2008 Saturn Aura XR

[codybirchem]

She's home and she's pretty!

I guess Des decided we're naming it Sassafrass, Sassy works for me haha

[Jedi3]

Congrats

I miss Saturn

[Ringo64]

Nice! Glad you picked it up!

I like that cluster better than ours a bit

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Sweet! I love the Auras, looks like you nabbed a top trim one, too. You've got close to 300HP on tap, so don't have too much fun.

[Jedi3]

Roll down your two front windows a bit and feel the top of the glass. Youll find that its a double pane window to keep road noise down. (so is the windshield)

[codybirchem]

Yeah I looked it up, 252 HP is what it looks like. 0-60 in 6.4 seconds, it's crazy. Running the TAPshift I can chirp the tires into second gear UNBELIEVABLE. All the buddies can't stop laughing when I put it to the floor. Des is happy with it, well, she'll be driving it mostly. We'll take care of it

[[ChaosweaveR]]

I'm thinking of the newer ones...you do have an LY7 powered model. The newer 09-10 Malibus and Auras with the redesigned 3.6L (forget that RPO) were pushing 280HP.

[Killiger2009]

280? wtf y didnt the gxp do that its actually sporty

[Ringo64]

280? wtf y didnt the gxp do that its actually sporty

because the motor was built and put into production in 09-10 when Pontiac was awaiting it's death

[Jedi3]

the Saturns never had more than the 252hp eather.

[Ringo64]

the Saturns never had more than the 252hp eather.

See post above and add Saturn to it

[Killiger2009]

motor swap lol

[codybirchem]

Yeah... I hear these motors ran a problem having too small a timing chain installed, so apparently the timing chain snaps? Like, it's apparently too narrow. Any truth to this?

[Jedi3]

they are not a timing chain engine, they use a timing belt.

[96firephoenix]

280? wtf y didnt the gxp do that its actually sporty

because the motor was built and put into production in 09-10 when Pontiac was awaiting it's death

wrong answer. its so you can be the first to have one. get crackin!

[The01Cav]

they are not a timing chain engine, they use a timing belt.

They are a timing chain.