Modifications for the Aveo5

Ok so i have and 2008 Aveo5 i bought because my wife said I need a new car for the kid...;) To stop the fighting I just went down to the dealership and paid the 8 grand for this car. Well I have never owned a car I havent modded and this one is really getting to me. Its almost impossible to find parts or i am looking in the wrong spots. What are some mods i can do to the engine to help its performance? I wanna start here and then go on to the rest of the car? Any and all advice is welcome...oh and has anyone heard anything good about gforce chips?

one on the easiest and cheapest way is a CAI or a SRI , but its hard to find alot of performance parts best adivice i could say is just keep looking. and i have never heard of gforce chips but almost any chip for a car is usually just crap or a scam.

I was planning on putting a Sri in it and a 4-2 header with prolly a stage 2 short cycle Turbo with underdrive pulleys but is that all I can do???? I want to maximize the performance to the complete full I can?

You can do whatever you want. There just isn't a lot of premade stuff out there that you can buy off the shelf. This ain't no 90s Civic. :) You gotta make custom parts if you want a custom ride.

There is some stuff available though. What are you looking for?

I don't really know I don't wanna add one part without upgrading something else that I should of and blow the hell out of it or fry something. Like ignition anyway I can upgrade it from stock? Any guidelines I should follow? When looking for Turbo what should I be aware of? Mine is automatic do they sell a gate or ratchet shifter he'll I would be happy with passels shifter? I was looking into headers not finding much of anyone that does them Then looked into making my own but the math involved in such gave me a headache. Anyone make them? Should I stick with the original throttle body and find a spacer if so does anyone make them? Or upgrade and of so to What? Like I said any advice is greatly appreciated this is my first vehicle I have ever owned that was younger than me so I am a little lost...

I'd recommend starting with the suspension on the Aveo before moving on to power enhancing modifications. A good handling car is much more fun than a car that has a bit more go IMO. I'd go with new springs (ebay or where ever) and a rear sway bar (made by ultra racing) to start. Possibly look at some wheels and new tires too.

True.....can I run with tires17-7 or do I gotta do something special to do so? What is the tower bar used for?

I'd look through the garage and see what others are using. 17" wheels, while they may look good to you, will actually slow you down since they add rotational weight. Staying with something smaller would be better for acceleration and braking.

So the stock would be best? I don't know I just figured they woulxd look bad with body kit. Ya will do thanks

Another question for my 2008 chevy aveo5 ls and really like the wide style body kit. Every says go to gravanatuning.com but the site doesn't exist...any where else I can get it???????

There has been a wide body mentioned in this forum. I don't know if a search will find it. I know there are body kit threads as well

As for rims, maybe not stock but definitely not too big. You could probably find a nice set of 15'' rims for it. 16's if they are light.

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Oh and upgrade the brakes, I know petrified.rabbit has stuff in the works, I'm not sure what is already out there, I tend to have money before I truly shop around. Good luck with the build.

Ya i plan on breaks but I like to do all my research before I buy i got some money saved up I just been waiting to find the right stuff and also I found that 2004-8 aveo hatchbacks parts all work together at my work that is a parts store. Does that mean if I find something for the 04 it will work on the 08?

Yes, and many parts carry over to '11 as well.

speaking of carrying over to the '11 ( sorry to hijack this thread) do the ultra sway/strut bars carry over. i emailed the company but they said they didnt know.

Another thing to do would be to add cruise control if yo would benefit from it and the car doesnt come equiped with it. Search on the froum and you will find the threads on it. It comes out to like 324 shipped and all you need is some wire and connectors and you got cruise control for under 40$. Iam in the process of doing this myself in a 2008 aveo5.

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speaking of carrying over to the '11 ( sorry to hijack this thread) do the ultra sway/strut bars carry over. i emailed the company but they said they didnt know.

