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Old 06-21-2011, 09:13 PM   #1
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2002 Cavalier LS Sport - weapon of mass cone killing

bought the car new in 2002 and haven't stopped spending money since.

current mod list:

Engine mods:
~GMPP m62 supercharger
~3.1 ZZP quick change pulley
~CX Racing heat exchanger
~Hptuners custom tune by Oldskool
~AEM cold air intake
~RKSport lower motor mount
~RKSport upper motor mount
~B&M short shifter
~Pacesetter 4-1 ceramic coated header
~custom bent 2.5" exhaust with Borla XR-1 muffler, Magnaflow resonator, Catco high flow cat, and 4" Magnaflow tip
~Custom Car Grills lightened crank pulley
~Prothane Urethane tranny mounts
~Red powdercoated cam cover

Suspension mods:
~Tein SS Coilovers
~RKSport subframe brace
~Ractive front strut tower brace
~Freedom Design rear strut tower brace
~Addco 25.4mm front sway bar
~Addco 25.4mm rear sway bar
~RKSport polyurethane A-arm bushings
~Satch's delrin torsion beam bushings
~Misnblu custom trunk brace
~17x8 5zigen FN01RC wheels
~245/40/17 Hankook k110 v12 evo's
~Baer 13" big brake kit front
~Baer 12" big brake kit rear

Exterior mods:
~G3 autosport oem carbon fiber hood
~VIS carbon fiber trunk lid
~Wings West W-type front valence
~03 rear bumper with GM Xtreme tuner rear valence
~carbon fiber fuel door
~custom painted headlights
~black corners
~96-99 toyo tails
~shaved side moldings
~fully retracting rear windows
~15% window tint

Interior mods:
~Tenzo R rally seats
~Tenzo R version 5 steering wheel with momo hub adapter
~Weapon-R 4 point harnesses
~Lotek Triple Gauge Pillar
~AEM Wideband o2 gauge
~Autometer Carbon Fiber series boost gauge
~Autometer Carbon Fiber series oil pressure gauge
~Autometer Carbon Fiber series voltmeter
~Ichibahn brushed aluminum pedals

Audio mods:
~Panasonic 7" touchscreen DVD Player

as the car sits currently.







and a few vids of the car out on course
http://youtu.be/Co6G-vMFb5s
not my best run of the day... only got 3 runs in before I had to park the car due to a failing wheel bearing
http://youtu.be/7QtNkIx5m0A

still have lots of plans for the car.

currently have a new clutch, fidanza flywheel, and lsd that will be installed within the next few weeks.
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Old 06-21-2011, 09:43 PM   #2
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Cool. I like teh super charger.

I got kicked out of autocross twice...

Next one I go to I'm running over every single cone then driving to DQ to celibrate.
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Old 06-21-2011, 10:08 PM   #3
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Didn't you work at Gregs shop on Rt.51...car looks very familiar
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Old 06-21-2011, 10:11 PM   #4
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i love this cavy. very nice build
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Old 06-21-2011, 11:15 PM   #5
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Looks great. From the vid sounds like you need to upgrade to some RS3's or Dunlop Z1's.
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Old 06-22-2011, 10:39 AM   #6
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nice setup, just sucks that its 4 door
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Old 06-22-2011, 12:51 PM   #7
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Didn't you work at Gregs shop on Rt.51...car looks very familiar
nope... wasn't me.
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Old 06-22-2011, 01:21 PM   #8
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I had no idea there was such a large aftermarket for these cars. Cool project.
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:43 PM   #9
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there are a couple guys on another forum I'm on that are making over 500hp with their cavaliers.
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Old 06-26-2011, 11:33 AM   #10
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couple pics of the cavalier from the last autox...




and my buddies sti I co-drove in the afternoon after my passenger side wheel bearing decided to fail... (luckily I was able to limp the car home)
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Old 06-26-2011, 02:29 PM   #11
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Always liked the way your car looked and the way it was built.
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Old 08-28-2011, 11:16 PM   #12
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trans is out of the car.

got the fidanza flywheel and the clutchnet 6 puck installed. hoping to tear into the tranny this week to get the obx lsd installed and get it buttoned back up and broken in for the next NEPA autox in Sept.
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Old 08-29-2011, 11:31 AM   #13
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Nice to see a nice cavalier.
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Old 08-31-2011, 11:34 PM   #14
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just a small update...

trans out:


clutch/flywheel out



new clutch/flywheel installed


trans is apart and the stock diff is out. gotta get the new bearings on the new diff and then i'm ready to reassemble/reinstall.

did find this stuck the to magnet in the trans though... it's a bellville washer that's broken in half. now I just need to figure out where it came from...
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Old 09-21-2011, 10:03 PM   #15
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found out the broken washer goes behind one of the spider gears in the old diff so no worries there.

went to install the new diff and ended up cracking the case putting the trans back together. got the case welded up today. hoping to put the tranny back together in the car this weekend and getting the car ready for the nepa closer 10/8.
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Old 02-06-2012, 09:36 PM   #16
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wow... haven't updated this for a bit.

got the trans case welded and all buttoned up in time for the end of the NEPA season. the LSD changed the whole dynamic of the car. where it used to grip on entry and push on exit, it pushes on entry and tucks and grips on exit. threw some more camber in it for Sunday and the car just grips.

Can't wait to get some better tires on it.

I've got a set of fender cowl braces coming for the car and finally tracked down a 4th bronze wheel but other than that, not much going on. trying to take care of some debt and get back on track so the car is on the back burner at this point.

I've actually have tossed around tearing the car down and doing a long term build on it using the proceeds from selling parts taken off the car that won't be used in the new build... but haven't made a definitive choice yet.

and a pic or two cuz hey... who doesn't like pics




and some older stages of the car



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Old 03-17-2012, 02:46 PM   #17
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fender cowl braces came in...

install coming soon.

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Old 09-30-2012, 12:26 PM   #18
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some new toys:


a few progress pics...


blower off


old heat exchanger off


intake manifold off


new dual pass endplate installed


intake mani back in with the phenolic spacer installed

still have to plumb new lines for the dual pass and install the new heat exchanger/reinstall the blower
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Old 10-01-2012, 10:09 AM   #19
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ah the old cavalier days. i still miss the 2 i had some days. fun cars to mess around with and the parts were dirt cheap
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Old 10-01-2012, 11:41 AM   #20
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sweet build!
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