The Rarest GA Motor

[TurboFreak]

Well we have to start all over again, but it should be a whole lot of fun talking about these awesome motors :bounce:

[jayhawk]

Hiya! Just wanted to stop by and say Hi! :wave: Cool engines, btw.

Jay

[99GrandAMSE]

I agree ... I said it before ... I'd have one in a minute simply because they are rare!! :)

[minardi]

Me three. When I go to get my next $1500 beater I might look for one because:

1. Its a Grand Am, hell, a turbo Grand Am at that.

2. People won't believe you when you say you own a turbo Grand Am.

3. Its probably expensive as hell to fix anything on, just like the Quad 4, so its right up my alley!

4. If it breaks down I'll steal all the interior parts.

[ritzard]

your telling me no one will belive you man try haveing one i went to a gm parts dealer and was asking about parts and they are telling me that the car does not exsist they say the motor is not supposed to be in the car and its a aftermarket turbo man i wish it was that way maby than i could find something for it.

on another note ya this car rocks cant wait to drive it.

[TurboFreak]

Originally posted by ritzard
your telling me no one will belive you man try haveing one i went to a gm parts dealer and was asking about parts and they are telling me that the car does not exsist they say the motor is not supposed to be in the car and its a aftermarket turbo man i wish it was that way maby than i could find something for it.

on another note ya this car rocks cant wait to drive it.

I haven't had that happen to me yet, but when I go to the dealer now looking for parts and they start saying no we don't have it as soon as I walk in the door :(

[Night Wolf]

heh, there was a '88 SE with the 2.0 turbo at the local junk yard, it was completle minus a few tires, don't know the condidtion of anything else though

although I heard that the 2.0 turbo wasn't that fast or quick, and the Quad4 was a much better engine

I would also have to say that the 3.0 or 3.1 that was in the 85-88 or so Grand Am's (they were V6) are pretty rare, as I never hear about them

[TurboFreak]

Originally posted by Night Wolf


I would also have to say that the 3.0 or 3.1 that was in the 85-88 or so Grand Am's (they were V6) are pretty rare, as I never hear about them

Yep they are really rare also, I bought a GA last summer to scrap and its got the 3.0 in it and the motor really impressed me on how quick it takes off, but its gutless on the top end

[ritzard]

would you say the 2.0 or the 3.0 is faster ??
sence you have driven them both?

[graden]

Originally posted by TurboFreak
Well we have to start all over again, but it should be a whole lot of fun talking about these awesome motors :bounce:
where did you get you hood scoops from?

[TurboFreak]

Originally posted by ritzard
would you say the 2.0 or the 3.0 is faster ??
sence you have driven them both?

The 2.0L is by far the fastest. I find the 3.0 is quick in the lower end but is gutless in the topless and I find the 2.0L quick all the way through.

[ritzard]

what ga engine is better overall ??? if you know

and wich ga's do you think we can run with?

[TurboFreak]

Originally posted by ritzard
what ga engine is better overall ??? if you know

and wich ga's do you think we can run with?

I'm not sure which engine is better overall but I think that should be able to run with them all, I know my 2.0 will take the 3.0 in a heartbeat, the 3.0 will get ahead it takeoff but th 2.0 will pass it by the time it gets in 3rd I'd say

[TurboFreak]

Originally posted by graden
where did you get you hood scoops from?

The hood scoops are made by Lund, I put them on the bonnet and when I put the car in to get it painted they molded them in with fiberglass.

Here is a picture before they got molded in

[ritzard]

i swear when i first saw that pic i thaught they were photo shoped in:)

[TurboFreak]

Originally posted by ritzard
i swear when i first saw that pic i thaught they were photo shoped in:)

LOL nope they are put on with 3M 2 way tape, but the bodyman didn't want to trust to just that so he put a heat gun on the lips and heated up the scoops and then he put rivets in them to make sure they wouldn't move. I am curious to see how they will look once I get the car out of storage because he was worried about expanding and contracting in the heat and the cold. They looked fine when I put the car away for the winter!

[ritzard]

is there a hole under them or just for looks?

[TurboFreak]

They are just for looks right now, if they don't crack on the bonnet I may make then funtional

[ritzard]

it would help keep the engine cooler for sure.