; Kaiserslautern, Germany

Applications

* Chevrolet Cavalier
* Chevrolet Cobalt
* Chevrolet Malibu
* Saturn ION
* Saturn L-series
* Saturn VUE
* Opel/Vauxhall Vectra
* Opel/Vauxhall Zafira
* Pontiac Grand Am
* Pontiac Sunfire

Engine and Trans $2,150 usd
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-200 ... dZViewItem
Super Charger $2,629.95
http://paceperformance.com/index.asp?Pa ... dID=167186
Turbo Charger $3,595
http://www.turbo-kits.com/cavalier_turbo_kits.html

[kirbycope]

Or you can buy a salvage/parts car for about $4k
like this one:
http://www.garysautoia.com/images/Cars/215071.html

[mikedudley17]

an aveo with any bigger motor in it is better. here are some facts of my own:
2.0=sweet
2.2=that freakin rocks!
2.4=i think i just sh!t myself!

an aveo with a 2.2 or 2.4 would make an aweome sleeper. if you do happen to go thru with it we will definetly need some time slips. then my next suggestion would be to gut out the aveo.

[khan4rtist]

yeah im jsut waiting to get a better call volume from work and then i can afford to buy a motor, ive seen them as cheap as 500 bucks for the engine with the tranny.

[mikedudley17]

thats not bad at all. maybe 2 jobs are in order?

[khan4rtist]

fek that, i go to school full time :P

[mikedudley17]

yeh never mind then, i know the feeling full time job, full time school. it sux, where the hell did you find it for 500 with tranny?

[AveoSSSupercharged]

the 2.4L is good to 300whp on stock internals if i remember correctly....and 300whp in an aveo would be untouchable haha....the stock turbo kits on the 2.4 make the cobalts run about a 13.5 with a manual and 13.8 with an auto....so we would only need a little bit extra power to get us into the low 12's lol.

[AveoSSSupercharged]

ooh and i would advice not using the 2.2's tranny....it would more than likely be a pain in the ass to retro fit it to work with the aveo....however i might do it as well if it comes down to it cuz its probably easier than ordering one from europe. lol

[khan4rtist]

yeh never mind then, i know the feeling full time job, full time school. it sux, where the hell did you find it for 500 with tranny?

ive seen them on ebay a few times, if not just call your local junk yard and they should be able to find you one quick