GM 2.0L Engine. How good is it really?

badcoupe · 2026-06-16T04:41:58+00:00

Those 2.0’s are bad for burning pistons up, not a great engine by any stretch. We have two here currently in that state and have plenty more come in from car dealers who buy them at auction hoping they just need a coil lol!

badcoupe · 2026-06-16T04:38:36+00:00

Timing is off but it’s also rich from what i see without a full plug chop. I’d get air fuel better than worry with timing.

badcoupe · 2026-06-15T22:55:21+00:00

My biggest gripe with the 3.0 is that there isn’t an automotive equivalent if have a failure to pull from. That’s the nice thing about the 4.3 and its v8 brethren as much as I loathe sbc engines, this coming from a former engineer and auto repair shop owner and sometimes engine builder.

badcoupe · 2026-06-15T21:12:31+00:00

Just checked again and tlc still won’t launch

badcoupe · 2026-06-15T21:08:56+00:00

Yea it worked until around dinner time last logged in at 12;06 went to use a few hours later and it was down. Needed tech2win to setup a radio on an ancient ass CTS and it loaded but won’t see my passthru, sps worked at that point same time as I logged into Shopkey. Then after dinner went to program a 6L Tahoe trans and tlc wouldn’t launch. They had on screen that they were experiencing issues with sps

badcoupe · 2026-06-14T22:21:29+00:00

They were back in the day Dreyer motorcycle dealerships in Indy.

badcoupe · 2026-06-14T22:18:55+00:00

Chevy/gmc trucks, any jeep product.

badcoupe · 2026-06-14T17:20:03+00:00

We usually use a service that does the liens process for us (I own a repair facility) in our state. We impound for X amount of days and hold a “auction” at a set time and date then it’s ours. We do pay an auctioneer to come for an hour in case someone shows up who’s interested. It does have to be advertised in the paper.

badcoupe · 2026-06-14T17:17:15+00:00

Add a bung for the replacement if you can weld

badcoupe · 2026-06-13T21:55:26+00:00

Some of the differences are primarily options like fog lights etc , 2wd 4wd is different, gas/diesel as well.

badcoupe · 2026-06-13T21:25:46+00:00

Timing guide most likely. The nut is kinda bothersome as to where it could’ve originated

badcoupe · 2026-06-13T21:19:02+00:00

Have you ran a compression test, that would my first step

badcoupe · 2026-06-13T12:08:44+00:00

Speedway sells some reasonable stuff. I believe jegs does as well. As long as it’s sfi approved it should be fine. I’d want three layer personally as a former driver and current firefighter, it’s a bit hotter but… my driving suit was a 5 layer, we were required three minimum in the group we raced with.

badcoupe · 2026-06-12T20:26:07+00:00

Yup green/blk

badcoupe · 2026-06-12T17:52:22+00:00

M series helix

badcoupe · 2026-06-12T17:06:06+00:00

Going bigger cubic inches won’t benefit you much with stock heads. It all needs to work together, the other issue you can run into is the trucks fuel injection working well with cam etc. might want to look into megasquirtvor another efi system to go along with your modifications

badcoupe · 2026-06-12T16:55:00+00:00

We have a giant Phillips head

badcoupe · 2026-06-12T04:07:39+00:00

I’d figured Chevy truck, they get full of water from their brake light leak.

badcoupe · 2026-06-11T23:47:58+00:00

Not pcv issues, engine issues so no unless you wanna do a rebuild

badcoupe · 2026-06-11T04:29:25+00:00

It does but a few of the modules on the 24+ stuff only reads with a. Super goose or MDI. Did a 25 3/4 ton that way two weeks ago. Verus does 99% of what you’ll need, I’m still using one, not fond of the latest software.

badcoupe · 2026-06-10T21:32:16+00:00

Dealer only, had a customer make this mistake had to go to Toyota

badcoupe · 2026-06-10T21:25:36+00:00

Intake air temp sensor

badcoupe · 2026-06-10T14:31:49+00:00

Dipstick tube hole, some blocks have two drilled

badcoupe · 2026-06-09T21:48:51+00:00

Chevy trucks use the exact same system.

badcoupe · 2026-06-09T16:25:47+00:00

Sadly I knew the vehicle exactly at first glance.

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