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

I know thats not directly applicable for the tune

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

I might do that if i get a second car tho

at no point does it suggest 190 was easy, unfortunately the guy removed his setup from his signature but he does say he was running 33% E85 mixed with 93 gas