my cavalier

[strat81]

here are some pics of my 02 cavalier ls sport sedan. i've had it since it was new and have been modding it ever since.







mods include... *updated 10/7/10

Performance mods:
~AEM cold air intake
~GMPP M62 supercharger kit (intercooled)
~HPTuners
~RKSport lower motor mount
~RKSport upper motor mount
~B&M short shifter
~Pacesetter header
~custom bent 2.5" exhaust with Magnaflow high flow cat, Borla XR-1 muffler, and 4" Magnaflow tip
~Custom Car Grills lightened crank pulley
~Prothane Urethane tranny mounts

Suspension mods:
~Tein SS coilovers
~RKSport subframe brace
~GM front strut tower brace
~Freedom Design rear strut tower brace
~Addco 25.4mm front sway bar
~Addco 25.4mm rear sway bar
~Misnblu trunk brace
~RKSport poly A-arm bushings
~LZM poly torsion beam bushings
~17x8 5zigen FN01RC's
~245/40/17 Hankook k110 evo's
~Baer front and rear big brake kit

Exterior mods:
~G3 autosport oem carbon fiber hood
~VIS carbon fiber trunk lid
~CF fuel door
~Wings West W-type front lip
~03 base model rear with GM Tuner Xtreme rear lip
~shaved side moldings
~fully retracting rear windows
~modded headlights and corners
~toyota cavalier tail lights
~15% window tint
~rolled and flared fenders

Interior mods:
~Tenzo R fixed back racing seats
~Tenzo R version 5 steering wheel with momo hub adapter
~Weapon-R 4 point harnesses
~silver painted dash and trim pieces
~Autometer CF air/fuel, volts, boost, and oil pressure gauges
~Lotek triple gauge a pillar pod
~Ichibahn brushed aluminum pedals

Lighting
~Nokya 893 xenon bulbs (foglights)
~APC 3156 xenon bulbs (reverse lights)

thanks for looking! comments/criticisms/questions welcome... 8)

[Reason]

I'm not big on American compacts (or most American cars) but you did a pretty good job with it. Makes me wonder how your Legacy will come along. Good job man

[Wiscon_Mark]

Yes...you won't hear me say this on DSC, spence, but I really don't like cavaliers....

But what you've done to it, gives me total respect for your cavi. That thing looks hot! And it runs low 15s

edit: You should include some interior shots, Spence

[EXP1787]

Autocross it! That's a very nice-looking Cavalier.

[shazapple]

Looks good! Any pictures with the tubes on? Looks like you managed to mount them without them showing (looks terrible if its like that!)

[strat81]

i don't have an undercar kit yet (i had an led kit at one point but got rid of it because it didn't really glow as much as it just put a red line on each side of the car)

here's some interior shots.



and at night


p.s. i should mention that the tires that are on it suck and i only bought them because they were cheaper than anything i could find. i don't really care for the red stripes at all.

[Huffer]

"When driving a car, please take note to spend a reasonable portion of money on your tires. Afterall, they are the only part of the car to touch the road, so they are your best friend"

Hot Cavalier though - did you do something about the complete lack of rear fender linings that those cars suffer from?

Thought about a rear disc conversion?

[belladonna]

actually, the tires are expensive, but he bought them off a friend which would be then "cheapness" factor of them...

rear disc conversion/big brake conversion is on his "to do" list, however, since he's getting this legacy, he's already started planning for it as well!

[strat81]

i actually hope to pick up a new set of tires and wheels (depending on what my tax return looks like) to replace what's on it now. nitto nt555's are what i used to have and i loved them so i will be buying another set.

and as jess said, i plan on upgrading the front and rear with either a baer or ssbc kit (13" rotors up front, 12" out back)

[95legacyl]

nice car, my auto tech teacher is in the process of making what he calls a daily driver, a rwd v6 cavalier, I can't wait till he gets that done to see it in action.

[badbasser98]

I've always had a soft spot for cavi's, since that was my first car...

Looking nice

-BB98

[MitchGT]

That's a really clean looking Cavi! I'm not a fan of CF on darker blue colors but that doesn't look bad. But for the love of God man, don't do underbody neon

[strat81]

it's not high on the list... but i do show the car and have attended some nite shows where glow helps with the presentation of the car...

