250 hp Sonic?
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ThatTmoGuy
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doing a swap on a one off track car is different that doing a swap to be reproduced for daily drivers. If you bought the Sonic to do a crazy swap like that I hope you have a plan so you don't murder your wallet.
nocoolnames
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With enough money anything is possible
slitzell
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Way to copy someone elses post lol
nocoolnames
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Opps didn't see that sorry jimmy, was a long night.
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
Why bother swapping a 2.0 engine in, I'm making 230hp now with the 1.4, and I've still got some more tinkering to do, I don't think 250 is at all out of reach.
The point, to me, of the Sonic is that you're running a nice little car with enough of an engine to get you around without so much engine that you're wasting a ton of fuel just keeping it idling or barely ticking along at cruising... but with the turbo power to kick you in the backside whenever you really want the go juice.
A 2.0 would be exactly the wrong direction for my purposes, although I'll grant you someone who was interested simply in power as opposed to the more complicated "power when you need it, eco when you don't" angle would see it otherwise.
The point, to me, of the Sonic is that you're running a nice little car with enough of an engine to get you around without so much engine that you're wasting a ton of fuel just keeping it idling or barely ticking along at cruising... but with the turbo power to kick you in the backside whenever you really want the go juice.
A 2.0 would be exactly the wrong direction for my purposes, although I'll grant you someone who was interested simply in power as opposed to the more complicated "power when you need it, eco when you don't" angle would see it otherwise.
american_tuner
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A stroker kit would open up the power in this motor too.
american_tuner
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lol
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
A) it is utter crap... with E85. 23mpg. It's so bad it's actually more expensive to run E85 than it is to run 93 premium, at 80 cents more per gallon. But it's hard to go back to the wimpy 200hp that 93 gives. Maybe now with winter here, I can wean myself off the sauce.
B) yes, it is more power, but at what cost in MPG?
See, with the Flexfuel 1.4T I can have 230 horses when I want to play, and still have a 44mpg engine the rest of the time. You put that 2.0 in, you're committed... or you ought to be.
It is tempting, though to think that with a 2.0, a tune, and alcohol conversion, I could finally break this new clutch. It's only rated for 400 hp you know...
american_tuner
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E85 is only 23 mpg?..... ughhhhh
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
To be fair, I've seen as high as 28 mpg on E85, while 44 mpg was driving similar granny style on 93. 23 vs 44 is comparing racecar to granny. But it's nearly impossible to keep my foot out of it when I've got that much alcohol pulsing through my... fuel line.
Figure 30 bucks a fillup, and a couple hundred miles range. Sure, it's not as good as 350 miles range on a 40 buck fillup... but it's still nothing compared to my F150, and it's far far more fun.
Figure 30 bucks a fillup, and a couple hundred miles range. Sure, it's not as good as 350 miles range on a 40 buck fillup... but it's still nothing compared to my F150, and it's far far more fun.