Homepage Garage Wiki Register Community Calendar Today's Posts Search
#Camaro6
Go Back   CAMARO6 > Engine | Drivetrain | Powertrain Technical Discussions > I4 Turbo LTG Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons


Phastek Performance


Post Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 05-09-2018, 06:57 PM   #1
yankee
 
yankee's Avatar
 
Drives: 2018 Camaro LT RS, 2015 Mazda 3
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Toronto
Posts: 396
Is I4 turbo fun enough?

Since I can't find a 2018 V6 with the options / color that I want (and in my budget), but I do find some I4 versions, I might go this way if the car is fun enough in comparison.

Fun for me means excellent handling in corners, uphill / downhill, instant acceleration from a stoplight to another (because I will daily drive to / from work and I don't want it to be boring).

Is the car comparably quick enough to a V6?

Thanks!
yankee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2018, 07:02 PM   #2
Camaro_QC

 
Camaro_QC's Avatar
 
Drives: 08 Tiburon GS, 2018 Camaro 2.0T
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Québec
Posts: 1,669
J'ai lu beaucoup sur le forum ici que les gens mettent presque sur un pied d'égalité le V6 et le I4.

Le I4 te donne plus de puissance à bas régime car le turbo embarque vers 3000rpm. Je l'ai personnellement conduis 2-3 fois et en comparant avec mon Tiburon 2008 4cyl 130HP, je peux te dire que c'est vraiment plus qu'en masse! Les gens disent par contre que le son du V6 est vraiment mieux.

À toi de voir. Perso, je suis bien satisfait du I4 et c'est ce que j'ai commandé!

Tu peux m'envoyer un PM si jamais tu as des questions au sujet du prix de ton auto. J'ai commandé cette semaine donc je peux déjà te donner une idée de ce que tu peux avoir.

Je suis allé chez Grenier Chevrolet. Super service et je te recommande fortement d'y aller. Si jamais tu décides d'aller faire un tour, demande à voir Nicolas.

Bonne chance.
__________________
2018 Camaro LS | 6 spd | 2.0L turbo | Nightfall Grey | RS package | Technology Package.
---------------------
Order WDGHKX
1100 - 5/08/2018 | 3800 - 6/18/2018
2000 - 5/09/2018 | 4200 - 6/21/2018
3000 - 5/28/2018 | 5000 - 6/27/2018
6000 - 6/29/2018
Camaro_QC is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2018, 07:16 PM   #3
Start The Machine

 
Start The Machine's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 M6 2.0T
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Gig Harbor, WA
Posts: 863
What he said ^
__________________
RS Package, HD Cooling Package, Brembo 6 Piston Front Brakes, SRP Racing Pedals, Soler Performance Throttle Controller, Dyno Tuned by Trifecta, Velossa Tech Ram Air, Mishimoto Intake, aFe Air Filter, Mishimoto Charge Pipes, ZZP 67mm Throttle Body, Trifecta T40 Stage 2 Turbo, JacFab Recirculation Valve, PTP Turbo Blanket, ZZP Catted Downpipe, Mishimoto Pro Cat-Back Quad Tip Exhaust, Mishimoto Catch Cans, Mishimoto Coolant Reservoir Tank, GM SEMA Grill, RPI Designs SS 1LE Front Fascia Extension, Ikon Motorsports 1LE Spoiler, American Authority ZL1 Side Skirts, AMPP Quad Tip Rear Valance
Start The Machine is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2018, 07:18 PM   #4
Camaro_QC

 
Camaro_QC's Avatar
 
Drives: 08 Tiburon GS, 2018 Camaro 2.0T
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Québec
Posts: 1,669
Lol, sorry, I said that many threads here are saying that the I4 is close the V6. Low end power and torque while the V6 is better at higher rpm. And compared to my Hyundai Tiburon, the Camaro I4 is plenty enough!

And I referred him to a local dealer, the one I ordered mine from.
__________________
2018 Camaro LS | 6 spd | 2.0L turbo | Nightfall Grey | RS package | Technology Package.
---------------------
Order WDGHKX
1100 - 5/08/2018 | 3800 - 6/18/2018
2000 - 5/09/2018 | 4200 - 6/21/2018
3000 - 5/28/2018 | 5000 - 6/27/2018
6000 - 6/29/2018
Camaro_QC is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2018, 07:23 PM   #5
Thandel
ATS 2.0T
 
Drives: 2013 Cadillac ATS
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern New Jersey
Posts: 97
Get a diablo sport or other tune they are cheap you can revert back to stock for dealer work plenty of power that route
Thandel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2018, 09:20 PM   #6
cooper1965
Coopers Camaro
 
cooper1965's Avatar
 
Drives: 18 Flex Fuel LTG
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: St. Louis/Sullivan/Washington MO
Posts: 934
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thandel View Post
Get a diablo sport or other tune they are cheap you can revert back to stock for dealer work plenty of power that route
Except a diablo sport product does not exist for this platform, and reverting a "tune" back to stock for dealer work makes no sense. We are not going to check your write counts for warranty work, unless GM requests it. If they do request it, your are SOL anyway,(in most cases) so why bother?

