saturn twin cams

[toymachine566]

Can a beta 2.0(05 elantra gls) beat a saturn / the twin cams.....cause next weekend my friend wants to go to the track against me.....I,m pretty sure i can beat him but wanted to know IF they were fast on the 1/4 mile....once again its a saturn, not sure what year, but twin cam 2 door.

[VTElantra]

Well if you say he has a Twin Cam motor than your gonna get smoked. The only engine that GM makes that I believe is labeled as a TWIN CAM is the 2.4 Liter Twin Cam and it makes 150 HP. My Alero had a 2.4 Twin Cam motor, but there Alero with that motor is a few ticks slower than a stock Elantra but in a lighter car like a Saturn its gonna be more than powerful.

[05xd]

My friend has a 04 alero with the 2.2 eco-tec motor and a auto trans and I didnt have a problem with running away from it

[toymachine566]

alright...thanks for the replies.....i'll still take him on the track...i guess the only think i can can rely on is the fact that i've been drivin stick longer than him...my friend blew his motor a few weeks ago b/c he didnt check the oil since he bought it, but if i get a good jump on him i should take him by a few mm secs. Right?

[dragonfighter60]

Actually my roomates saturn SC2 is a twin cam 1.9L and it puts out about 110 hp i think... at the wheels though I would say 100.

[jfreak921]

Actually my roomates saturn SC2 is a twin cam 1.9L and it puts out about 110 hp i think... at the wheels though I would say 100.

124hp for a 1.9L twincam saturn. I used to have an SC1 (104hp single cam).

[toymachine566]

not bad...i think i could take him...i just want to know how his motor will be...even tho i hope he blows it...he's not much my friend as he is an aqauintence.(wifes ex- to be exact)

[dragonfighter60]

124hp for a 1.9L twincam saturn. I used to have an SC1 (104hp single cam).


Didn't feel like it... lol

[WytchDctr]

If its an automatic your going to kill him. Those trans are slow off the line even with the more powerful motor. They can however get a good kick down and take off like a bat out of hell on the move. That on a drag strip wont be a problem... heh.

[OdessitPashka]

We need more info on his and your cars. Are you bone stock? is he?

[toymachine566]

We need more info on his and your cars. Are you bone stock? is he?
All i've got right now is a CAI, throttle body bypass, pcv filter, and clutch spring removal....
As for him his engine will be completely stock, since he blew his old one.(got a newer one w/ about 80,000 miles on it) depending on when he gets it and has it put in i may have the evofusion catback
they're both five spd.

[BigZach]

You'll smoke him, I beat one with my old Tempo in a traffic battle. That guy was really trying, too.

[toymachine566]

Whenever he gets his motor in.... :phone: ....then theres my other friend whos comin too w/ a 2.3 l mustang 5spd(dont know year or anything)
i was thinkin about the underdrive pulley too but...not sure if i want that or catback...they were pretty impressed w/ the sound from just the CAI when we were on the highway :D

[slvrsleeper]

Hes getting a junkyard motor and you're worried? Follow him down the road to the dragstrip and watch his tailpipe for any signs of distress, (white smoke, blue smoke, black smoke) If you see any then you know he is as good as beat. Saturns in general aren't much to worry about unless the driver has talent.

[kylemorg]

...my other friend whos comin too w/ a 2.3 l mustang 5spd(dont know year or anything)
As long as it isn't the SVO mustang (turbo), you're fine.

i was thinkin about the underdrive pulley too but...not sure if i want that or catback...they were pretty impressed w/ the sound from just the CAI when we were on the highway :D

Get the catback -- an underdrive pulley can sometimes cause problems since the alternator, A/C and other belt-driven stuff isn't turning at full speed. The only thing the Catback does is look a bit funny and may make your car a little louder, but won't cause any mechanical issues.

[OdessitPashka]

you will beat him the way you are now.

[toymachine566]

Can't wait for the catback...i e-mailed them about it they get them in on Aug. 12th...yay

[jc_s2000]

It depends on which "twin cam" you are talking about. what make? sc2? ion? what year?

[toymachine566]

never raced him....if i see him though my fist will go straight through his skull.

But he had an old POS one, i posted this not knowing what my car was capable of;
1. He can't drive (just learned stick)
2. Never changes his oil (noob w/ any car work)
3. I saw his car once and it sounded like a dying weedwacker

O/T This is the guy that wanted me to go to jail so he could get with my wife.....oh the drama of recently graduated immature teenagers

But yeah i will never know :rolleyes: