1.4l or 1.6l
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MacGregor
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Touch My Sonic! It's a 1.Eight Liter
TOken. I like yer enthusiasm. We need more like you. But I question the wisdom of boosting the hp of a cartoon car lacking the chassis to sustain additional power, prone to roll-over. Why spend your money, maybe your health and possibly your life, messing with such a project?
Sonic advertises the suspension is tuned by GM Corvette engineers. Does your engineering acumen approach their skill level?
There are so many other things you can spend your money and time on than attempting to get the Sonic to "go faster." If you want "fast," buy an older model big body car, drop the biggest V-8 you can find in it and have at it. Much safer and will cost you a lot less money.
TOken. I like yer enthusiasm. We need more like you. But I question the wisdom of boosting the hp of a cartoon car lacking the chassis to sustain additional power, prone to roll-over. Why spend your money, maybe your health and possibly your life, messing with such a project?
Sonic advertises the suspension is tuned by GM Corvette engineers. Does your engineering acumen approach their skill level?
There are so many other things you can spend your money and time on than attempting to get the Sonic to "go faster." If you want "fast," buy an older model big body car, drop the biggest V-8 you can find in it and have at it. Much safer and will cost you a lot less money.
RichieRocket
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ken block's fiesta is a full-spec, AWD, rally racing car having little in common with the showroom car.
If you want a souped up fiesta, I say go for it, to each his own.
Adding a turbo to a non-turbo car is not trivial. Done right, you need to pull and rebuild the engine to install lower compression pistons. While the motor is out, install a limited slip diff. Then you'll have to develop schedules for the engine computer for ignition, FI, etc
If you don't lower the compression ratio, then the amount you can boost is limited, unless you can do something fancy with the variable valve timing, etc
There may be aftermarket companies already developing these. If you find something, please post it up, I'd be interested to see.
The nice thing about a factory turbo is just reflash the computer, upgrade to 91+ octane fuel, and go have fun! Soon after you'll be wanting a LSD!
If you want a souped up fiesta, I say go for it, to each his own.
Adding a turbo to a non-turbo car is not trivial. Done right, you need to pull and rebuild the engine to install lower compression pistons. While the motor is out, install a limited slip diff. Then you'll have to develop schedules for the engine computer for ignition, FI, etc
If you don't lower the compression ratio, then the amount you can boost is limited, unless you can do something fancy with the variable valve timing, etc
There may be aftermarket companies already developing these. If you find something, please post it up, I'd be interested to see.
The nice thing about a factory turbo is just reflash the computer, upgrade to 91+ octane fuel, and go have fun! Soon after you'll be wanting a LSD!
RichieRocket
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From the French Chevrolet website, they only have a 1.2 and a 1.4.
Aveo 2011 - Données techniques nouvelle Aveo - Aveo 5 portes
Actually, looking at it again, they don't offer a turbo!
I remember someone mentioned a 1.6T in the Aveo, but was that in East Asia?
Boost
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The Spark will be coming with the smaller engines. Here we have 1.4t and 1.8. Even though the 1.8 is bigger it is not even nearly as well built for performance. If I listed the internal engine differences, it would blow your mind. So the clear choice for performance would be the 1.4t. The non-turbo 1.8 is also a great little engine in it's own right though.
Boost
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These are not full specs, but gives you an idea. Belt vs. chain, etc...
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Suzuki Phil
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I didn't know the 1.8L came with a timing belt. Scratch that engine off my list. Hard to believe GM would even build a 4-cyl engine with a timing belt, that is so 90's
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