Very loud noise from the engine

[supmet]

Originally Posted by Stiv

To make things worse, they say that's completely normal on small forward wheel cars with strong(er) engines.

I'd be a little scared to listen to anyone's car advice who thinks a 1.8 putting out 130 is a strong engine.

[TheSilkySmooth]

Originally Posted by supmet

I'd be a little scared to listen to anyone's car advice who thinks a 1.8 putting out 130 is a strong engine.

Talkin Factory stock motor - not tuner turbo NOS bullcrap. Its a strong engine - anything over 70hp/L is high performance. In the 70's our 2.3L and 2L only made about 75Hp and top speed was around 80MPH. If I did a couple drag strip drop clutch starts at 4500 rpm on my 1.5 I would snap a halfshaft after about 3 tries guaranteed. 90's VTEC Acura integra would be stronger yes, but 130 hp is still stout for a regular car. No such problems on my Suzuki Aerio SX drivetrain.