08-10 cobalt ss turbo

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>>14103380

Why not leave it stock and build up a nice cheap honda to 400HP?

The SS TC was a very fast track monster and i'm kind of a fan myself as far as 400whp on stock internals that sounds a bit optimistic.

>something tells me that a high strung turbo 4 banger won't be.

You'd be right about that.

But then again... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjXYsmUYka4

Not an owner so there's not much i can say about reliability other than don't expect it to take as much abuse as your honda :^(

Love the SS TC though. sorry if i'm not much help

Bump, somebodies gotta have some input, it's not a slow car

>>14103380
Get a wrx instead, FWD is no fun

>>14103513
But it's faster than a same year wrx on the track and in the straights and way cheaper

>>14103517
Faster on track is irrelevant,cheaper is a lie,better looking is wrong

>>14103529
I can buy a 09 with 70k kilometres for 8k Canadian, wrx is 10 grand for 200k kilometres that's been abused to fuck and is still slower that's totally relevant

>>14103508
I'm building my Ep3 right now I have a k24 sitting in a warehouse that I'm getting z1 heads in, I'm aiming for 300 whp by this time next year. But that's all engine, I want a turbo car that's more reliable than a wrx

If you want a FWD turbo Chevy go right ahead, just know what you are getting

>>14103380
Itt
Cars for teenage spic faggots who can't into real cars

>>14103574
Hah, it's faster than whatever you're driving on the track or the strip

>>14103589
>Teens still havent grown out of le track day

>>14103380

It's very good engine with too much potential capability of being fast slapped in a very cheap and almost criminally bad platform.

>>14103695
2/10 good attempt

>>14103513
>wheelspin is no fun
>raping your driveline to get a good launch is

t. some faggot

>>14103508
what the fuck is this rolling start shit

I have big respect for these cars. They're very lightweight and can be highway kings. Only three 4-cylinder cars have taken my GTO on the highway, and they were all SS Cobalts.

A friend in my group has the highest power Cobalt on stock displacement in the world currently, 650whp. If you push, they will break, but 400whp is a reasonably safe number, and more than enough for a car that light.

>>14103840
Everything mechanical has nothing to do with the other cobalt models, except the interior... Which is pretty rental car

While I cannot speak for the ss I will say that I once received a hand me down 07 cobalt ls and I ended up supercharging the l61 on stock internals. Little puppy was putting down 220 to the wheels. Still see it ricing down my streets til this day.

All I'll say for you is that the drive train is stout the rest of the car is really just shit. So it all depends on what ya want!

I worked on chevy for 5 yrs as a chevy tech. The 2.0 ecotec is a good engine. Chevy didn't put shit part in those engines. The interior is shit compared to other cars in its class. It has a good trans in it with a clever diff so torque steer isn't horrible. Overall it's a good car. But remember the suspension components are the same for the most part as a regular cobalt. So if you beat it allot you're going to be replacing shit allot

>>14105593
How is that so, the suspension parts are tuned for the nurburgring

With some bolts ons a tune and a boost controller they're fucking fast on the strip and on the track but the interior is garbage and the fact it's a cobalt, which gets more flak than a built civic. If you're gonna buy one get ready to hear all the bullshit that comes with it. They're faster than the srt-4s and 08 wrxs, don't quote me on it but they're pretty much tied for '10 wrxs too.

My buddy has his done up and IMO black is the least faggy colour for them because it almost disguises that it's a cobalt lol.

If you can find an 07-08 350z for the same price I would honestly just get that, it won't be easier than the balt to make power but it's a more respectable car overall.

>400whp
>FWD

leave it alone unless you want to ruin whatever handling it has through excessive wheelspin

i'd just get a 350z if you have a project, alternatively e46 m3

>>14106036
It's got a torque vectoring lsd and the torsion rear acts like a really fucking thick rear sway bar. But you do have to retune the whole car if you're going for 400whp including lowering to the point where it might as well be a track car only.

>>14105551
its to avoid uneccesary drivetrain damage dumbass

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They look like such shit boxes, even pimped out

its a very reliable platform with no major issues like many other cars in its class which have some problem every owner has to face like the RSX and its grinding gearbox
>minus that whole ignition snafu

>>14105585
not true the interiors had nice Recaros, better steering wheel, and premium shifter

>>14103380
also you could just get the SC version and make 300 on stock internals and not become a turbo cuck. There is nothing like the sound and power delivery of a SC just saying

>>14107004
Turbo is absolutely superior in every scenario

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>>14103517
faster with 400hp tho?

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>>14103589
>or the strip

Nah..

>track driving

None of you fags are racing drivers

>>14107253
Lmao seriously could you post ashittier car

>hurr I like to only go straight

>>14107604
>Lmao seriously could you post ashittier car


he could have posted a cobalt ss.

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>>14107642

>>14107642
At least it's actually fast, not like a turd with cancer lumps

>I DAHUMPED 10GRND IN MUH TURD AM AND I GET 13.5 IN THE QUARTER

>>14107654
its not though. i have an m3. that's fast. this is a shitbox that is massively overpriced and extremely ugly.

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>>14103380

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>>14107680
Fastest laps says other wise
Infact it's embarrassing that a car with that much power isn't any faster than a 6k car

>>14107654
It runs that stock easily

My car cost less than most decent turbo kits and its 305bhp stock

>>14108043
>$6k SS Turbo

Yeah, salvage title/blown up/200k+ miles. Prices are closer to $8-11k

E46 M3s are $14-20k and won't depreciate as hard. There's also the nice thing about not driving a high powered FWD Cobalt that's nice too.

>>14109099
>ls1 fbody for $2500
>troll bmw fags in drag races

>>14107253
lol when even the SC version is faster then that shit
>don't forget to trim ur mullet

>>14107152
except that its not a supercharger... Turbos are fro common plebs

>>14109354
>lol when even the SC version is faster then that shit

not even close

my car is considerably faster than either a SC or TC cobalt

even the old LT1 fbodys were comparable to the cobalt TC

>ricefags forget what torque is

>>14110126
>2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Compare Car 0-60 mph 5.7 | Quarter mile 13.8

>2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged Compare Car 0-60 mph 6.0 | Quarter mile 14.2


>1998 Pontiac Trans Am Compare Car 0-60 mph 5.0 | Quarter mile 13.2

also this doesn't specify if its an auto or stick, or what the rear ratio is

my car is the fastest stock option and could easily do under 5 seconds

>bmw fags

>>14109115
>drag racing

It'll still feel like you're sitting in a car way bigger than it should be with no communication at its limits when cornering, and the interior of a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe.

Drag Racing is stupid anyways when a used liter bike runs a reliable constant 9 seconds in the 1/4 out the box for $3000 or less.

>>14110143
>has never driven an fbody

its actually very competent handling platform. it depends on the factory spec

an fbody with factory bilsteins is going to hang with literally any weeb vehicle you guys like to jerk over.

my car is actually very controllable. i can go near full throttle at the entry of a corner and be going 90mph on the way out

>hurr durr liter bike

i also have 4 wheels

>>14110140
Without launch control you can launch a tc cobalt at 5.1 to 60. And it comes with a built in ecu boost controller,, so you can make 300 plus on a factory tune all while getting 30mpg