Bet you guys never thought you'd see me post something with that subject!


Anyhow, Samurai, I need some advice. My neighbour has a 2000 Cavalier, base model, 5 speed, 2.2 liter, and said it's governed at 105 mph... would chipping it remove this speed limiter? What chip would you recommend, etc, etc, etc.

With what I know about GM performance stuff... it might as well be made out of spaceship parts!

you are going to need dilithium crystals for the thing to fix that, seriously, never felt the need to drive my GT that fast

Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! you are going to need dilithium crystals for the thing to fix that, seriously, never felt the need to drive my GT that fast

HA....maybe a Heisenberg Compensator too

and the fenortonizer too

hahaha


yes, but my neighbour feels he needs to prove that his $3000 car can beat anything out there.

I just wish he'd spend his money on a lawnmower, so he could cut his grass.

Posted by bandi Bet you guys never thought you'd see me post something with that subject! Anyhow, Samurai, I need some advice. My neighbour has a 2000 Cavalier, base model, 5 speed, 2.2 liter, and said it's governed at 105 mph... would chipping it remove this speed limiter? What chip would you recommend, etc, etc, etc. With what I know about GM performance stuff... it might as well be made out of spaceship parts!

98+ J-body computers are non-chip-able... they are flash memory.
there are only two ways to get around the speed limiter on one of those cars. One- a tame GM tech with a Tech II. The other is to find the pigtail coming off the transaxle, find the purple wire, cut it and run a switch back into the dash. As you approach the limiter, flip the switch off. That cuts out that circuit to the computer and the car can go faster. Downside? It throws a check engine light and you lose your speedometer. Once you get below 105, flip the switch on and you're good again... but you'll need the CEL cleared.

Samurai

Posted by bandi hahaha yes, but my neighbour feels he needs to prove that his $3000 car can beat anything out there. I just wish he'd spend his money on a lawnmower, so he could cut his grass.

Thats funny....a Cavalier and uncut grass just screams white trash.

Awesome, I'll let him know. I doubt he's TOO concerned about the CEL.

Thats funny....a Cavalier and uncut grass just screams white trash.

I'll take a pic of his place when he's not home. You have NO idea.

Posted by big dave Thats funny....a Cavalier and uncut grass just screams white trash.

uh huh.

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notice that the lawns are impeccably groomed.

Samurai

i got a 2001 sunfire gt with the front clip not the same color as the car, 4 backup lights because the rear is off a 95 and my lawn is cut!

you know, I always liked the 1st generation Z24 fastback... my grade 3 teacher had one, it had a digital dash, red paint with the yellow-orange-red pinstriping. Pretty neat car.

Posted by bandi you know, I always liked the 1st generation Z24 fastback... my grade 3 teacher had one, it had a digital dash, red paint with the yellow-orange-red pinstriping. Pretty neat car.

one of my "MUST HAVE" vehicles when i win the lottery is an 87 Z24 hatchback. 87 was the best year because it was a dedicated model then and had a cowl induction hood, Enkei-produced aluminum wheels and it's own Z51/FE3 (depending on who you talked to) suspension. These cars, for their time, were little hotrods in the spirit of the Rabbit/Golf GTi. The 135-140hp was more than enough to move these cars quick... there were 3 optional transaxles: the Muncie 4-speed, the 5-gear and the venerable TH125 3-speed auto. For 1/4 mile work, the 4 speed was the box to have. It was geared very deep and would only allow the car a top speed of maybe 120mph. The TH125 also shared that deep gearing. A friend of mine had an 87 notchback Z24 with this 3-speed and his would top out at 123mph... my 91 Cavalier RS 2.2L would always walk away from him at high speed as I had the manual gearbox.

I have and always will love these cars.

Samurai

i want an 89 sunbird gt, first year of the wraparound dash with the cool 2 piece radio, pop up headlights, turbo and through the hood intake with fender flares for the wide tires, i only had an SE, with its boring 2.0 litre