2009 vibe, has extra HP and Torque, how can we upgrade our 1.8 engine to match 2009 specs

[lexicon]

Sorry if this has been asked,If the factory has squeezed more HP >2hp and Torque >3 ft/lbs out of the same pre 2009 engineWhat do we need to do to get the same performance.I have an 05 automatic.Are we looking at a different computer chip or ?????Or , please direct me to a previous thread

[ColonelPanic]

They've done a lot of mechanical changes to the '09s like the new dual-vvti setup, whatever benefit that adds over the old vvt stuff. Probably next to impossible to retrofit...

[kowell]

The 2009 model doesn't just have some small tweeks to the engine, it's an all new engine.The old 1ZZ-FE was replaced by an all new 2ZR-FEhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...ZZ-FEhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...ZR-FE

[Petrucci914]

Quote, originally posted by kowell »The 2009 model doesn't just have some small tweeks to the engine, it's an all new engine.The old 1ZZ-FE was replaced by an all new 2ZR-FEhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...ZZ-FEhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...ZR-FEYep!But really, if you want to match that rating, just get a short ram intake or something. That's really NOT a big increase at all. Changing the in-box air filter to an AFE or K&N would also do about the same thing

[NibCrom]

You won't be able to feel 2 hp.

[ColonelPanic]

Oh, I didn't know the 1ZZ was gone... Good to know.

[djb383]

I would think the pre '09 1.8 would have the advantage since it's 155 lbs lighter.....at least the pre '09 1.8 has a slightly better power-to-weight ratio.