2007-01-21 10:43:48 · 8 answers · asked by Evtm 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
Go ahead and modify it!! Those engine's are already a hand grenade!!
2007-01-21 11:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by franklinbud8 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on your deffinition of "cheap." There's a way to swap the top end out for a 2.3 Quad 4 head, cams, and manifolds that will jack the CR to 11:1 and give you about 200bhp on a NA engine. The swap, assuming you don't mess up or combine incompatible parts, should run from ~$500 if you go as cheap as possible, upwards of ~$2500 if you do it right. The more you spend, effectively, the more reliable it will be and the more power from a FI setup it'll be able to take.
2007-01-21 11:16:45 · answer #2 · answered by Bob J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the Quad 4 2.4 We did the Air Pipe, Flowmaster, TRS's headers, camshafts, Electric water pump, Oldsmobile power chip.
Places to look for better parts for the Quad 4...
GM Performance Parts 800/468-7387
www.spoperformanceparts.com
Katech Engineering
www.katechengines.com
www.jegs.com
Then I was going through a Junk yard in Houston and found a (what looks like) 2.3L Head on a 2.4L block with a blower and got the whole car for 275.00 ( they didn't know) got it home but have pulled it apart yet.
Have Fun...
2007-01-21 15:27:10 · answer #3 · answered by Spinner...428 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cheapest way is too start out with a cold air intake, and some good cat back exhaust. i believe pacesetter makes headers. also just so you know Hypertech doesnt work with the 2.4l. you can get a supercharger kit, but it aint cheap. heres a link
www.rsmracing.com
2007-01-22 05:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by JimL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
putting on a intake and exhaust/muffler. it really is extremely a lot a uncomplicated thanks to get the most inexpensive that could be round $four hundred-$500 depending what sort your getting. do not except to a lot HP income in spite of the undeniable fact that, no money = no hp income. i might want to point no longer getting too low-priced of aftermarkets, because ultimately you'll have low-priced elements which will damage. imagine a plastic intake thats repainted to make it look authentic...
2016-10-17 02:40:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hypertech-----which will reprogram the computer and replace the air filter with a k & n filter system. Also change the muffler to a high flow muffler.
(per hubby)
2007-01-21 10:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by Momofboys 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sell it and buy the 3.8L supercharged monte carlo, I'm not a GM fan, but I do work in a shop, and thoes cars were nothing special, and thers not really much to do for them.
2007-01-21 10:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by gregthomasparke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
real power is not cheep and Im 100% with stud " hand grenade"
the tranys go right along with that they grenade them selfs with out added power !!!!
GM tech
2007-01-21 15:01:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