I have a 2007 aveo sedan and want to run an aftermarket exhaust. Should i increase the size of the exhaust or just stick a different muffler on it? Anybody have any suggestions? What is working for you guys?
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I have a 2007 aveo sedan and want to run an aftermarket exhaust. Should i increase the size of the exhaust or just stick a different muffler on it? Anybody have any suggestions? What is working for you guys?
I have a sports exhaust from the cat back. Sounds good to me
Any specific brand? Was it custom designed or store bought and installed? Im looking for something i can put on myself on a weekend. If it was store bought where do i look and about how much did you spend?
Well, I got mine done at a place called D'n'T Performance here in Adelaide, South Australia. It was mild steel and cost me $490.
We've got heaps of performance places here, so over the states, can't see why you guys wouldn't have tons more
there is a place near me that quoted full stainless 2 1/4" from header back for $350. But they use crinkle benders..
If I wanted more than the end muffler it would be additional. I just cant go to crinkle bends. I would rather do it myself.
Is there a specific muffler people like better than others?
real performance? is usually borla, magnaflow, flowmaster, dynomax.. relative to price, taste, etc.
anything that resembles a coffee can, or has a exit larger in diameter than the inlet, is not really "performance"
Borla sounds nice but they are spendy aren't they?
i did my own exhaust work and put in a 2"line with a thrush muffler, nice sound to it plus i see a differnce in the power
it costed me approx. $100
I just saw on a site exhaust systems for the Cruze. And an engine mount...I'll see if I can find the site
Looks like I better get the credit card out and the welder. Has anyone had any luck with the cai kits from chromeintakes off eBay? They have one for 65.00 shipped that looked good.
You could always do a muffler delete, there have been a couple of people including myself who took off the muffler and had a muffler shop weld up a pipe and flange to fit where the muffler used to be. The stock muffler is very restrictive and without it the car has a better flow and sound. total cost maybe 60 bucks. Thats if you want to go cheap. And there have been massive write-ups on the chromeintakes CAI's on this site. people love them and have recommended them to everyone, better than getting an AEM for almost 4X the price.
I'm ordering parts today then. Cai from chromeintakes and some kind of muffler. I will take themuffler out and if I like it I will send the muffler back.
Got a cai ordered ....... 50 bucks shipped. I talked to my local speed shop and they gave me a quote for 200 bucks. It includes 2 inch mandrel bent pipe with a flowmaster muffler. I'm starting to get excited now! Any other performance suggestions?
based on your year, i would get a underdrive/lightweight pulley next.
Then you could add a header, fill your engine mounts to help with "launch" control. Then you can look into / assess you ability and start to port match, edge the throttle body, etc.
Then look into lighter wheels, better tires, less weight in the car in general.
I have looked at the underdrive pulley. How much difference are we talking by switching it out? Is it a noticeable difference?
Turbo Tech Racing Solid Upper Engine Mount Chevy Cruze 1.4L Turbo - Drivetrain - Turbo Tech Racing, LLC Here's the engine mount. On the site they have the exhaust....Would this work Rabbit?
it looks "close" ratchet... I would need to have the measurements between the two.
the thing about multi drivetrain platforms. is even though the 1.4t fits in the AVEO, they might use different mounts to mate to the engine.. If it works on the 1.8 engine as well it would be 90% likely it would work in the aveo.
So I visited another exhaust shop and they are putting a custom 2 inch mandrel bent exhaust with a magnaflow XL muffler and an exhaust tip for a whopping 150 bucks. Hows that for a deal! ;) It will be installed Friday morning.
After looking at some Cruze pics, I noticed the intake manifold is on the left side of the engine, where as Ours are on the right. I'm gonna have to look at a 1.8L and see. Man I wish I worked at Chevy as opposed to GMC Buick.
good deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by crozier1
from my research, the 1.6 aveo ecotec, and the 1.8 cruze/astra ecotec use the same block, and head. Now it is possible to have changed since the american cruze is built here, and the 1.8 i researched is built on the australian/korean design.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ratchet104