That sucks. It's a bit cheaper now but it's still a good amount of money.

 

haha yea, its is what it is

modifying a car for more power is a giant waste of money in the first place. No practical purpose what-so-ever.

it is pretty fuckign fun though !

 

It's not a waste to me lol

 

lol me as well, i do love it as a hobby, that and the **** eating grins. Im tryign to save another $5k for a bullet proof LE5 bottom end from ZZP, watch them lower the price right as i buy it

 

Now that maybe a little bit of a waste. 5k? Our cars are barely worth that lol

 

Oh I know I bought my 2006 in 2010 for $6000 Canadian @ 50k miles. Definitely have spent more than that on parts for it :P

I don't mind though, yes I know it's a big waste of cash. But I love the hobby

 

thats a good price. mine was 10k with 63k miles. i think it was that much because at the time,gas was almost $5 a gallon and good gas mileage cars were in demand.

 

i got my 74000 mile ss for 11700 one year ago. I only have 76000 miles on it now.

 

I wish gas here was $5 a gallon it's $1.42 / litre. Or $5.37 /gallon for 91

 

Wtf. It's never been in the 5s here. Right now it's about 3.80 a gallon for 93

 

Lol yea, I pretty much live in one of the worst parts of North America to be a car enthusiast. Shitty over priced gas. Winter 6 months of the year. Salted roads to rust the underside.

Pretty much need to be an idiot to be car person here, rofl!

And thanks for posting tonight, made my shift at work a bit eassier ha ha!

 

I'm a night owl. I consider myself nocturnal.

 

" The 2.4 was badged SS, because GM knew 205 crank hp from forced induction was just as shitty as 171 NA...." ????

 

Yeeesssss?

 

not to derail a thread... but that's some false info if i ever hear it.

 

how so? too many people on the forum have ripped on 2.4 SS 2005-2006, saying they arent proper SS or w/e. sayig LE5 didnt have enough power, shittier motor etc.

205 crank from forced air is pretty laughable when compared to 171 NA :P

its forum sig, dont look to deep into it :P just an LE5 owner who LOL's @ the flack we get for being badged SS/1SS

when my VIN labels the car as an SS, its an SS

 

The 2.4 ss was 2006-2007. Not 2005. And the lsj was underrated from the factory and the LE5 was not. The lsj can dyno 220whp stock, where the LE5 dyno around 145-155whp stock. That's a big difference.

I don't think I've ever seen mark( exsoccer) hate on the 2.4 ss

 

never said it wasn't an ss. because in 06-07 they were labeled as such. but then in 08 they realized it wasn't and named it a sport. anywho. sc's don't make 205 crank. they made about 215-230ish whp. so what's "pretty laughable" is that even still after 6 years after they stopped making the cars, people still believe that 205 was a crank number. meanwhile the 2.4's struggled to hit 170 without a decent amount of bolt ons. not the 30whp gap you're claiming. it's more like 65-70whp difference.

 

you also could never get a 2.4 to make over 250-270 wheel for a few hundred bucks worth of bolt ons.

 

cant even get it to 200whp with full bolt ons lol

 

To be candid, I didn't know LSJ were underrated. Thanks for the education on that. I was claiming 30 crank difference, not wheel.

Please don't exaggerate my stupidity with a lie .

I never said you individually, were bashing SS topic, I used words like "they" and "some people" not words like "you" or "excosoccer"

Of course a supercharged engine needs less money to make 240+ it already has a part which dramatically improves its 2.0L poor NA power,a supercharger! The $:WHP is logically flawed, considering a 2.4 is cheaper to begin with. Kinda surprised a fella with your history with motors c130 would make such a stupid/silly argument.

Basic engine physics on volumetric efficiency, market price points, and manufacturing costs

Comparing ecotecs on peak horsepower is shitty, considering how they aren't designed /engineered for it

You are right, it is false info. I don't know much about LSJ, I never knew it was under-rated/under-marketed. But please don't post false information yourself. It's one thing to be false about an engine number, but don't post false information about things I never said, that's defamation, not misinformation. I never said 30 WHP, and if you read what I wrote I never targeted you specifically.

Learn to read, and I'll learn to research GM's marketing blunders better

 

Backpedaling...

And the "stupid/silly" argument originated in your poor attitude and is reflected in your signature. I am often times apologetic on here if I have jumped too soon to a conclusion but you brought this on yourself broheim.

 

why does every good thread in the 2.4 section always end up crashing and burning?

 

I wasnt meaning to call you out or anything. Were here to educate. Hrll i like 2.4s theres nothing wrong with them. Still nice and sporty.

 

Usually begins with the whole ss badge thing. Lol. There's so many people who hate that.