Community for the GM Ecotec engine http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/ A Community for the GM ECOTEC Engine en Sat, 19 May 2012 20:34:55 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png Community for the GM Ecotec engine http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/ Mini JCW Lineup to Adopt Revised 1.6-Liter Four and Available Six-Speed Automatic http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17301-Mini-JCW-Lineup-to-Adopt-Revised-1-6-Liter-Four-and-Available-Six-Speed-Automatic&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 10:37:43 GMT Image: http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2012-Mini-John-Cooper-Works-Coupe-placement1-626x382.jpg The entire line of John...
The entire line of John Cooper Works Minis—Countryman, hatchback, Clubman, Convertible, Coupe, and Roadster—will be equipped with a slightly revised version of the 1.6-liter powerplant found in the previous generation of JCW models. Those revisions result in an output of 208 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque, the same as the last JCW powerplant.
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More... ]]> RSS Feeds RSS Feeds http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17301-Mini-JCW-Lineup-to-Adopt-Revised-1-6-Liter-Four-and-Available-Six-Speed-Automatic The Chinese all upset about car show models. http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17300-The-Chinese-all-upset-about-car-show-models&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 02:10:46 GMT Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand. Well they do everywhere but China. I suppose if there were a country on the planet that would hate hot girls... Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand. Well they do everywhere but China. I suppose if there were a country on the planet that would hate hot girls it would be China. It seems their govt has thrown … Continue reading →

More... ]]> Infinite-Garage IMADreamer http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17300-The-Chinese-all-upset-about-car-show-models 2013 Subaru BRZ Tested, Tackles France’s Route Napoléon http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17299-2013-Subaru-BRZ-Tested-Tackles-France’s-Route-Napoléon&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 21:52:43 GMT Image: http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2013-Subaru-BRZ-Limited-placement-626x382.jpg ...

This is a story of unlikely scenarios. The first concerns the Subaru BRZ, a rear-wheel-drive sports car from the company famous for making all-wheel-drive station wagons pretending to be SUVs. It’s equally unlikely that this Japanese car finds itself on southern France’s Route Napoléon, one of

More... ]]> RSS Feeds RSS Feeds http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17299-2013-Subaru-BRZ-Tested-Tackles-France’s-Route-Napoléon Apple Patents a Remote Control, Apparently for Cars http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17298-Apple-Patents-a-Remote-Control-Apparently-for-Cars&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 06:58:32 GMT Image: http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Apple-dash-design-626x370.jpg An iCar? Not yet. But a steering-wheel-mounted remote... An iCar? Not yet. But a steering-wheel-mounted remote control was among the 21 patents granted to Apple this week. We don’t typically track patent applications and grants for the Cupertino-based tech company—it holds or has filed for thousands of them—and came to this one through PatentlyApple.com.*The device, as Apple describes it in its paperwork, is pretty simple: A disc with traditional iPod controls can be clamped to the steering wheel rim. It could then, we take it, remotely operate an iPod, iPhone, or iPad. Read full story »

More... ]]> RSS Feeds RSS Feeds http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17298-Apple-Patents-a-Remote-Control-Apparently-for-Cars The Chevy SS: a RWD Chevy V8 sedan. We’re getting the Cammodore Again! http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17297-The-Chevy-SS-a-RWD-Chevy-V8-sedan-We’re-getting-the-Cammodore-Again!&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 23:14:20 GMT I know most of you here remember the Pontiac G8. Probably the best car sold in America during it’s short production run. It was practical, powerful, RWD, and reasonably priced and now IT’S BACK! You may have seen our friends … Continue reading →

More... ]]> Infinite-Garage IMADreamer http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17297-The-Chevy-SS-a-RWD-Chevy-V8-sedan-We’re-getting-the-Cammodore-Again! Volkswagen Polo WRC Street Concept Coming to Wörthersee, Previews Limited Edition Mod http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17296-Volkswagen-Polo-WRC-Street-Concept-Coming-to-Wörthersee-Previews-Limited-Edition-Mod&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 18:04:17 GMT Image: http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Polo-R-WRC-Street-concept-placement-626x382.jpg ...
Volkswagen always brings cool stuff to the annual Wörthersee GTI meet—the event has previously hosted gems such as the Edition 35 GTI and the Golf R Cabriolet—and this year is no exception. *However, the best of this year’s batch of awesomeness has to be this Polo WRC Street concept, which previews a production model set to go on sale next year. Of course, we don’t get the normal Polo here in the States; thus, don’t expect to see the WRC Street anywhere but Europe.
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Our diminutive long-term Mazda 2, the least-powerful, least-expensive car in our fleet for quite some time, has completed its 40,000-mile stay. Few tears were choked back as, after 16 months in our care, it pulled away from our office for the last time. Sure, the minimalist Mazda was fun to toss around, but it illustrated the difficulty some manufacturers have faced in coercing Americans out of large cars and crossovers and into pint-sized hatchbacks. (more…)


