WOW after 5 months...

I finally found this site again! One day i came to check the forums and the link was dead and it never worked again.

Well i got some trouble with the car, visually its still the same as it was before (see Too white for ya! topic in the interior section) but mechanically, well the timing belt went 2 weeks ago and its costing me over 2 grand to fix it, so its in the process of a 2.0L swap (engine from Optra) if everything goes well i should receive the engine in the coming week or two, i found one but i need to chek it out, then get a shop to do the swap.

Else then that its pretty much still the same, ill keep you guys posted on the 2.0L swap progress, since its never been done tho bear with me it might take a while but im trying to get it done asap, its my daily driver so i need a car lol!

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Originally Posted by Nemasys

I finally found this site again! One day i came to check the forums and the link was dead and it never worked again.

Well i got some trouble with the car, visually its still the same as it was before (see Too white for ya! topic in the interior section) but mechanically, well the timing belt went 2 weeks ago and its costing me over 2 grand to fix it, so its in the process of a 2.0L swap (engine from Optra) if everything goes well i should receive the engine in the coming week or two, i found one but i need to chek it out, then get a shop to do the swap.

Else then that its pretty much still the same, ill keep you guys posted on the 2.0L swap progress, since its never been done tho bear with me it might take a while but im trying to get it done asap, its my daily driver so i need a car lol!

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dunno whether to say damn or congrats lol

WB

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Originally Posted by Nemasys

I finally found this site again! One day i came to check the forums and the link was dead and it never worked again.

Well i got some trouble with the car, visually its still the same as it was before (see Too white for ya! topic in the interior section) but mechanically, well the timing belt went 2 weeks ago and its costing me over 2 grand to fix it, so its in the process of a 2.0L swap (engine from Optra) if everything goes well i should receive the engine in the coming week or two, i found one but i need to chek it out, then get a shop to do the swap.

Else then that its pretty much still the same, ill keep you guys posted on the 2.0L swap progress, since its never been done tho bear with me it might take a while but im trying to get it done asap, its my daily driver so i need a car lol!

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well back dude....but there is a thread on someone else doing the swap somewhere...missed it when you were gone...lets his story be a warning to everyone putting off replacing the timing belt anything around 5500 miles is a ticking time bomb

Well i was kinda pushing it, the belt broke at 115 000 kilometers on the odometer, lack of funds/time/badlucks all came into play and i couldnt change the belt prior, im well aware of this, knew it was just a matter of time but frankly with the way i drive that car, im amazed it lasted that long!

Well cant say im too disappointed cause im putting in that 2.0 ive been wanting to do for years, just didnt have the occasion to, and yeah Sam i found the thread with the guy that put the 2.0 turbo in the Aveo, got all my answers there.

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Originally Posted by Nemasys

Well i was kinda pushing it, the belt broke at 115 000 kilometers on the odometer, lack of funds/time/badlucks all came into play and i couldnt change the belt prior, im well aware of this, knew it was just a matter of time but frankly with the way i drive that car, im amazed it lasted that long!

Well cant say im too disappointed cause im putting in that 2.0 ive been wanting to do for years, just didnt have the occasion to, and yeah Sam i found the thread with the guy that put the 2.0 turbo in the Aveo, got all my answers there.

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I look forward to seeing your progress

oh so our engines are an interference design. I wonder why they can't just make every engine non-interference. It can't be that difficult...

its about the compression ratio higher compression so the piston has to go up to almost touch the head.

Problem is the 1.6 compression ratio is something like 9.5:1, which isnt high at all

It has nothing to do with compression ratio. It has to do with piston design, stroke, and the length of the valve when it is open.
The 4g63 has low compression and you can ask any DSM owner what happens when the timing belt lets go.

piston design and stroke are what determines compression ratio, along with bore and combustion chamber dimensions.