recently read this months super street magazine(mostly for the womens). one of the featured cars was an aveo with a cobalt S/C ecotec shoehorned inside. slightly built, the reported numbers were 286HP and 218 TQ. not bad. kind of makes me hesitant to race an aveo at the track now.... darn, it was the only thing i can beat! BTW, ever watch a subcompact drag race?
it's like watching a herd of turtles....:popc:

i can't seem to find anything about it online though. even Stupid Street's website is hush?:rolleyes:

 

yeah talk about a sleeper. it looks almost stock. it says they are trying to get gm to let them take it out to the super lap battles. i wonder how it i will do there?

 

really sounds like too much engine for too little car. the fit has handling issues with just 250hp from the K series engine. i can't imagine 300hp in an aveo (which handles like beans in oil on a cast iron skillet!)

 

now drag racing that car would be a blast! probably throws down 10-12 sec 1/4 times!

 

Sounds like a great idea but why would Chevy role out a new performance car to compete with the Cobalt S/C. If the Aveo is quicker...no one would buy the Cobalt.

tonyd

 

i think its one of those joint adventures. GM owns the car, but Whitfield racing did all the work. think of it as a win-win-win situation. GM gets free R&D, whitfield gets to develope the swap, and the consumer gets to buy the red headed step child that is born. lol:rotfl:

 

Why not just drop in the Vette engine...ROTFLMAO.

tonyd

 

The car would probably bottom out from the weight of that hunk of metal..

 

you'd be surprised at how light an all aluminum LS engine is. probably wouldn't weigh any more than a fat chick in the passenger seat

 

The Civic Hatch did it....just need a pretty solid suspension.


tonyd

 

Too funny


tonyd

 

that's just wrong.
aveo with that much horsepower is like a demon child

 

You're right about the handling. A friend of mine had a regular Aveo as a rental last year, and he said that thing was HORRIBLE! Of course, he likes my Fit lots more. :D

 

i saw this car at Hot Import Night last night it is very ricy looking green with gold wheels hood scoop and big wings the engine swap look not to bad though direct cobalt ss swap

 

That's like polishing a turd. it's still a piece of crap when you're done.

 

I doubt the car will hold it lol.