# 2003 Cavalier \[ college kid build\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [September 8, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820 "2008-09-08T17:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/81 "2009-09-11T14:37:16Z")
i like the srt4 wheels better but those still look okay ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/82 "2009-09-11T14:40:59Z")
The SRT-4 wheels needed spacers in the back fo sho ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/83 "2009-09-11T15:57:51Z")
Cool, I had a 2nd gen as my first car. ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/84 "2009-09-13T14:49:45Z")
> [@Organized leaf bashing v.whosgoingtothegamethursday?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/organized-leaf-bashing-v-whosgoingtothegamethursday/22894/3): > > Looks good dude… nice and clean. better than it started out, IMO. > > But why injectors and fuel rail? Cams, and a tune are not going to crank out so much more power that bigger injectors and a bigger fuel rail will be needed… even with a bigger intake manifold. I would think on a 2.0L NA motor, cams, full exhaust and an intake manifold, tuned will make 25WHP more. And how exactly is it going to be tuned? > > What injectors are stock? What fuel pressure? I will admit i know dick about yoru engine in particular, but I know factory injectors are not installed in cars and tuned from the factory so close to max duty cycle, that people add 15hp to them and they need to bump up an injector size. the injectors are because the stock injectors are maxed out on a factory tune with no mods at all… i had to go with an 02 fuel rail because the lsj(cobalt ss) injectors will not fit into the 03 rails without spacers and id rather a direct fit… and with the reading ive done on the manifold people have gotten 15 to 20 whp with proper tuning… and the cams are pretty big… im not sure on the specifics… there at my dads house currently… but its like a 440 lift and i think .52 duration… im thinking with the cams and the manifold it should be a bit more enjoyable… oh and im getting it tuned at synapse… they did great things with there development cobalt so im hoping the 2.4 ecotecs wont differ too much from the 2.2 eco’s… so we will see… ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/85 "2009-09-13T14:51:28Z")
> [@linix help](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/linix-help/22885/6): > > ohh and is this an auto or standard trans? > > want to get an idea for parastetic loss! and sorry that i can never figure out multi quoting on here… its an auto for now… i want to save up for a 5 speed swap… and the srt-4 wheels were nice but i like these a hell of alot more… and they weigh nearly the same as the srt 4 ones… ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/86 "2009-09-13T14:52:30Z")
> [@where do u think the closest bugatti is..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-do-u-think-the-closest-bugatti-is/22859/13): > > Cool, I had a 2nd gen as my first car. yeah those are nice but its definitely an upgrade from the old 2.2’s and 2.4’s to the ecos ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/87 "2009-09-15T06:42:23Z")
> [@I'm in paradise....\*PICS\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-in-paradise-pics/22923/21): > > the injectors are because the stock injectors are maxed out on a factory tune with no mods at all… i had to go with an 02 fuel rail because the lsj(cobalt ss) injectors will not fit into the 03 rails without spacers and id rather a direct fit… > > and with the reading ive done on the manifold people have gotten 15 to 20 whp with proper tuning… and the cams are pretty big… im not sure on the specifics… there at my dads house currently… but its like a 440 lift and i think .52 duration… > im thinking with the cams and the manifold it should be a bit more enjoyable… > > oh and im getting it tuned at synapse… they did great things with there development cobalt so im hoping the 2.4 ecotecs wont differ too much from the 2.2 eco’s… > so we will see… Huh, I cant believe that factory injectors are maxed stock! thats retarded. I know that they dont want people “moding” cars, but that is just stupid not giving the car any head room. I am waiting on the dyno results on the tune, mani and cams… should be interesting. Hopefully it wont be like the orange Mustang with cams that netted -WHP & slower track times! lol And on the auto matic… bummer.:banghead but it will be consistant on the track I guess! ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/88 "2009-09-15T19:09:54Z")
> [@snow/ice tonight 1/14](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snow-ice-tonight-1-14/23023/2): > > Huh, I cant believe that factory injectors are maxed stock! thats retarded. I know that they dont want people “moding” cars, but that is just stupid not giving the car any head room. > > I am waiting on the dyno results on the tune, mani and cams… should be interesting. Hopefully it wont be like the orange Mustang with cams that netted -WHP & slower track times! lol > > And on the auto matic… bummer.:banghead but it will be consistant on the track I guess! yeah i dont understand anything they did with these cars… but i guess when making an economy car thats what you go for… im hoping all of this will liven it up a bit… we shall see… ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/89 "2009-09-15T19:22:14Z")
wanna race a TDI golf when your done? ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/90 "2009-09-15T20:17:05Z")
possibly… what numbers are you putting down? just so we would have some sort of comparison before hand ---
**Author:** ![Ender](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ender/32/6367_2.png) [@Ender](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ender)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/91 "2009-09-15T21:03:21Z")
nice I like the srt wheels! ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/92 "2009-09-16T07:40:26Z")
> [@Thank You Buffalo POPO!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-you-buffalo-popo/23003/24): > > possibly… what numbers are you putting down? > just so we would have some sort of comparison before hand i dunno. 120hp/ 240tq? car went 85mph in the 1/4 ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/93 "2009-09-16T16:42:33Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/23058/10): > > i dunno. > > 120hp/ 240tq? > > car went 85mph in the 1/4 it maye close for us now… youd kill me from the beginning… ive got nowhere near that much torque… i think ive got a little more hp though… ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/94 "2009-09-16T16:42:54Z")
> [@So whats the deal with homeless in toronto?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-homeless-in-toronto/23053/16): > > nice I like the srt wheels! thank you… there gone now though ---
**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/95 "2009-09-16T17:18:09Z")
Update? what wheels are on it now, stockers? ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/96 "2009-09-16T19:32:34Z")
> [@Johawk"](#): > > Update? what wheels are on it now, stockers? the Nexos ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/97 "2009-09-16T19:59:42Z")
i pull pretty good on v6 buick centurys… lol ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/98 "2009-09-16T20:08:13Z")
> [@Top Gear DVDs?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-dvds/23119/4): > > i pull pretty good on v6 buick centurys… lol hahaha! they are sneaky! but id be down if youd like to see at some point… ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820/99 "2010-01-04T15:40:05Z")
so some new things have happened here… first off… 3 piece brickyard spoiler arrived… needs paint ![http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/spoiler5.jpg](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/spoiler5.jpg) ![http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/spoiler3.jpg](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/spoiler3.jpg) 03+ LS sides arrived ![http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/sideskirts.jpg](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/sideskirts.jpg) and almost everything else i need to get the cams in… ![http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/pile4.jpg](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/pile4.jpg) ![http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/camtool.jpg](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/camtool.jpg) ![http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/mani.jpg](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/dan-518wc/mani.jpg) hopefully by the time its nice out i’ll have the funds to get tuned. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-cavalier-college-kid-build/238820.md?page=4)