[Reason]

since he's getting this legacy, he's already started planning for it as well!

So what do you have planned for the Legacy? Curious minds want to know.

[Wiscon_Mark]

well, I heard that he asked Jess about an EJ20tt swap

[MitchGT]

well, I heard that he asked Jess about an EJ20tt swap

Ya, have fun with that one ;-)

[strat81]

no ej22tt swap... she'd kill me if i did that... unless i hit the lottery in which case i'd prob just try to import a j-spec wagon that's rhd...

mostly basic mods... some supsension, some performace, and a little apperance. 8)

[badbasser98]

mostly basic mods... some supsension, some performace, and a little apperance. 8)

Can't complain about that

[strat81]

yep... it will be my winter car/daily driver afterall but i'm not much for stock. ;-)

[Wiscon_Mark]

mostly basic mods... some supsension, some performace, and a little apperance. 8)

This is how the sickness starts...then it possess your brain. We call it JDM fever. There's also the variant on that called Iwantboostnowitis.

[strat81]

i already have the iwantboostitis... but not for the subie... i'm hoping to turbo the cav in 07 :P

[sheepdog]

Nice looking cavy. I usually don't dig them, but I think I've just seen bad examples around my area. Welcome!

Be careful boosting that car, especially if you dont have some plan for the bottom end. I saw a boosted cavy here toss a conrod and bash a big ass whole through the block

[strat81]

what engine did the cav have in it?

mine is running the 2.2 ecotec. the engine has fairly high compression but i've seen people run as high as 21 psi (boost spike) and around 18 psi daily on stock internals with just some fuel tuning. the eco is a pretty stout motor. there is a version of it (granted it's modified but not as much as you might think) running in the gm drag cars making over 1000 hp. they hold the fwd 4 cylinder records in the nhra sport compact series in both the hot rod and pro fwd classes.

i'm only looking to start out around 8-10 psi. if i go any further, i'd build the bottom end and look into hahn racecrafts port fueler system. 8-10 psi should be enough to hang with, if not beat an sti from a roll.

[belladonna]

8-10 psi should be enough to hang with, if not beat an sti from a roll.

those are fightin' words sparky :smt066

[Wiscon_Mark]

probably an unmodded STi, but yeah, AWD does have its drivetrain loss...

Yes, Spencer just covered a little GM history there, bascially the ecotech came from GM feeling threatened by the Japanese compacts, so they made their own motor that could take boost and was really expandable, moddng wise, its supposed to be a pretty good motor.

[sheepdog]

I don't know what engine it had in it, the guy started following us after dinner one night at an ecb meet for our drive to Krispy Kreme and I saw it blow up on the highway. I really don't know anything about them and I am sure you know your stuff. Should be an SRT killer They can always get us subaru guys on the highway pulls but once we go around a corner it evens out

[belladonna]

probably an unmodded STi, but yeah, AWD does have its drivetrain loss...

Yes, Spencer just covered a little GM history there, bascially the ecotech came from GM feeling threatened by the Japanese compacts, so they made their own motor that could take boost and was really expandable, moddng wise, its supposed to be a pretty good motor.

mark - as for sport compacts, you should look around j-body and see all of the different things kids are doing to cavaliers of all generations. it's been going on for years. you seriously should get your head out of your ass when it comes to domestic possiblities.
as for the ecotec, it IS a good motor...

[Wiscon_Mark]

you seriously should get your head out of your ass when it comes to domestic possiblities.

what?! I meant running 8 psi, it would be close to an STi. I didn't say there was no way a cavilier could ever be faster than one, I read that big article on the ecotech, its quite impressive.

[badbasser98]

[Mark] seriously should get [his] head out of [his] ass when it comes to domestic possiblities.

LMAO :-D

I had a '94 RS... may not have been pretty, but the 3100 V6 made it very fun to drive in the summer months... and shit in the winter. :? Not even the modded civics and integras could touch it, bone stock with 136,000mi on it.

[strat81]

mark... if you'd like to see it, i have a vid of an 04 cavi with the hahn-racecraft kit running an sti. 8)

i just wish i could pick up my legacy... driving in the snow on summer tires is scary