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everything should as it was only a reface, the only thing i can't say(from knowing differences in the cars) is if the rear upper bar fits the sedan.

well still can't find headers for my car... I tried pitstop.zp.ua and they won't reply still nothing from summit racing. I don't know where else to buy and i need it to have the turbo port because that is a coming attraction:). other than that I have been doing a lot of research and found quit a few things. Also didn't see a thread on weapon-r cai/sri and was wondering for 190 usd is it worth it or go for aem. AEM kinda got me nervous with the whole oils pluggin the mas/maf sensor and screwing it over. Any suggestion?

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well still can't find headers for my car... I tried pitstop.zp.ua and they won't reply still nothing from summit racing. I don't know where else to buy and i need it to have the turbo port because that is a coming attraction:). other than that I have been doing a lot of research and found quit a few things. Also didn't see a thread on weapon-r cai/sri and was wondering for 190 usd is it worth it or go for aem. AEM kinda got me nervous with the whole oils pluggin the mas/maf sensor and screwing it over. Any suggestion?

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Ive got the AEM cai on my 04 Aveo, I believe it was this last october when I installed the AEM, I have not had any problems at all with it. My mpg went up 30 city to 31/32 city and I get better throttle response in all ranges

andy's autosports.com

I've seen a nice 12 peice wide body kit there for very cheap. Not sure if they have something new now?

Looked on hundreds of websites all I find are the fender flares pisses Me off...next wtf happened to gravana tuning everyone got parts from them and now they are simply gone....POOF! Next the weapon r is amazing I was averaging 27-28 city MPH and now I am at 34 MPg it runs great real easy to install sounds amazing and it dropped my 0-60 on the synopsis by 6 second which blew my mind! I get complements on it all the time from people who bought others such as k&n,aem, nismo and airaid plus for 190 u get more than the other companies I love mine and will keep getting them from them. Also I'd there anything special I should be looking into when buying performance brakes? I did a search and only finding rotors which I got ordered just want to install them at same time any suggestions?

what the hell?

What the hell what? And not synopsis I meant dyno

6mpg gain from a sri? 0-60 on dyno? you lost me...

Yes ran a dyno 0-60, 40 ft 60 ft 1/4 mile and 330 feet! Thanks for getting off subject. If u can't help with qqons asked please stay off the thread!

Anyone in the Hudson Valley know where I can get a ram air intake installed on a 2008 Aveo5 hatch? I'm trying to increase the horses to climb over a ridge on my commute to/from work so I can cut out the 20 miles of battlefield track (craters and speed-bumps) on Rt 17 (Quickway) soon to be (they promise) I 86?

I LIKE the smoother ride and the shorter route but just can't get out of the way of the SUVs with the big 8s climbing over from West Milford to Warwick.

Oh, I almost forgot. Any way to install pop-out windows to replace those useless quarter windows behind the rear seats?

Back in the 'OLD' days (1950s-60) some cars actually had small windows at the front - quarter windows on the front doors in-front of the roll-down driver & passenger windows which acted as intake vents if you swiveled them around enough. These let-OUT humid air whenever the windshield fogged-up and let-IN fresh air when swiveled back - and with a rear window cracked open you had 'flow-thru' ventilation - useful on trips with a baby in the back with Grandma (reference Chevy Chase's 'Family Vacation' road trip) .

Today the only flow-tru you I can find entails installing a 'sun-roof' which leads to leaks in the wet, annoying rattles in the cold and just another access port for a thief. (not that I've GOT anything worth stealing in there)

I'm also interested in finding someone who can install a 'pop-up' vent for the Ram-Air system. A small door/hatch, controlled by a cable, which pops-up to let-in more cold air than can find its way in under the hood. We had something like this on my family's cars in the 1950s but that was to let-in fresh air for the cabin - not the engine.

Exhaust shop, get a piece of 2.5" outer diameter exhaust flanged to 3" on one side. Cut it down to fit your needs. Then all you need is a 3" filter. Optionally get it bent at about 45degrees and use it for a cold air intake. I don't know measurements off the top of my head, but this has worked great for me.