sleeper

Thanks for reply. Naturally they are discontinued , they look hot.

PulpFriction

Well that does change everything. If you’re going that far, forged rods and piston will make your 2.4 tolerate a turbo to make use of the new-found intercooler cavern. No SS clone derision. You’ll have a sleeper that will blow the doors off a “real” SS.

jjtjustinjjt

Yeah, I thought about doing the turbo after rebuilding. However, that's a lot of money. I actually have been donating plasma to get money to work on my car! HA! I get about 4-6 hundred a month and been saving every penny since February to get it painted. I do small woodworking projects to that's also made me about 3K in the last year. I've already spent about 1500 on parts and I need another 8 hundred before paint. Once those are done I'll be posting a before and after shot. Anyway, upholstery is next sometime next year. Engine is last on my list unfortunately unless I win the lotto!

sleeper

Cool, I believe the 2.4 has forged rods stock, but not pistons.. Do it up right.

letterman7

Nah. Cheap if you take the time to look. Scored an entire rear axle assembly from a Cobalt SS on eBay for under $300. Car had less than 60K miles on it. It took another $100 for stainless flex brake lines to be safe, and about an hour to swap the axles out. Easy-peezy. I even snuck in lowering springs from the SS....

sleeper

There was a member from ancient times here, JoeR, that put a S/C on his otherwise Stock 2.4L & it help up fine, according to all his posts & etc.

Oldblue

A&P was in the middle of getting all the pieces for a S/C install, sadly he passed away prior to completing his project. I think CJ Krause installed a S/C on his first HHR.
I’ve thought about it , but parts are scarce and it is a 10 year old car, and I’m in a fixed income now, so funds are just as scarce!

sleeper

Blue- You would have dug seeing JoeR S/C set up on his 2.4L.

Yes sad about A&P, I know he was gathering.

And CJ put one on his 2.2 '06.