More... ]]> RSS Feeds RSS Feeds http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17295-2011-Mazda-2-Touring-Long-Term-Road-Test-Wrap-Up Driven: The Kia Sorento http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17294-Driven-The-Kia-Sorento&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:01:56 GMT Admittedly the Kia Sorento isn’t exactly the coolest and most desirable car out there but we can’t drive Lamborghini’s every day unfortunately. Not to mention most of you out there drive normal cars too and maybe you actually care what … Continue reading →

More... ]]> Infinite-Garage IMADreamer http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17294-Driven-The-Kia-Sorento Waiting for the Future: Up Close at Lotus Headquarters http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17293-Waiting-for-the-Future-Up-Close-at-Lotus-Headquarters&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:27 GMT Image: http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Lotus-Hethel-HQ-evening-626x276.jpg The moment that Malaysian carmaker DRB-Hicom...
The moment that Malaysian carmaker DRB-Hicom took control of Lotus in April, rumors were born that Lotus’s fifth owner was looking for a sixth. Since then, DRB execs and British politicians have cooled the speculation with sobering comments that no changes are happening—”for now.” But their reassurances did nothing to address questions about Lotus: How far along is the Esprit? Why is the Elise dead in the U.S.? And with only the Elise, Exige, and Evora on the market, how is it that Lotus keeps the lights on and 1200 people employed? We went to Lotus’s headquarters in Hethel, situated on a former Royal Air Force site on England’s eastern seaboard, looking for answers. Read full story »

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BMW will extend its “is” badging to the 1-series starting this fall, when dealers begin taking deliveries of the 2013 135is coupes and convertibles. Whereas the 335is and Z4 sDrive35is are perhaps halfway between normal models and M cars—sort of M Performance cars before such a thing existed—the 135is is more like a 135i with existing off-the-shelf upgrades. (more…)


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]]> For Sale EcoEnthusiast http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17290-Crate-Engine-depot-2-4L-manifold-for-2-2L-ecotec Porsche Releases Photos of a 918 Spyder Prototype http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17289-Porsche-Releases-Photos-of-a-918-Spyder-Prototype&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:16 GMT Image: http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2014-Porsche-918-Spyder-prototype-placement-626x382.jpg ...
Porsche has released some official, er, “spy” photos of its 918 Spyder prototype, the same one our own spy photographers recently spotted. We applaud the company for giving us these unaltered images, which show the unfinished car with data-collection equipment scattered about the interior.
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More... ]]> RSS Feeds RSS Feeds http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17289-Porsche-Releases-Photos-of-a-918-Spyder-Prototype What the...? http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17288-What-the&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 13:48:25 GMT Is anyone else receiving a recurring error message: "Stack overflow at line: 3"--what gives?? ]]> New Member Check In Robertd903 http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17288-What-the Uh.....hellwo... http://www.ecotecforum.com/forums/showthread.php?17287-Uh-hellwo&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 12:13:10 GMT Ok, so I've got a 2004 chevy malibu classic, 2.2L engine, that will crank but will not start.

Here's the scenario:

I've had the fuel pump and ICM replaced, after which the car ran fine--for a few days. Then one fine morning, on my way to work, the car quit on me. It has, til this time, refused to start.

Security Check--Did the "10-minute passcode relearn routine", no joy;
Fuel pump--comes on when I turn key to "on" position;
Battery--good;
Spark Plugs--replaced (twice);
ICM--attempted to get tested at THREE auto part stores, but they looked at it like a MONKEY doing a math problem, stating that they can NOT test it!!! (So what, this ICM is never expected to fail, seeing as it is untestable????)

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