jdcutty Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 That's why this Quad 4 is fun...try slamming through the gears at 6500rpm when it has 180hp! Even by today's standards, a 180hp 2.3L N/A 4-Cyl is pretty impressive Yeah I agree. I might have to come down to the school sometime this week and check it out. When I'm not working......telling everyone in Genesee County that they owe back taxes (or getting shot at for it). 8) PM me your number, I would like to go for a ride in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 The Quad 4's headgasket issue was resolved in '94(for the 100 billionth time I've posted this ). Also, with some modification, the 2.4 twin cam and the 2.3 quad 4 parts will work. There is a guy that used parts from both drivetrains along with a nice roots style supercharger, 5 speed, in a beretta about a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Nice snow job in the pics. Musta been home for the weekend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93euro Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 That's why this Quad 4 is fun...try slamming through the gears at 6500rpm when it has 180hp! Even by today's standards, a 180hp 2.3L N/A 4-Cyl is pretty impressive it is indeed. Honda only gets 166 hp out of it's 2.4 L, and thats with i-VTEC. of course, they also get 197 hp (RSX-S, Civic Si) and 240 hp (S2000) out of a 2.0, but nonetheless the Quad 4 is still impressive, considering it was made almost 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Joseph Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 My in-laws had a 1992 Grand Am with a Quad4 engine under it. They drove it to 220K without replacing the head gasket. I don't know how, but they managed to do it. I think every part on that car failed except for the engine...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Those are quick little motors when they aren't broken. My friend had a W41 5spd equipped Beretta Z26 and it was pretty damn snappy......then he blew it up. W41's are only in Achieva SCX's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 My in-laws had a 1992 Grand Am with a Quad4 engine under it. They drove it to 220K without replacing the head gasket. I don't know how, but they managed to do it. I think every part on that car failed except for the engine...lol It was probably the LHO with an auto, correct? The only good quad 4's (HO's and W41's came with manual ONLY). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Here's what I was told by a tech why the Headgaskets were prone to go out. The origional design headgaskets bew was because there wasn't enough coolant on one part of the head. Causing that part of the head to be hot and thus make the gasket weaker in that area. Also I was told the W41 head Q4's didn't have this problem as much because they had a smaller Combustion Chamber which allowed more coolant over the problem area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted November 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 IIRC, the only difference between a W-41 and an LG0 (HO Quad 4 DOHC) is the camshafts and computer chip...Ours should have the 086 head just like the W-41, i know the intake is the same. This car runs nice and cool too...not even up to the middle of the gage. Slick, the LH0 is a 3.1 MPFI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 IIRC, the only difference between a W-41 and an LG0 (HO Quad 4 DOHC) is the camshafts and computer chip...Ours should have the 086 head just like the W-41, i know the intake is the same. This car runs nice and cool too...not even up to the middle of the gage. Slick, the LH0 is a 3.1 MPFI There was a low output version of the quad 4 available. I didn't call it an LHO, I called it a LO (Low Output). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kknobl Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 IMHO, the Quad4 was an engine with enormous potential marred by the HG issue. I had a 1988 Buick Skylark with the Q4 and loved it - drove it to 100k without any headgasket trouble (that's when I traded it in on a Saturn). In the lighter N-Body, this engine could MOVE and was a total blast to drive. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cutlass Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 There was a low output version of the quad 4 available. I didn't call it an LHO, I called it a LO (Low Output). It was probably the LHO with an auto, correct? The only good quad 4's (HO's and W41's came with manual ONLY). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Joseph Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 My in-laws had a 1992 Grand Am with a Quad4 engine under it. They drove it to 220K without replacing the head gasket. I don't know how, but they managed to do it. I think every part on that car failed except for the engine...lol It was probably the LHO with an auto, correct? The only good quad 4's (HO's and W41's came with manual ONLY). Not sure on the engine code, but I know it had an automatic tranny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlassdude96 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 LO was the 160hp and less engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 There was a low output version of the quad 4 available. I didn't call it an LHO, I called it a LO (Low Output). It was probably the LHO with an auto, correct? The only good quad 4's (HO's and W41's came with manual ONLY). Wow, I cannot type for the life of me. My bad! :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 IIRC, the only difference between a W-41 and an LG0 (HO Quad 4 DOHC) is the camshafts and computer chip...Ours should have the 086 head just like the W-41, i know the intake is the same. You could very well be correct. I'll have to do a little reasearching to fin out for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlassdude96 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 IIRC, the only difference between a W-41 and an LG0 (HO Quad 4 DOHC) is the camshafts and computer chip...Ours should have the 086 head just like the W-41, i know the intake is the same. You could very well be correct. I'll have to do a little reasearching to fin out for sure. its the cams that make the W41 special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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