Hey Guys, first post as a Cobalt owner. A drunk driver just took out my turbo SS Camaro and I bought the Cobalt as a fun commuter.
I'm loving the car, it handles very well and the little motor is surprisingly fast. 600-800 RWHP is fast for me so I don't really plan on rebuilding and tearing this car up to get it to run 12s while ruining its excellent mileage and reliability. Let me know what your suggestions are but here's what I'm looking for. I love mods that improve efficiency and horsepower with out giving up mileage.
What gains are people seeing with a header, cat, and cat back exhaust? Is this something worth spending $800 on? The stock exhaust looks pretty smooth, maybe just a shorty header?
The stock intake pipe looks pretty good too; I guess you could throw on a K&N for a larger surface area for the air to flow through. I hate the drone of a 5" exhaust-tipped civic, is that what I'm info with a cat back?
Second is GM's stage II kit worth it, I guess there's concerns with the tuning and some problems that people are experiencing? I know Scott at Intense from when I worked at STS and I'm guessing he could shoot me a 3" pulley and a better then GM reflash? I'm at 5,000' ASL so I'm assuming the stock injectors can handle a 3" pulley; I can only get it to run 10PSI now which is consistent with my altitude.
I also need a rear sway bar; I was surprised there wasn't one installed from GM? Does someone sell just a rear kit; the front bar is heavy enough stock.
Thanks Gentlemen, pick a question and give me your input.
I'm loving the car, it handles very well and the little motor is surprisingly fast. 600-800 RWHP is fast for me so I don't really plan on rebuilding and tearing this car up to get it to run 12s while ruining its excellent mileage and reliability. Let me know what your suggestions are but here's what I'm looking for. I love mods that improve efficiency and horsepower with out giving up mileage.
What gains are people seeing with a header, cat, and cat back exhaust? Is this something worth spending $800 on? The stock exhaust looks pretty smooth, maybe just a shorty header?
The stock intake pipe looks pretty good too; I guess you could throw on a K&N for a larger surface area for the air to flow through. I hate the drone of a 5" exhaust-tipped civic, is that what I'm info with a cat back?
Second is GM's stage II kit worth it, I guess there's concerns with the tuning and some problems that people are experiencing? I know Scott at Intense from when I worked at STS and I'm guessing he could shoot me a 3" pulley and a better then GM reflash? I'm at 5,000' ASL so I'm assuming the stock injectors can handle a 3" pulley; I can only get it to run 10PSI now which is consistent with my altitude.
I also need a rear sway bar; I was surprised there wasn't one installed from GM? Does someone sell just a rear kit; the front bar is heavy enough stock.
Thanks Gentlemen, pick a question and give me your input.