# Question on the Gm 2.4 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 24, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982 "2006-07-24T14:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/1 "2006-07-24T14:41:33Z")
question, How good is the aftermarket on the GM 2.4L twin cam block when it comes to boosted applications? Has anyone ever bolted a 2.4L twin cam to a rwd setup using a T5 transmission? :snky: how easy is it to find a 2.4L block? Ty 👋 ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/2 "2006-07-24T15:04:54Z")
Probably easy. quad fours are junk. ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/3 "2006-07-24T15:07:01Z")
quad fours are mad pimp. aftermarket is fairly decent. turbo they can be quite crazy. ne z24 some 4 door cavaliers, some grand ams had the quad four. in 2001 quad four was disconituned for ecotech motors. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/4 "2006-07-24T15:19:29Z")
use an ecotec, the garrett nhra drag car makes 1300hp on one 😛 its not so stock tho haha ---
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/5 "2006-07-24T15:26:42Z")
yeah, but has anyone bolted a 2.4 to a t-5 in rwd configuration? and whats the diference between the regualr 2.2 and the ecotec 2.2? ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/6 "2006-07-24T15:46:34Z")
[http://www.year2032.com/ecotec.htm](http://www.year2032.com/ecotec.htm) scroll to the bottom for the chart of at what power level things broke and were replaced. Everything other then the turbo kit can be bought directly from GM. They also have a book on how to build teh ecotec drag motor. ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/7 "2006-07-24T15:48:53Z")
2.2 and the ecotech 2.2 are huge differences, twin cam is the main big one. ecotech as more top end then the 2.4 but a bit weaker in the bottom end. check out [http://www.jbodyperformance.com/new/newIndex.php](http://www.jbodyperformance.com/new/newIndex.php) great resource for parts. ne tranny can be bolted up wiht an adapter. for that u might need to check out advanced adapters, they can adapt nethning to nething ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/8 "2006-07-25T03:42:05Z")
2.4’s are readily available, but you never hear stories of any that make real HP for more than a year… like anything else, you can boost them. Ive never seen or heard of an aftermarket block? when i blew mine, i got the replacement for $550. It was cheaper to replace it than rebuild. I have heard of having them mounted in rwd apps, but if i remember correctly, only mantapart made the right plate to mount it? I’m sure you could fab one? why exactly would you use a 2.4? If it is an option, the eco is much more boost friendly than the 2.4… the 2.2 ohv is junk. a 50 shot should make it as fast as the 2.4’s, but then its maxed out 😃 ---
**Author:** ![juniorj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juniorj/32/7513_2.png) [@juniorj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juniorj)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/9 "2006-07-25T04:17:33Z")
see the little smiley in the corner of my sig…yea, OHV 2.2 eco swap ftw ---
**Author:** ![97CavyZ24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/eada6e/32.png) [@97CavyZ24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97CavyZ24)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/10 "2006-07-25T09:43:53Z")
i have a 2.4l block siting in my garage if you are looking to buy one and i think its just a bell housing to convert it to a rwd ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/11 "2006-07-25T10:42:48Z")
:lol so do I… i’ll be everyone who has tried F.I. on the 2.4 has AT LEAST one 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/12 "2006-07-25T13:35:58Z")
> [@drvnkd](#): > > I have heard of having them mounted in rwd apps, but if i remember correctly, only mantapart made the right plate to mount it? I’m sure you could fab one? why exactly would you use a 2.4? > If it is an option, the eco is much more boost friendly than the 2.4… > the 2.2 ohv is junk. a 50 shot should make it as fast as the 2.4’s, but then its maxed out 😃 i was contemplating doing a boosted 2.4 s-10 swap. nobody on s-10fourm, planet, etc.etc has ever done anything like it, they either stick with the 2.2, swap in a v6, or go full bore v8. Edit: im lookin at a few 94-95 bodies (ODB1 for teh win) and contemplating ripping out the 2.2 junk motor and putting in a boosted GM 4 cyl. I was asking about the 2.4’s becuase so many people have boosted them before. And its gonna be built, forged rods, pistons, moly rings etc. im not just gonna throw boost on a stock block and run it till it blows. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/13 "2006-07-25T14:03:57Z")
t5 plus power is asking for issues plus iam not sure about using amounting plate. ur better off using a v8 in anything rwd(bang for the buck anyways) ---
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/14 "2006-07-25T15:56:33Z")
its still in the thought processes :bloated: maybe a built auto would be better? time to do more research ---
**Author:** ![AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AlbinoMonkeyRat)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/15 "2006-07-25T16:13:12Z")
FYI: 2.4L Twin Cam (LD9) is a different engine than the Quad Four (which is 2.3L, although, some parts are interchangeable) Let me ask the guy who boosted his LD9 on his Alero. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/16 "2006-07-25T17:18:05Z")
im planning on finding and boosting a 2.4L twin cam LD9. Mantaparts makes an adapter edit: now im reconsidering it, maybe its time to stop fighting the v8 bug shit for the 2.4 is wayyy expensive hmm, second gen v8 swap anyone? ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/17 "2006-07-25T22:03:16Z")
Solstice uses the 2.4L in a RWD application, but I don’t know what tranny it is using. It is a 5 speed, so it could very well be the T-5. ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/18 "2006-07-25T23:22:59Z")
[mantapart.com](http://mantapart.com) EVERYTHING YOU NEED, even a rwd conversion for cavaliers!!! ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/19 "2006-07-26T01:10:49Z")
> [@neurokinetik](#): > > Solstice uses the 2.4L in a RWD application, but I don’t know what tranny it is using. It is a 5 speed, so it could very well be the T-5. 2.4 ecotec and the ho 2.4 two completly different motors ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982/20 "2006-07-26T05:46:49Z")
do NOT buy from mantapart… their reputation, is that of low quality, bad delivery and worse service. i boosted my stock 2.4… even built 2.4’s would not be as reliable as the eco… the solstice uses a 2.4l eco engine… the only way i would suggest the LD9 is if you already have one. if you built one, and wanted around 200 hp… you could probably drive it that way forever. I would not expect any longevity if you go for 300+ [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-on-the-gm-2-4/14982.md?page=2)