+1 Please don't turn this into a "FWD sucks, AWD wouldn't have slid into the pole on summer tires in the snow/ice thread."
aka don't crash because you were hoonin' on the summer tires below 40degrees
Not that impressed
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+1 Please don't turn this into a "FWD sucks, AWD wouldn't have slid into the pole on summer tires in the snow/ice thread."
aka don't crash because you were hoonin' on the summer tires below 40degrees
tuOdekcalB
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i will like to change my opinion. was messing around with friends cobalt and i am VERY impressed with my car now. I love it.
squidmotion
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i was kind of thinking you may have had something wrong or something, because my stock '09 would definitely spank a '95 cobalt SS.... now the new ones... hmmm.. another story all together 
remember a car always feels faster in the passenger seat, for the most part..
i love giving unsuspecting bros a test drive... 'holy crap, what's in this thing?'
remember a car always feels faster in the passenger seat, for the most part..
i love giving unsuspecting bros a test drive... 'holy crap, what's in this thing?'
Metro Gray
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The summer tires in the winter are absolutely brutal. I bet your acceleration issues are related to this.
I can break the tires loose at the drop of a hat in 1st 2nd regardless how fast I'm going. The torque steer isn't bad at all but getting traction in the cold is impossible. Looking forward to the warmer temps this weekend to get a feel for what the car can do.
I can break the tires loose at the drop of a hat in 1st 2nd regardless how fast I'm going. The torque steer isn't bad at all but getting traction in the cold is impossible. Looking forward to the warmer temps this weekend to get a feel for what the car can do.
It says in the Owner's Manual to break the car in at various speeds.
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05 cobalts were rated at 205hp but 95% will put down more than that on a dyno bone stock. Just so you know.
tuOdekcalB
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freinds cobalt has stage 2 so think it is making like 230ish HP. And from what i have been experiencing the torque steer isn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. Very easy controllable.
wow that's pretty lame then. so you spend money on :intake, header, exhaust, pulley, injectors, and a tune and only get maybe 30hp
Silver Ecstasy
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The SS S/C'd Cobalt was weaksauce. Another example of GM's "Day Late Dollar Short" mentality. Back when Dodge was slingin the crap out of SRT4's (after the release of the F&F movie series), GM tries to come out with a slower pocket rocket. Their latest revision is a huge improvement in power, but I still can't live with one as a DD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STn-K-xp8TA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3-6Tj-CTVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STn-K-xp8TA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3-6Tj-CTVg
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tuOdekcalB
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he didnt get header or exhaust. He is planning on doing that this summer.
squidmotion
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break in period is nonsense... i wouldn't run any kind of oil additives or switch to synthetic for a few 1000 miles, though.
our normal procedure has been:
build an engine
run at 2000-2500 rpms for first 15 minutes of life to seat bearings and lifters
run the crap out of it from then on...
our normal procedure has been:
build an engine
run at 2000-2500 rpms for first 15 minutes of life to seat bearings and lifters
run the crap out of it from then on...
lol i pretty much did that to mine, except my s*** was on streets. but for reall its prolly ebtter than babying the car then getting on it hard, the car would be used to it
