2.2L L61 Performance Tech 16 valve 145 hp EcoTec with 155 lb-ft of torque

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Old 02-26-2008, 08:33 PM
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can't wait for the dyno i prob might go all motor with n20 for awile haha

raise rev limit to 7k
speed limiter GONE!
32 injectors
more aggressive cams
wonder higher comp pistons do any good???? or would going lower be better with n20...id like to be able to run a 100shot safely if possible
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ya...speed limiter gone is GREAT
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Originally Posted by tru2nrtt777
I am wondering about stage 3's... If they claim to be 19-23hp(realistically 15-19) it may jump another 10 hp or so...
8K redline is pretty high though. What is the max for the L61 valvetrain?
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build book says over 7k and the valve springs can go, but 7500k is when valve train needs changed.. Id change them if your going to rev past 7k or so..
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90% of you have no idea what this means lol, yes its tuning but 95% of the stuff you want "tuned" isnt needed and will prolly hurt your mileage/ performance. You DO NOT NEED BIGGER INJECTORS, unless you have boost. Without boost its nearly impossible to overrun them, you will be running rich and wasting gas getting bigger injectors. Also the raising the rev limiter wont do a whole lot til you find out where your power drops. If i remeber peak hp and tq. is at like 5500-6000. So running it to 7k is basically pointless
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unless you upgrade to an aftermarket cam and valvetrain
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Originally Posted by shortyhend2004
90% of you have no idea what this means lol, yes its tuning but 95% of the stuff you want "tuned" isnt needed and will prolly hurt your mileage/ performance. You DO NOT NEED BIGGER INJECTORS, unless you have boost. Without boost its nearly impossible to overrun them, you will be running rich and wasting gas getting bigger injectors. Also the raising the rev limiter wont do a whole lot til you find out where your power drops. If i remeber peak hp and tq. is at like 5500-6000. So running it to 7k is basically pointless
I agree, it would be pointless to take it that high with everything else stock. I'm talking about changing the cams though. That should be a nice addition.
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Stock valvetrain is good to 7500 but I wouldnt take it past 7 I would get a new one though since I would already be camming, surface the heads to raise the compression ratio, see about boring over and how big pistons i can fit confortably on 91 octane...
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But he 2.4 Mani takes the power curve up so if you take it another bit to say like 6800RPM then the next gear would be in the power band even better
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******* **** ass hole!

it happens after i give up on the car and start selling ****...
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Originally Posted by madmark
******* **** ass hole!

it happens after i give up on the car and start selling ****...
no faith
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Originally Posted by madmark
******* **** ass hole!

it happens after i give up on the car and start selling ****...
patience
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Originally Posted by shortyhend2004
90% of you have no idea what this means lol, yes its tuning but 95% of the stuff you want "tuned" isnt needed and will prolly hurt your mileage/ performance. You DO NOT NEED BIGGER INJECTORS, unless you have boost. Without boost its nearly impossible to overrun them, you will be running rich and wasting gas getting bigger injectors. Also the raising the rev limiter wont do a whole lot til you find out where your power drops. If i remeber peak hp and tq. is at like 5500-6000. So running it to 7k is basically pointless
truth, but if u got cams maybe it would be a nice upgrade for injectors.

and ya doi built valvetrain +cams and ya its logical.

Originally Posted by mrsilent13
no faith
lol

Originally Posted by Kwin
patience
truth

Originally Posted by madmark
******* **** ass hole!

it happens after i give up on the car and start selling ****...
better luck next time

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But he 2.4 Mani takes the power curve up so if you take it another bit to say like 6800RPM then the next gear would be in the power band even better
this is not tested or proven to any degree

dont spam crap information. its very skeptical about where that is. wait for some dyno numbers in that range of rpm then we will talk


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Looking towards the other end of this, I read that Vince is planning on building a program for the automatic TCM's, also... I'm running shiftplus right now, but tuning the tranny would give a way bigger benefit, right? Should I maybe look into a higher stall torque converter?

Oh yea....I was also wondering about that ridiculous form of "traction control" that the base-base models have; you know, how it cuts the throttle, forcing the driver to re-apply the gas.

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Originally Posted by Sw4y1313
Hard to tell honestly. But i'd say its enough to be worth it. We will see dyno info soon.
if we are talking about tuning on stock ecm with mods...you can expect 10-30whp!

GM always tunes on the rich side because they know people will not run 91 octane or higher so they run them rich...timing is pretty on spec i mean you can add 1-2 degrees and thats it but i have personally tuned GTO's and seen 30-40whp just by pulling fuel out and adding a little timing....

so on these cars i believe there is allot of untapped hp!

i personally have been doing tuning with the SMT6 on my ion and just by pulling fuel and adding a little timing the car woke the f up and she runs great and then ofcourse i had to slap on 5psi for fun and now i am adding fuel via 5th injector and timing from the smt6...

so i believe there is allot of untapped hp waiting and now that it seems there is tuning it should be fun!!!!

duane get your turbalt running and get it over to Denver so we can test his software on your car bro!
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Originally Posted by Speed Mafia
if we are talking about tuning on stock ecm with mods...you can expect 10-30whp!