yankee , I would direct your attention to this thread for some decent information on the 2.0t and its characteristics and potential.
https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=526640
__________________
Flex Fuel tuned by me using HPT-:-


---My Build Thread---
-----My IG PAGe-----
cooper1965 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2018, 09:29 PM   #7
Evil-Bee-NH
603 Camaros
 
Evil-Bee-NH's Avatar
 
Drives: 2017 NGM I4 1LT Coupe
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Manchester, NH
Posts: 6,779
Basic bolt-ons that don't require a tune will make the car feel much better. Your not gonna get more power without the tune but your powerband will be better and be able to hit max stock power easier.
__________________

MY 2017 I4 CAMARO BUILD JOURNAL | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM | 316RWHP - 385 RWTQ HPTUNERS DYNO TUNE | 12.693s @ 105MPH 1/4 Mile
Evil-Bee-NH is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2018, 11:30 AM   #8
yankee
 
yankee's Avatar
 
Drives: 2018 Camaro LT RS, 2015 Mazda 3
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Toronto
Posts: 396
Oh, I am asking as a stock, I don't want to modify it. At least not for several years.
yankee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2018, 12:04 PM   #9
Evil-Bee-NH
603 Camaros
 
Evil-Bee-NH's Avatar
 
Drives: 2017 NGM I4 1LT Coupe
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Manchester, NH
Posts: 6,779
Stock your low end feels better then the V6 obviosuly top end is the V6. Stock for stock.
__________________

MY 2017 I4 CAMARO BUILD JOURNAL | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM | 316RWHP - 385 RWTQ HPTUNERS DYNO TUNE | 12.693s @ 105MPH 1/4 Mile
Evil-Bee-NH is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2018, 07:35 PM   #10
Thandel
ATS 2.0T
 
Drives: 2013 Cadillac ATS
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern New Jersey
Posts: 97
Quote:
Originally Posted by cooper1965 View Post
Except a diablo sport product does not exist for this platform, and reverting a "tune" back to stock for dealer work makes no sense. We are not going to check your write counts for warranty work, unless GM requests it. If they do request it, your are SOL anyway,(in most cases) so why bother?

yankee , I would direct your attention to this thread for some decent information on the 2.0t and its characteristics and potential.
https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=526640
As to why I said or other tune.. I have a DiabloSport on my cadi so I used for reference. As far as if gm requests it you can clear the entire DTC history with a modis at a shop.. get a friend or spend 45 bucks to have it cleared at a shop and hey I brought the car to such and such auto garage to have them check.. gm is not going to argue about that as it is completely reasonable for a shop to scan and clear dtc history for true readings on sensor performance etc. as certain sensors will shut down completely when there is an error in sequence. So no not sol just need to know how to game the system.
Thandel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2018, 08:09 PM   #11
cooper1965
Coopers Camaro
 
cooper1965's Avatar
 
Drives: 18 Flex Fuel LTG
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: St. Louis/Sullivan/Washington MO
Posts: 934
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thandel View Post
As to why I said or other tune.. I have a DiabloSport on my cadi so I used for reference. As far as if gm requests it you can clear the entire DTC history with a modis at a shop.. get a friend or spend 45 bucks to have it cleared at a shop and hey I brought the car to such and such auto garage to have them check.. gm is not going to argue about that as it is completely reasonable for a shop to scan and clear dtc history for true readings on sensor performance etc. as certain sensors will shut down completely when there is an error in sequence. So no not sol just need to know how to game the system.

No. Sorry bud, it's not that simple. Trust me, I not only understand the "game", Im directly involved. Clearing diagnostic Trouble Codes has no bearing on PCM write counts. If it was that simple, don't you think everyone would buy a ZZP tune right out of the gate? I know I sure as heck would lol.
__________________
Flex Fuel tuned by me using HPT-:-


---My Build Thread---
-----My IG PAGe-----
cooper1965 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2018, 06:04 AM   #12
Thandel
ATS 2.0T
 
Drives: 2013 Cadillac ATS
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern New Jersey
Posts: 97
What I am saying is if you cleared trouble codes and all history codes “to see what the issue was” they are not about to fight you or check if it was tuned for a blown ring or piston.. there have been way too many issues with the ltg motors.. they could check for rewrite history but they won’t 99% of the time. I’ll take those odds. Re tune back to stock clear codes bring to dealer... they are not checking rewrite history they’ll fix issue flash update and you’re back in the road.. not here to argue at all brother. Could they read history yes, will they most likely not if you don’t walk in with an intake downpipe and tune installed. I also don’t think your blowing anything up with a canned tune as long as you’re doing all your maintenance properly.. I have a big issue with any manufacturer saying change your oil for anything more than 5k miles on synthetic I feel I push it at 4K intervals which is half of the recommendation by cadillac. I followed their 45k service for trans and once I saw the fluid I had the transfer case and diffs done immediately. I am doing the trans services at 30k next time based off of how dirty that fluid was.
Thandel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2018, 07:30 AM   #13
Papa Smurf
Cobalt SS Owner to Camaro
 
