what would the best motor be for a 98 cav z24?
10-10-2005 | 12:05 AM
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what would the best motor be for a 98 cav z24?
i know its a cav...... my bud picked it uf for 600 can. but the moter is so underpowered. what would give him the best performance. and relative costs.
possibly a sc or turbo moter if its feesable in a cav.
possibly a sc or turbo moter if its feesable in a cav.
10-10-2005 | 12:57 PM
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how hard would it be to make it a rwd. front sucks. do they even make a conversion kit fot the cav
10-10-2005 | 01:09 PM
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no kit that sux ***
how hard would it be to get the parts to do the conversion. i got the whole winter and a heated garage to do the work for him. i found a 3.1 on ebay. for 300 us is that a decent price?
10-10-2005 | 01:21 PM
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how hard would it be to get the parts to do the conversion. i got the whole winter and a heated garage to do the work for him. i found a 3.1 on ebay. for 300 us is that a decent price?
10-10-2005 | 02:37 PM
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its not happining in a house garage but a workshop. i got friends that let me use thier shop at night. i got a new bodykit 4 400 shipoed its not bad this is going to be a long project for me. if i can il start to post some pics then tell me u dont like a cav. i think itl be the first rwd cav at least i havnt seen 1 yet.
10-10-2005 | 03:51 PM
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Well start by getting measurements to see if any other cars rear subframes match up, otherwise an entirely custom job will take forever and a lot of cash.
At least by using another cars subframe you only need custom mounts/driveshaft/brake setup.
At least by using another cars subframe you only need custom mounts/driveshaft/brake setup.
10-10-2005 | 09:16 PM
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You can't drop the body on a new frame when the cavalier is a unibody car. Unibody meaning the frame is built into the body. I once saw the RWD conversion done on an alero (a much better candidate then the cheapo cavalier). He used a LT1 engine and tranny from a 4th gen fbod and the rear axle from a s-10. No idea how he managed but it was a ton of work. Do yourself a favor and get a 1994 z24 and drop a 3400 or L69 in it. They look better then the 95 and up anyway.
