This is the domestic car to freak some people out....
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Not sure, but on the engine cover it says Ecotec with VVT under it, and the solstice webpage just says VVT
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2.4 liter Ecotec DOHC
Prowess without a perplexing learning curve pens the definition of Solstice's engine. Its all-aluminum, 177-horsepower, longitudinally mounted 2.4 liter Ecotec conveys an assured politeness at low speeds, and, at high revs, another realm of potency entirely. Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) alters the typically fixed relationship of intake and exhaust camshafts to dispatch 90 percent of its peak torque throughout an enthusiast's range from 2200 to 6200 rpms.
Harnessing airflow with four valves per cylinder and upping the size of those valves means better engine breathing and higher output across the spectrum.
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2.4 liter Ecotec DOHC
Prowess without a perplexing learning curve pens the definition of Solstice's engine. Its all-aluminum, 177-horsepower, longitudinally mounted 2.4 liter Ecotec conveys an assured politeness at low speeds, and, at high revs, another realm of potency entirely. Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) alters the typically fixed relationship of intake and exhaust camshafts to dispatch 90 percent of its peak torque throughout an enthusiast's range from 2200 to 6200 rpms.
Harnessing airflow with four valves per cylinder and upping the size of those valves means better engine breathing and higher output across the spectrum.
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RE: This is the domestic car to freak some people out....
first of all bobby, that sunfire is factory backed. if i had factory backing, my RT would be in the 8s. that means that GM pays for everything, and they can afford it. also, that is a super light weight chassis car. it doesnt have a heavily built LS2 in it. it was at the norwalk event, and i didnt see it make a run. this whole article was about a street driven kappa car, with an LS2 in it, which is a whole different idea then just building up the stock engine,and stripping the car down to 2000 pounds so it will run 8s.
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Sorry if I made the implication that the GM sunfire and the solstice are in the same league, that is in no way true. I just saw the 1000hp comment and thought I'd throw out the dragster. But I'm sure that solstice isn't just bone stock with an ls2 dropped in it. It costs 30,000 for the conversion and an engine doesn't cost that much.
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Considering it whips out about what, 150- 160 hp with a turbo? When the S2000 alone does 145?
Considering it whips out about what, 150- 160 hp with a turbo? When the S2000 alone does 145?
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bobby, I was qouting car and driver.
bobby, I was qouting car and driver.
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Not sure, but on the engine cover it says Ecotec with VVT under it, and the solstice webpage just says VVT
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2.4 liter Ecotec DOHC
Prowess without a perplexing learning curve pens the definition of Solstice's engine. Its all-aluminum, 177-horsepower, longitudinally mounted 2.4 liter Ecotec conveys an assured politeness at low speeds, and, at high revs, another realm of potency entirely. Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) alters the typically fixed relationship of intake and exhaust camshafts to dispatch 90 percent of its peak torque throughout an enthusiast's range from 2200 to 6200 rpms.
Harnessing airflow with four valves per cylinder and upping the size of those valves means better engine breathing and higher output across the spectrum.
"
Not sure, but on the engine cover it says Ecotec with VVT under it, and the solstice webpage just says VVT
"
2.4 liter Ecotec DOHC
Prowess without a perplexing learning curve pens the definition of Solstice's engine. Its all-aluminum, 177-horsepower, longitudinally mounted 2.4 liter Ecotec conveys an assured politeness at low speeds, and, at high revs, another realm of potency entirely. Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) alters the typically fixed relationship of intake and exhaust camshafts to dispatch 90 percent of its peak torque throughout an enthusiast's range from 2200 to 6200 rpms.
Harnessing airflow with four valves per cylinder and upping the size of those valves means better engine breathing and higher output across the spectrum.
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Who knows, why rename the wheel when it serves the same purpose?
I was looking at my friends Infiniti g35 the other day, and it just has VVT. So Nissan/Infiniti didn't give it a special name it appears
Who knows, why rename the wheel when it serves the same purpose?
I was looking at my friends Infiniti g35 the other day, and it just has VVT. So Nissan/Infiniti didn't give it a special name it appears
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