fabrication

zerosilence · Post by **zerosilence** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:04 pm

does anyone know who can fabricate some engine mounts? i tried to call this place in san diego that i dealed with when i lived there and now they only work on honduhs. i was kinda mad i was going to use them for a turbo kit for the woo.

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:53 am

what motor to waht car?

i'm making custom mounts from my 2.2 leganza motor to my 89 pont. lemans.

garrett

zerosilence · Post by **zerosilence** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:39 am

well me and my friend were thinking he has an acura rsx and he also has a rsx type s in his garage. and we were thinking of swaping the type s in the daewoo. it doesnt seem to have any clearance issues, and its out of a 2002 rsx. so it will pass ca state emissions . he also has the stock ecu for it. i think it can work. it was just a brainstorm. i think it would be kinda cool though.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:15 am

a honduh engine in a woo

bigted83 · Post by **bigted83** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:58 am

i would do it in a heartbeat if i had the money, give me a dohc vtech 1.6 litre with some cams and a turbo a header and some other options

Post by **Efratech** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:25 pm

hehehe, hondas are ok.

dont you think the gearlinkage will be a problem?

also you need custom shafts, etc.

hybrids been done tons of times overhere. but is a bit frustrating when you dont do it properly

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:27 pm

daewoomofo wrote:a honduh engine in a woo

if you're asking for someone to fab up some mounts for you then you're not even close to being ready or experienced enough for this swap

besides it wont really be a daewoo anymore so you might get a better reseption on a honduh forum.

garrett

zerosilence · Post by **zerosilence** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:54 pm

gse_turbo wrote:
daewoomofo wrote:a honduh engine in a woo

if you're asking for someone to fab up some mounts for you then you're not even close to being ready

i have done engine swaps i just never had to do fabrication before.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:50 pm

thats what i ment by the hammer guy, thats me holding the hammer, and thats him getting hit for thinking about putting a honduh engine in a woo. keep her all woo dude...

zerosilence · Post by **zerosilence** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:46 pm

i figured that with a honda swap at least it would be easy to modify and with the daewoo the crank from what i heard can only support up to 200 hp. besides i did find someone to fab up some engine mounts.

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:18 pm

the same motor in the uk is supporting over 270hp at the wheels from the factory so the idea that the opel ecotec is weak is false, it's just less popular in the states.

it would be easier to mod a honda motor but that kind of underminds what the forum is all about.

if you want to mod a honda motor then sale your woo and buy a civic coupe of hatch for $1200-$2000 and save youself the time, money and agrivation.

look at it this way, all three of the US daewoo's put out more hp from the factory then almost everything else in the same classs. hondas average 80-100hp from factory unless you start getting into thier higher end models.

garrett

zerosilence · Post by **zerosilence** » Wed May 23, 2007 1:23 am

which daewoo is that. i dont know im just kinda getting frustrated trying to find aftermarket performance parts for it. and everyone that i know is just anti-daewoo. but that part i can handle. its just trying to find the parts. i tried to get a hold of kent cams for some reason website didnt work and i tried to get a hold of them and just gave me the run around. a what about the valvetrain where do i find a place to get all that stuff? and this constant oil problem is just irratating the heck out of me? yeah. i dont want to start on performance until i figure out the oil problem that bakersfield daewoo messed up.

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:13 pm

first off, what is your oil problem? we'll eliminate that first.

to the other questions about upgrades, you'll find that at time having custom parts made can be cheaper the some of the stuff i've see for other makes from the aftermarket.

kent cams is kind of old news (only in my opinion). i would look into QED they will even send you a catalog with all there stuff for the iron ecotec. here's the one i got
http://www.daewootech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8492

you also need to know the forum and know the interchange. here's a good start for the interchange list.
http://www.daewootech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=81414

in the UK and Eurpoe look to the Opel/Vauxhall X20XEV (all motor Euro version) or the Z20LET (turbo Euro version).
and you'll need to look to ebay.co.uk ebay.de ebay.ca

if your looking for something specific you can always pm me, i've got a super easy job that lets me be on the computer all day so i spend most of my time here anyways.

hopefully we've helped you to decide to keep the GM in your woo.

