I have to agree with you on the peppy (at least for a 4 cyl sedan). Mine is
a 98 SL1 and when a friend drove it he was quite shocked by the kick in the
back he got when he let the clutch out. He has a 96 Civic with the fart-can
muffler (in his defence he bought it that way) and said there was no way it
would beat the Saturn on a sprint.
I've never had trouble merging with mine and I can't imagine they would have
changed the engine or made the car that much heavier in 4 years. The only
trouble I have had merging is when some incapable driver is in front of me
and imagines a yeild sign instead of the merge sign.
"marx404" > wrote in message
...
> Haha Balh blah, you are absolutely right, the tornado is a joke. I wonder
> how they are able to sell such a snakeoil product and get away with it.
>
> Janus, we just added the 7th Saurn into our family, a 2002 SL1 for my 18
> yr
> old nephew in college. I also drove a 2002 SL1 for a month and found it
> quite peppy with my lead foot. Actually, most would say that the SOHC .19
> engine has better low-end torque then the Twin Cam 1.9 engine, giving it
> somewhat more power at lower speeds. Great on gas, comfortable seats and a
> nice ride for a basic car. Good looking too, IMHO.
>
> Adding on a CC is difficult, as the original is in the steering wheel, so
> they would have to use an aftermarket. Not rocket science, but best to let
> Saturn or someone who knows Saturns install it.
>
> I suggest if you want a great way to add some more powerinexpensively,
> simply replace your stock air filter with a K&N flat panel filter. It
> costs
> only about $50. and fits right in where your old paper air filter goes.
> The
> only caveat is that it is permanent (no need to throw it away) and needs
> to
> be washed and re-oiled with the K&N treatment once every blue moon. You
> will
> get a tad more power , better response and it is environmentally friendly
> too. You can get one at any Auto parts store and it takes 2 minutes to
> put
> in btw - they come ready to go and pre-oiled. I highly recommend them.
>
> If you still need more power, then you can put on a giant fart-can muffler
> instead of the restricting original muffler (just kidding) ;-)
>
> marx404
>
>