Papa Smurf's Avatar
 
Drives: 2017 Chevy Camaro 2.0L Turbo
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: East Coast
Posts: 76
Good Morning. I was in the same boat my Friend. Debating and test driving the turbo 4 camaros, V6 even the SS. But let me tell you, GM did it right for specs, handling and price. I had a supercharged 07 cobalt ss and traded it in for a turbocharged camaro and haven't looked back for as lil as $21k. I didn't like the gas guzzling v6, and couldn't afford the SS. Plus insurance on them things, sheesh. Good luck. And my wife an insurance agent. But you can't beat these new muscle car turbos. Mustangs are doing it right. They honestly just dropped their V6 trim this year to focus more on the turbo Mustang since its...literally lighter, faster and better on gas. My wittle ol' 2017 50th Anniversary Camaro 4 Banger turbo is 0 to 60 in 5.4 seconds. And does a quarter mile in 14 flat. That's incredibly fast for today's spectations coming from a 2 Liter engine. You couldn't get those numbers unless you threw a huge V8 underneath the hood or a Big V6 with a decent sized turbo back in the day. And dont get me started with daily driving them gas hogs. Maybe get 13mpg on average....MAYBE. While my turbo4 averages 28mpg. It's crazy today with engineering, electronic's and practicality in Fuel economy. Let me just tell you the Turbocharged Camaro wont dissapoint. Handling is more then impressive. Drives like a Cadillac. Literally. This camaro shares the same chasis as in the cadillac ats platform. Wow. Now that's the camaro shedding some serious heavy unnecessary weight meaning....faster. And with a couple bolt-on's and a tune, the V6 will be seeing nothing but your tail lights in your dust and quite possibly even the V8 SS. It's fast, let me tell you. Its Corvette fast. That's Subaru WRX. Its Dodge Challenger Fast. If you want to talk about numbers. What this lil 2 Liter Turbo can do and is pushing is more then impressive. To reach those track/speed numbers not that far...far...long ago. In early 90's you would need a 4.3L V6 w/ a turbo like in the GMC Syclone (SportTruck)to just reach a tie in a quarter mile or 0to60. Or even a V8 small block in the early 90s corvettes, that's right, a Corvette, to beat the turbo camaro. Therefore, i saw the 2.0t and fell in love with the specs, weight, exterior,interior,gas mpg and handling. Interior wise you get all great things the V6 RS owners get and even SS Camaro owners. Such as a standard touch screen, backup camera, great seats, same exterior cuts, cosmetically all trims are identical inside and out except for ss and zl1. I Always did love the spool/whoosh sound coming from a turbo too esspecially after a cold air intake bolt on installed with a little increase in Performance/Sound. I've owned my for a few months now and get 28mpg average. Pushing almost 300hp and God knows what with the torque involved(possibly high 350) with a couple bolt-ons and a zzp tune. This lil camaro is scary light/quick. I wouldn't be surprised if GM did same as Ford and drop the V6 all together to focus more on the quick, fuel sipping turbos 4 camaros.
Attached Images
          
__________________
-17 Chevy Camaro 2.0T-Own
-07 Chevy cobalt ss supercharged-traded
-99 Chevy Cavalier Z28-traded

Last edited by Papa Smurf; 05-11-2018 at 08:15 AM.
Papa Smurf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2018, 08:06 AM   #14
cooper1965
Coopers Camaro
 
cooper1965's Avatar
 
Drives: 18 Flex Fuel LTG
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: St. Louis/Sullivan/Washington MO
Posts: 934
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thandel View Post
What I am saying is if you cleared trouble codes and all history codes “to see what the issue was” they are not about to fight you or check if it was tuned for a blown ring or piston.. there have been way too many issues with the ltg motors.. they could check for rewrite history but they won’t 99% of the time. I’ll take those odds. Re tune back to stock clear codes bring to dealer... they are not checking rewrite history they’ll fix issue flash update and you’re back in the road.. not here to argue at all brother. Could they read history yes, will they most likely not if you don’t walk in with an intake downpipe and tune installed. I also don’t think your blowing anything up with a canned tune as long as you’re doing all your maintenance properly.. I have a big issue with any manufacturer saying change your oil for anything more than 5k miles on synthetic I feel I push it at 4K intervals which is half of the recommendation by cadillac. I followed their 45k service for trans and once I saw the fluid I had the transfer case and diffs done immediately. I am doing the trans services at 30k next time based off of how dirty that fluid was.
Oh, I got ya bud. My bad. I see what your saying there. Sometimes the typed word on a forum, leaves a lot to be desired as far as interpretation goes, lol!
__________________
Flex Fuel tuned by me using HPT-:-


---My Build Thread---
-----My IG PAGe-----
cooper1965 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Post Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:35 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.