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Post by 04aveohb on Jul 12, 2005 22:01:56 GMT -5
Yeah, I would like both...but can't have everything...Maybe new news on a supercharger or turbo for the Aveo.
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Post by Somebodysknight1 on Jul 12, 2005 22:16:51 GMT -5
Lay off the guy.. He's the one who out there laying on the line.. and sounds like he's the one getting the reward.. Good job on getting first.. first is first no matter.. being alone means, you stand out where no one else would.. so good job bro..
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Post by mickstanvr on Jul 13, 2005 2:26:07 GMT -5
Hey guys, I'm not trying to take anything away here. I'm proud that a member of our group took a trophy at the bash. And I'm sure if he was the only guy there with an Aveo, he talked to some pretty important people. The Aveo is new here in U.S., and GM is probably keeping its eye on it to see if its taking off with the street mod scene. A good way to do this is go to the car shows. Its disappointing that only the 2 cars were there. Thats not a good thing, in corporate GM's eyes. I hope they don't think theres not much interest.
As far as the boasting or bragging is concerned, I have a real short fuse with all of the "hard work" that goes into a set of wheels, a fin, and a fat muffler. People run around in those cars, and act like they got something bad! Did the exhaust and intake actually improve anything? Or does it just SOUND cool? I get tired of seeing show winning cars that have nothing more than some swooshey stickers, 20"wheels, and a $5,000 sound system.
As for my project, the goal is not modification, but restoration of a rare car. Its not TOTALLY stock, but in my eyes, its a bit better. Its the same car, but tweaked just a bit. The car will be the same as new, except all of the details will be fixed. Better paint. Better alignment of the panels. A floor shift, instead of a column shift. The list goes on. Saving the body and VR package is first. Engine upgrades will be performed when it has a solid VR body.
And 007, quit it with all of the secrecy stuff, and the paranoia thing that we all think you're lying. First we had the secrecy with the engine miss/valve thing, now this. I have no reason to think you're lying, except for the fact that you think that we think you're lying. And I'm not gonna be jellos, no matter what "mad mad props" you get. Unless they give you a new Corvette, then I'm gonna be pissed. Don't build your car to make people jellos and envy you. Thats the path to the Dark Side.......... You are on the right track, with the mods. And let us know whats up. Its not like they're gonna cut you off if you let some fellow Aveo owners in on it. I'm sure its not earth-shattering news. And, I like to stir the pot ;D a little.............
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Post by kill007 on Jul 13, 2005 8:33:20 GMT -5
I do have news comming but honestly lat time i had news some one double checked it and i dont think thats cool no matter what any one says in here, so im avoiding a misshap but letting everyu one know that there are some cool things to come. Also the wxhuast isnt a fart can at the end of a factory system and the cai is a true cai and doesnt look like a peice of shiznit attached to the TB. I have put a lot of time and money into the car thus far, maybe not what some people are capable of but its what I can do for now. I only have some mechanical knowlege so i had to go get I disagree kicked in a race before my pops ( and overly cirtified gm mech) would help me out. With some no cost mods the car will be running low 15s by the end of the summer and ill have vids and time slips to prove it.
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Post by Brian5475E on Jul 13, 2005 17:28:50 GMT -5
could the no cost mods be part of the info you recieved?
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Post by kill007 on Jul 14, 2005 8:24:36 GMT -5
the no cost mods are coming from a master mech ( My father) who worked for chevy for 20 years and used to build $50,000 cars back in the day. Any way the mods that i will be doing are simple and your starting to see one on ebay. One is the air intake temp sensor resistor mod. The other that I have not seen is the manifold temp sensor resistor mod. All this does is tell the computer that the car is at only about 75 degrees and in turn it starts to dump a bunch of fule, and this happening with a cold engin will produce about 15-20 HP at the wheels. One thing we are checking on is if we will need to mod the cooling fans so it wont over heat when these resitors are active. Kelly Customs will make this mod a package with dash mounted switches for about cost. There will be the harneses with quick connects to factory connectors so there is no cutin involved. There will be either on or two switches ( havnt decided yet) which will turn the resistor on off and also make it so there is no sensor. Pics, full write up and price in the next month.
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Post by kill007 on Jul 14, 2005 8:25:47 GMT -5
the no cost mods are coming from a master mech ( My father) who worked for chevy for 20 years and used to build $50,000 cars back in the day. Any way the mods that i will be doing are simple and your starting to see one on ebay. One is the air intake temp sensor resistor mod. The other that I have not seen is the manifold temp sensor resistor mod. All this does is tell the computer that the car is at only about 75 degrees and in turn it starts to dump a bunch of fule, and this happening with a hot engin will produce about 15-20 HP at the wheels. One thing we are checking on is if we will need to mod the cooling fans so it wont over heat when these resitors are active. Kelly Customs will make this mod a package with dash mounted switches for about cost. There will be the harneses with quick connects to factory connectors so there is no cutin involved. There will be either on or two switches ( havnt decided yet) which will turn the resistor on off and also make it so there is no sensor. Pics, full write up and price in the next month.
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Post by kill007 on Jul 14, 2005 8:26:29 GMT -5
i meant hot engin
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Post by 04aveohb on Jul 14, 2005 10:38:31 GMT -5
hm, well I hope those will work better than the ones on ebay.
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Post by mickstanvr on Jul 14, 2005 11:26:54 GMT -5
A 20HP gain, with a 50 cent resistor, on a 100 HP car. Thats a big gain. Those tricks have been selling on e-bay for quite some time. Read the feedback of some of the people who bought that stuff. Most say there was no noticeable gain. Although, if one was to do the resistors, an exhaust, and the CAI and RAM-air, you might get 20HP max out of it. But the only real way to tell is to do a dyno test before and after the mods. Time slips aren't going to prove much. If you were driving an automatic, the times could be more consistent. One foot on the brake, one foot on the gas, floor it, and let the car shift on its own. A stick shift presents too many variables for testing. And your reaction time on the lights plays into it heavy, too. Besides, in bracket racing, consistency is where its at. You want to run the same time, every time. It does not matter how fast you can go.
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Post by kill007 on Jul 14, 2005 20:23:38 GMT -5
there is not one thing that you siad that i dissagree with. The only thing is that people are only doing tje air temp sensor and not the manifold sensor. You have to do both to gain the max HP increase. Frankly im surprized that people arent throwing check lights by only doing the air temp. You have to do both for it to work properly. If you only do one the computer checks other sensors, if you dont have the other sensors reading the same it will instantly go to a defalt reading built into the computer. This is no better then running with the current air temp out side the car. Trust me i know what im talking about!
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Post by Brian5475E on Jul 14, 2005 21:19:29 GMT -5
I'm guessing this is the mod you are refering to. I haven't asked the guy what he did. He is on this forum from the Ukraine www.cardomain.com/ride/2043128/1at the bottom of his page
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Post by Nemasys on Jul 15, 2005 9:44:47 GMT -5
Where is the manifold temp sensor?
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Post by TheAmazingJ on Jul 26, 2005 0:26:50 GMT -5
hmmm everyone, i think were missing the point here, that 007 got props from gm, a plus for aveo modders, but i might add 007, that we all have to be team players here to get ahead, so lets all try let go of our bitter feelings for the good of this group..
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Post by kill007 on Jul 27, 2005 6:19:01 GMT -5
Its cool J all info in due time, I dont want to toot my horn if im not really going to get anything, but if i do you all will be the first to know about it and if I can get more!!!!
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