garrett

zerosilence · Post by **zerosilence** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:57 pm

about the engine thhing, is the engine 2000 or newer because in california to do a swap the engine has to be the same year or newer than the vehicle and use the swaped engines ecu. now with the oil problem, i took it to bakersfield for a broken timing belt. had to get new valves and every since then ive been having this oil problem. so i went to another daewoo place a lottle closer told them whats going on. and they said that its just the oil cap. they replaced that it seemed to work for awhile. then it happened again. its leaking from two places the oil capp and on the seal of the head. ill post pics when i get home from work. i run 5 30W pensoil if that helps and i live in a desert climate. i think it might possibly be the valve cover or the v/c hasket. let me know what you think. thanks a lot

Spider · Post by **Spider** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:11 pm

zerosilence wrote:about the engine thhing, is the engine 2000 or newer because in california to do a swap the engine has to be the same year or newer than the vehicle and use the swaped engines ecu. now with the oil problem, i took it to bakersfield for a broken timing belt. had to get new valves and every since then ive been having this oil problem. so i went to another daewoo place a lottle closer told them whats going on. and they said that its just the oil cap. they replaced that it seemed to work for awhile. then it happened again. its leaking from two places the oil capp and on the seal of the head. ill post pics when i get home from work. i run 5 30W pensoil if that helps and i live in a desert climate. i think it might
possibly be the valve cover or the v/c hasket. let me know what you think. thanks a lot

Hey zerosilence,

The following is taken from the Daewoo lanos Factory Service manual.......

"...higher temperature weather conditions require high viscosity engine oils for satisfactory lubrication.
Using oils of any viscosity other than those recommended could result in engine damage."
also, from the same manual;
SAE 5W-30 is recommended by Daewoo and so is 10W-30 (both API SJ grade)

So you run 5w-30 and you live in a desert climate.? Dude, I live in the same climate as you.
The only time I would even consider 5W-30 oil would be during a really cold winter. But with 80k miles on my engine ? I don't even do that because engine wear/age is also a factor.

If your driving the L.A. freeway system and surface streets and your cooling system is perfect ? And your running your A/C on a hot summer day and you are waiting in the Jack-in-the Box drive thru with your engine idling ? The oil your using now is not providing much in the way of oil pressure and really not much thicker than water.

No wonder it leaks.
Right now I am using 15W-40 Rotilla and no leaks.
None!!
later on in the summer ? When we have day after day of well over 100 degrees ? I might switch to 20-50.
5W-30 Is good for states like Maine, the Michigan upper peninsula and other cold places like Northern Canada. (burrr)
And its good here in Cali for NEW cars and in the winter (think December, January and February) other than that ? In my opinion, 5W-30 viscosity oil is no good for this climate in the hot months.

In another thread (a while back) you also mentioned the "valve work" you had done up in Bakersfield ? I responded at that time regarding "lifter placement" Basically, unless you are installing all new ones, after they are removed each lifter must go back in the bore it came out of. If that was not done it could also contribute to your top-end problems.

I'm getting older now so I don't look at the Daewoo like something I would wanna run on a drag-strip. My Lanos has surprised a lot of more expensive cars ( think Honduh) in traffic though.
I love my lil Lanos, Paid 9k for it new and I am on the second engine (first failed due my no timing belt replacement over site)

Also have a 4.6, 95 Tbird a 65 Ranchero w/a 302 in it and a 750 cc Honda Shadow Ace. If I wanna go fast I take one of them out.

If I wanna just have a good reliable, good looking good dependable good gas mileage reliable ride that I can count on to take me the 150 mile round-trip to get grocery's and run errands and bring me back ?
I take my woo. It's bone stock and I like it like that.
Some call it a "throw-away car"
And I will throw it away some day but I can't see that happening for a very long time. Although they do all end up in the scrap pile.
I just hope mine gets recycled into as great as a car as it is now.

Well, I got a little carried away

You are getting a lot of good advice in this thread and
I hope your absorbing it.
my post here is "some facts" and some "my opinion"

Take it for what it's worth.

Good luck w/your Daewoo. (and I also hope it doesn't become a "hondawoo"