is a 1995 chevrolet cavalier good to work on?
2007-01-02 18:13:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
Yep, assuming it's a z24. The base model has a 2.2 that makes only a hair more power than a civic, with little ability for improvement. The 95 z24, keep in mind the best trans for it is manual, comes with a 2.3L DOHC engine -150hp stock, and weighs 2600lbs. With a few select parts from the junkyard, this car can make 190+ hp normally aspirated. Yay. The engine is boost happy, if you decide to go the turbo/supercharger route, and can readly make 300-400hp with a few mods.
2007-01-02 19:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bob J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, all to their own taste. I have a cavalier (2003) and hate it. I got it to get from point A to point B. There is although a huge aftermarket support for the cavaliers. It is a money pit, as this car is not a good investment if you plan on selling it for profit afterwards. I've seen videos of these cars hitting 14 seconds flat in the quarter (naturally aspirated) and low 11's with the proper tuning/turbo setup.
The cavalier came with a couple engine setups:
2.2 OHV ~ 115 hp ish...
2.2 DOHC ~ 140 hp
2.4 DOHC ~ 150 hp
2.3 DOHC (Quad-4) ~ making somwhere around 160~170 hp i believe.
if you plan on "suping" up your cavalier, try to stay away from rice (race inspired car engineering) aka donkey d!ck exhausts and boeing 747 wings. i'd say start with intake, cams, pulley swap, engine/transmission mounts, header if you plan on staying naturaly aspirated, HPtuners tuning software and some dyno time.
oh yeah, spending some time reading the forum boards on http://www.j-body.org will help
2007-01-03 12:35:21 · answer #2 · answered by sergei_k86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I would not recommend hooking up a Cavalier. For one reason its an American car and trying to make it look Japanese is just plane ignorant. Also there isnt really a whole lot you can do to hook up a cavalier. Additionally its a 95 so it probably has a lot of miles on it so it would be a waste of money to hook it up do to the fact that the higher mileage on the car means youll have to start replacing engine parts.
2007-01-02 18:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by doausa2003 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Had a 95 Sunfire GT with an automatic and learned from a reliable source that the transmission went out right after I sold it.
Car had about 60,000 on it. Seems it was the only year that that particular automatic would not swap with one from another like so many cars, making it almost irreplaceable and very expensive. And also, don't ever let a quad 4 get overheated.
2007-01-03 09:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by Migsoon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The suggestion of either a Hayes or Chilton's manual are good. The tank you are referring to is more likely the accumulator and the wire is probally the limit switch wire. If it isn't connected the circuit will not be complete and the AC will not work. If you get all wires hooked up and the system doesn't run, it is probally low on refrigerant, and with out proper tools you will have a tuff time getting it to work. Id suggest taking to a reputable repair shop for a quick system check. get an estimate of reapirs, if they give you a detaled explanation of the problme you may be able to do some of the repair your self. good luck.
2016-03-29 05:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by Bonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LMAO NO NO NO NO NO ... those cars were made to be throw aways... you know real cheap.. cheaper to buy a new one than fix the old one type deal plus i agree with the guy above that making a american car look like a jap car is stupid and retarted... and to the other poster above mexicans dont hook up cavaliers... thats even too ghetto for them. my friend is a mexican and he likes his pinto.
2007-01-02 22:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, but only because a 95 cav is probably about to fall apart and needs the new parts.
2007-01-02 18:18:20 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not a car to soup up to sound nice or have any power..... just a 80hp 4 banger in there...... not to be mean..... I would go find another vehicle.
2007-01-03 06:19:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way, cavaliers are not really something you want to spend lots of money on...try this, its called a Chevy Cobalt SS, it has to say SS ive driven one and they are just a solid nasty lil car...JUST DRIVE ONE!!!!
2007-01-03 05:47:29 · answer #9 · answered by 99Z34 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the are easy to work on but not good to sup up. you only have 90hp so if you sup it up to the max you'll be lucky if you have 380hp. i have seen a cavalier sup up to the max and it only had 300hp.
2007-01-03 01:28:27 · answer #10 · answered by Bird 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