Guys, a litle story....
We have all been together in some meetings for the last couple days and decided to have some fun with an 05 Malibu Classic we "aquired"
These things run the 2.2L eco engine with an A4 trans.
Well what I can say is DAMN these things are a fun little car and with the 2.2 spinning up above 7000rpm you can really have some fun, even with the A4
The change in drivability and the feel was outstanding with just a few mods to the trans cal and removal of the evil torque management, that was pulling timing back to -5deg during shifts! We went from barely rasing dust on takeoff (3 guys in car) to tire frying launches, detectable 1-2 chirp and even a 7000rpm 2-3 shift felt good
I'm a born and bred V8 guy but i have to say all three of us were impressed by the complete character change just a few tweaks made on this car. Now i can't say how much we may have shortened the life of almost every component on the vehicle... but then again i think i voided the warranty on my LS1 within a few hours of getting it home anyway
We may have a set a new record for most amount of gas used by a 2.2L in 3 hours i think. I can't wait to hear some stories of results from a few boosted eco's or see how much the LSJ improves when we release that in a few weeks!
So if you want to liven up your daily driver 4cyl A4 then this is the way to go!