yeah indeed (pollution controls). though not classic, next summer i'm going to tweak the engine in my saturn. the thing has speed and fuel economy out the wazoo (i drive 40km a day, 20 to and from school, plus city driving), at least 65mph... usually 80 (around 130kph) either way, and i still get 500km to a 40L tank of gas. but i remember going through the mountains in Penn, and having to drop 2 gears just to make it up.
i need to get the steering tightened up too, it's far too loose for my taste. hopefully it won't involve having the front end converted to an expensive sport suspension... i'm hoping the steering box can just be tightened up some. from there it's a new chip, a cold air intake, and then cosmetic mods (i'm not big on sacrificing too much fuel economy, lol). the 01-02 SCs are excellent cars. can you recommend something to throw into my engine (oil-wise) that will blast out all the carbon, besides just an oil change? i change it every 3mo or 5000km on the button, but it's idling a little rough for my taste, and i'm feeling a performance loss off the line and into 3rd gear. i have the fuel system cleaned once a year (injectors, induction system, etc)) though i need a new fuel filter put in (it's part of the induction sys, so the dealer has to do it. megabucks). any ideas? something to clean all the crap out of my engine