GM always tunes on the rich side because they know people will not run 91 octane or higher so they run them rich...timing is pretty on spec i mean you can add 1-2 degrees and thats it but i have personally tuned GTO's and seen 30-40whp just by pulling fuel out and adding a little timing....

so on these cars i believe there is allot of untapped hp!

i personally have been doing tuning with the SMT6 on my ion and just by pulling fuel and adding a little timing the car woke the f up and she runs great and then ofcourse i had to slap on 5psi for fun and now i am adding fuel via 5th injector and timing from the smt6...

so i believe there is allot of untapped hp waiting and now that it seems there is tuning it should be fun!!!!

duane get your turbalt running and get it over to Denver so we can test his software on your car bro!
You know it buddy. All the parts are in except the clutch. buying that this week and as soon as i get back, im taking some vaca. to finish it up along with the first weekend im back(weekend of 4/5). Gonna be nasty bro. Give me a call anywhere between 9am and 3pm pacific asap =P
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Originally Posted by Speed Mafia
if we are talking about tuning on stock ecm with mods...you can expect 10-30whp!

GM always tunes on the rich side because they know people will not run 91 octane or higher so they run them rich...timing is pretty on spec i mean you can add 1-2 degrees and thats it but i have personally tuned GTO's and seen 30-40whp just by pulling fuel out and adding a little timing....

so on these cars i believe there is allot of untapped hp!

i personally have been doing tuning with the SMT6 on my ion and just by pulling fuel and adding a little timing the car woke the f up and she runs great and then ofcourse i had to slap on 5psi for fun and now i am adding fuel via 5th injector and timing from the smt6...

so i believe there is allot of untapped hp waiting and now that it seems there is tuning it should be fun!!!!

duane get your turbalt running and get it over to Denver so we can test his software on your car bro!


Wow dont post unless you have facts i have seen a few eco- cavalier tuned dynos. 10hp is about all you will get with I/H/E. Thats getting lucky too. This isnt a tune to pick up tons of power. You will barely benfit from this unless you have more that I/H/E.
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aem fic ftw/
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but power isn't the only factor. no PE delay. no speed limiter. possible rev limiter cutout. in dash shift light

it's not just the 5hp up top that we stand to gain.
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Well 99% of people want bigger injectors and power, both of those you wont need or get. Injectors should be the last thing you worry about and power wont be much.
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Originally Posted by shortyhend2004
Wow dont post unless you have facts i have seen a few eco- cavalier tuned dynos. 10hp is about all you will get with I/H/E. Thats getting lucky too. This isnt a tune to pick up tons of power. You will barely benfit from this unless you have more that I/H/E.
Ok dude, your about half kevins age. you think you have more knowledge about cars then him? hes not saying its gonna open 20+whp, but with full bolt ons(2.4 Intake, Full header-back exhuast) you will see some nice gains, but thats most likely going to be average, not peak.

60lb injectors are going to be a tad small for me, but ill try em first on some lower boost =P
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Originally Posted by Sw4y1313
Ok dude, your about half kevins age. you think you have more knowledge about cars then him? hes not saying its gonna open 20+whp, but with full bolt ons(2.4 Intake, Full header-back exhuast) you will see some nice gains, but thats most likely going to be average, not peak.

60lb injectors are going to be a tad small for me, but ill try em first on some lower boost =P
60lbers are going to be too small?

they support over 400 to the tire on the lsj. where do you come up with this logic?
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Originally Posted by Area47
60lbers are going to be too small?

they support over 400 to the tire on the lsj. where do you come up with this logic?
I havent seen one LSJ go over 400whp on here except the mysterious Rebel turbo car. And from what i've seen on pauls, he was pushing the 60's close to the edge and he wasnt even scratching 400whp. I'd also like to not run over 80% IDC, and with that being said, you need roughly 70lb injectors to do that at 400whp. Im just tryin to be safe. And i've done my homework, many many times.
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06black has been the closest to 400. id bet money that in a matter of a couple weeks he will be over that mark.

with 60's.
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Originally Posted by Sw4y1313
Ok dude, your about half kevins age. you think you have more knowledge about cars then him? hes not saying its gonna open 20+whp, but with full bolt ons(2.4 Intake, Full header-back exhuast) you will see some nice gains, but thats most likely going to be average, not peak.

60lb injectors are going to be a tad small for me, but ill try em first on some lower boost =P

Im not saying I know more than him but I have seen the dyno sheets, with rk header, dp, catback, intake there will be no NICE GAINS. Kevin must be old too.


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