So umm what else?
02-19-2008, 11:50 AM
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^ what he said.... get your handling up.. springs... strut tower bar, rear sway.. that way u can enjoy the power... u try turning a curve fast with the 4X4 set up on the 2.2's and u will lower it QUICK lol
02-19-2008, 02:31 PM
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Nope, all the time money and mods I've invested into this car means I'm married for atleast another 4 years.
Also traffic is too bad for a manual here, shifting where I live is more of an annoyance rather than an enjoyance... Theres a stoplight every quarter mile, with stand still traffic throughout.
Also traffic is too bad for a manual here, shifting where I live is more of an annoyance rather than an enjoyance... Theres a stoplight every quarter mile, with stand still traffic throughout.
02-19-2008, 02:34 PM
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Nope, all the time money and mods I've invested into this car means I'm married for atleast another 4 years.
Also traffic is too bad for a manual here, shifting where I live is more of an annoyance rather than an enjoyance... Theres a stoplight every quarter mile, with stand still traffic throughout.
Also traffic is too bad for a manual here, shifting where I live is more of an annoyance rather than an enjoyance... Theres a stoplight every quarter mile, with stand still traffic throughout.
02-19-2008, 02:36 PM
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uh what are u tryin to move.. a standard is way more fun to drive and yea an auto might shift faster and never miss a gear but u cant control when it is going to shift which is going to make a huge difference when racing especially if u were going around a lot of turns. IMO i think putting a lot of money into a 2.2 auto isnt worth the outcome at all
02-19-2008, 02:38 PM
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get your head port and polished, but take it to a machine shop not an engine builder. You can get it done cheap that way, and most of them know what their doing. Depending on your other mods, just from a p&p job you could pick up 15-20whp, and the gain will just increase the more mods you do. then i'd say go nitrous (WET KIT!!!!!!!!) later on.
02-19-2008, 02:40 PM
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uh what are u tryin to move.. a standard is way more fun to drive and yea an auto might shift faster and never miss a gear but u cant control when it is going to shift which is going to make a huge difference when racing especially if u were going around a lot of turns. IMO i think putting a lot of money into a 2.2 auto isnt worth the outcome at all
Lets not turn this into an auto vs manual flame war. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. I got an auto because it suited my situation best, now unless you have constructive ideas, please refrain from being a douchebag and move on
02-19-2008, 02:45 PM
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uh what are u tryin to move.. a standard is way more fun to drive and yea an auto might shift faster and never miss a gear but u cant control when it is going to shift which is going to make a huge difference when racing especially if u were going around a lot of turns. IMO i think putting a lot of money into a 2.2 auto isnt worth the outcome at all
and with a shift plus, a auto can shift just as good as a manual...
IMO i think putting money into a discountinued motor is pointless but thats another topic for another thread
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02-19-2008, 02:46 PM
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im not arguing that a standard is more fun to drive, why do you think i bought a standard? but the tranny in the 2.2/2.4 manual's are POS they are rated FROM GM for 160 tq..meaning any aftermarket mod and your pushing your tranny to its limits..
and with a shift plus, a auto can shift just as good as a manual...
IMO i think putting money into a discountinued motor is pointless but thats another topic for another thread
and with a shift plus, a auto can shift just as good as a manual...
IMO i think putting money into a discountinued motor is pointless but thats another topic for another thread
02-19-2008, 02:49 PM
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02-19-2008, 02:50 PM
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an auto wont outrun a manual without a tranny tune/stall if the manual can be properly driven. The whole auto > manual thing really only works on modded 8's imo or aftermarket auto trannies on drag cars. Most fwd cars get such bad traction that a loose stall is a bad idea and you need the control of a manual to pedal it for the first couple gears anyway.
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02-19-2008, 03:01 PM
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I think the cams would be a great idea to as you wouldnt need tuning for running them, and they wont wear down your valve train like the stage 2 and 3's will..
as you wouldnt need tuning for running them, and they wont wear down your valve train like the stage 2 and 3's will..
02-19-2008, 03:10 PM
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I prolly will, I've never done cams before
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02-19-2008, 03:17 PM
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