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Old 12-12-2007, 10:22 AM
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2.0 to 2.4 swap

Im sure this has been covered somewhere in the forums but I couldnt find it.

Has someone swapped to a 2.4 block from the LSJ and put the M62 on it? Are there extra parts to get or is it a simple swap(swap out block + ecu)?

Also, you guys who have done it...what were your gains at the wheel?
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you might as well buy a 2.4 SS and put the SC on it...
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that complicated?
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It's certainly easier... I wouldn't swap to a 2.4, it wasn't built for boost. Your reliability goes out the door. Plus the tranny isn't very strong either. It's just not worth it...
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Good to know...guess i won't go that way.

Thanx
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Yeah Benny, if your going to go through all that trouble, just let Jannetty turbo your car.
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Originally Posted by SS07
It's certainly easier... I wouldn't swap to a 2.4, it wasn't built for boost. Your reliability goes out the door. Plus the tranny isn't very strong either. It's just not worth it...
IMO the LSJ isn't all that well set up either.

and the F23s have been shown to take a lot of power as well.
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Originally Posted by SS07
It's certainly easier... I wouldn't swap to a 2.4, it wasn't built for boost. Your reliability goes out the door. Plus the tranny isn't very strong either. It's just not worth it...
Hahn ran 11's in their F23 equipped Sunfire, i'd say thats strong enough.
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There is a guy doing this swap on redline forums. here is his build thread. replace the xxx with r e d l i n e f o r u m s . c o m No spaces ofcourse.

http://www.******************/forums...t=build+thread
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Originally Posted by joeworkstoohard
IMO the LSJ isn't all that well set up either.

and the F23s have been shown to take a lot of power as well.
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Hahn ran 11's in their F23 equipped Sunfire, i'd say thats strong enough.
Im not saying you can't do it, but it's not worth all the work that goes into it. You might as well turbo the LSJ
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Originally Posted by SS07
Im not saying you can't do it, but it's not worth all the work that goes into it. You might as well turbo the LSJ
I never said it was worth it either.......just stating the trans can take it.
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Originally Posted by SS07
Im not saying you can't do it, but it's not worth all the work that goes into it. You might as well turbo the LSJ
Have you ever heard of the saying "There is no replacement for displacement."

idk know. I thinks its a tough choice. With a big turbo and proper cooling you can expect to get about 350ish hp out of an stock LSJ. A built LSJ with a big turbo will push 400hp. The Hahn Racecraft Stage 4 2.4 tubro kit claims 447 crank HP at 21 psi with the stock internals. Build an LE5 and you can lay down some insane numbers!


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I never said it was worth it either.......just stating the trans can take it.
True. But the F35 can. The guy from the thread I posted would love it if someone else followed his built idea. I think he had to custom order 10 flywheels to get the F35 to work with the LE5. He would be more then happy to sell you one.

It all depends on your goals. If I was looking for huge power out of an ecotec I would go with a LE5. Pick up a SS/NA for cheap and go from there. Or find a blown ss/sc and go from there. It would be a lot of work and $$ but if you are looking for huge power what more can you expect?
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I can contest the F35 transmissions in our car aren't too strong either for that matter. Trust me as I'm on #3!
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Originally Posted by 2K5SS/SC?
I can contest the F35 transmissions in our car aren't too strong either for that matter. Trust me as I'm on #3!
Wheel hop?
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Nope, torque and the 2-3 shift at the track killed one, and a downshift to 3rd gear at 80mph killed the other. I guess that's what happens when you have the Exedy Hypersingle and Drivesaft Shop axles. The tranny then becomes the weak link and breaks.
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Originally Posted by JMAc88
It would all depend on how much money you ultimatly wanted to put in. With the sky and solstice the after market for the 2.4 has increased, allowing for internals allowed for boost. If you pop on the solstice/sky forums there are a couple of guys running 400hp now.

Now since the 2.4 and the 2.0 are all from the ecotec family, i don't see why you couldn't take your current tranny and throw it on a 2.4 since they should all have the same bolt pattern.
The cranks are different. The 2.2/2.4's crank is a 6 bolt and the LSJ's is an 8 bolt. You would need a flywheel custom made from say SPEC that was made for the 2.0 clutch/tranny but made for a 6 bolt crank. It costs about $350 but you have to buy 10.
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the guy rlf has 9 of them in his possession.
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