Message from @LordCaledus
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now all these new ones are a mess
Yeah the old 300D lasts forever, with the Hilux too, the engine that built their reputation didn't have to meet any crazy emissions standards.
it's a shame, all the eco nazi shit is ruining cars
Well that's why NA engines are dying out too, also a big part of why manuals are, besides market demands, it's way easier to hit emissions targets for those driving cycle tests when you can program the shift patterns to optimize results.
gay
@Matt for the record, i have a 1.4T
Its actually an engine with quite a bit of tuning potential
Problem is mainly that its all built with restrictive peripheries for emissions, fuel economy, cost, etc.
Tune, exhaust, and intake is enough for 180 to 190hp.
Better tubing for the intercooler will give you 200.
Anything more than that and you start needing a stage 2 transmission, turbo upgrade, and a heavier duty tune, but it can be done.
But i have never heard of anyone being bottlenecked by, say, injectors
Its usually the wimpy af transmission that bottlenecks people. Shit's expensive to upgrade, but to go above 200hp its kinda necessary
I can't see any sources showing much over 200hp without using things like methanol
"stage 2 transmission"
Heavy duty tune?
What the fuck
Sigh
Is this a Need for speed game
I mean
Didnt know a better term off the top of my head
There is no term
It would be a tune with more boost and leaner ratio on e85
Or e30
Point is, a one size fits all trifecta tune isnt gonna help much when you start messing with the turbo and intercooler
https://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/10-gen1-powertrain/10164-what-highest-horsepower-achieved-cruze.html a guy in that thread says the turbo is all out at 190
Or cams
190hp from intake and exhaust? That's a 70% increase in total output, I can't think of any engine where that's the case.
Wut
I said and tune
The tune being the important bit
"Yeah, about that EcoBoost engine lol
Pretty much all of them are at risk for head warpage prior to 50k miles
The cylinders have a "water cooled jacket", so they're only attached to the rest of the head at the bottom end"
Tune of what? An ECU remap?
Yes
It's called an open deck, and it's only one motor that's open deck.
Also that thread sounds about like what i was saying
190hp is easy
Above 200hp takes work
Which, tbf, isnt worth it on an econobox
I have seen people do it, but they throw tons of money at it