This is the new MN room :guns:

So does anyone wana meet up anytime over the long winter? It would be nice to get a nice turn out (5 or more to show up)

I'd be game, might be tough with the weather, so better sooner than later.

Hey do you guys know where of anyone selling some 4 lug rims?? I want 17s for my car. If you know of anyone let me know.

i'll come meet up with all you guys but i need some rims first it's just too stock looking right now!

I'd be game - don't work too many weekends during the winter...

hey chevboy, or should I say chevgirl, just search online at like tirerack.com, discounttire.com, etc, and they will show you hundreds of rims that fit that ride.

I hear this saturday is gonna be nice outside, but my ride will be at the shop getting stage 2 put on. Sunday work for anyone, like noon or 1pm? Weather is supposed to be nice too. I'm sure the vikes play then, but they friggen suck anyway...

As of now, Im gonna be busy this weekend untill sometime Sunday...so we'll see if I can free up some time.

vtec - stg2 is fun... especially w/exhaust & header... so i've heard of course:D

yea those are the next on the list, can't decide if I want touring or the performance gmpp exhaust. I hear the cobalt addiction downpipes are really good too. Eventually want to get a 2.7 and 60lb injectors, but I still have about a year of warranty left.

So what's the deal? Anyone down for sunday, or should we see how the weather thanksgiving weekend is? I have that friday after off and I'm sure others do too...

I am down for that.

Alright boys and girls, I'll make the call here. Let me know if you think there is a better location.

Put up a post if you will be there and I'll add you to the list. Location will be at the park and ride parking lot on the NE corner of the highway 610 and Noble intersection (Brooklyn Park). Since the Vikes suck, I'm going to put a time of 2pm. The weather is supposed to be cloudless and in the 40's, about as good as it gets this time of year. I know we have a few peeps from the south metro, so if there's a more central location, put up a post and we'll discuss.

Please show up if you say you are going to come, hope you can make it poolboyz. I will be there.


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what up boys and girls... im still alive.

nice ride poolboyz! what happened to the cavy?? finally bust something on it and had to get rid of it??? hahaha

an idea... would anyone want to get together in like downtown minneapolis or somewhere else sometime for some drinks?? just curious... something different than meeting at the park and ride.

either way, let me know when you are all planning on meeting again. i'll try to get up there for it.

have fun this sunday!

Please show up if you say you are going to come, hope you can make it poolboyz. I will be there.


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I just got my Cobalt on Friday and I'd be game for meeting up with other owners. I'll be the one in the orange Cobalt.

We need to get a few more people to wana show up.

I don't think I'll be there... I need to make my ride look the way I want it before I start showing it off sorry boys count me out.

AKA... Chevgirl! Not Boy

Well as of now its only the 3 of us...so idk if its worth meeting but let me know what your think ???

I say let's scrap it. Besides, my car won't be ready until monday cuz the retards at the dealership didn't get the codes to reflash my computer on friday. It's gonna sit there till monday morning cuz you can't drive it with stage 2 hardware and no ecu flash.

which dealer are you having do your stage2?

friendly in fridley. Ten bucks it takes them till 10am to figure it out on monday morning.

Be sure to bring a copy of this printout with the updated re-flash numbers -

http://cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?p=511819#post511819

I'm glad i did, otherwise my dealer/service dept/tech knew NOTHING of what I was talking about. The tech that was working on it was cool about it, it did take him some to download the flash but it was worth the wait and persistence of showing them the first page of that thread with the pic (make sure you use the corresponding year pic). GM does not just send all dealers the updates, they have to find them as they service vehicles.

Just a FYI for you stage II peeps in MN. There is some sort of flaw in the reflash that makes your old rev limit 6.5k go into effect instead of the 7k one. It's happened about 4 times for me, but that was months ago. Haven't had a problems recently. I contacted GM about it and said there are no plans for a fix :cussing: Anyways, the point is if you experience anything like this please contact them as well and mention that you know of others with a similar problem. I'm not very active on this forum so if you need help send an email. mike.menne@gmail.com

As far as meetings go, I'd be more apt to meet downtown for drinks or something rather than the normal park n ride thing. Especially with winter coming. IF any of you are looking to get exaust or headers n stuff done and would like to hear what a GM manifold/magniflow exhaust setup sounds like send me an email as well.

Got my car back this morning. tested the redline right away lol and it flew right past 6500rpm. Seems everything is good to go. It kicks ass too btw.

Is anyone that you guys know in Northern Minnesota? I am from Bemdji/Brainerd, stationed in North Dakota though.

friendly in fridley. Ten bucks it takes them till 10am to figure it out on monday morning.
hey how much are they charging you for the install at friendly? i live like seriously right next door to that place (its actually where i got my ss) i was there over the summer and it seemed like they had no idea what a stage 2 even was!

How much was the flash for stage2?

hey how much are they charging you for the install at friendly? i live like seriously right next door to that place (its actually where i got my ss) i was there over the summer and it seemed like they had no idea what a stage 2 even was!
I looked for dealers with knowledge of SII and there were none. This was also last summer. I asked almost everyone in the state so maybe they are just now getting the hint that people want this and are getting preped for it.

I couldn't believe that in all the years before SS Cobalts with the Monte Carlo SS that they don't have info on how to service/upgrade superchargers. Or the tools, none of them seemed to have a press to remove the stock pulley. People have said (on the forum) that a standard pulley remover will work, but I now have a broken one to prove otherwise.

I got mine installed for 2.5 hrs of labor. 350 on the nuts all said and done. I got the kit from crateenginedepot for 550, best price anywhere. 900 bucks for 40whp, i'll take it.

They told me it would be 4 to 5 hours and I told them to blow it out their ass. He came back from his manager 30 seconds later and said 2.5. Probably only took them an hour.

Holy Duece!

I haven't been on in a while!!!!! Finally PB, got you SC!!! well now I can't run with anyone, lol! Just popping on and saying I'm alive!

D-A-M-N!

$350 for 2.5 hours and just the stage2? The Cities are spendy...

Stg2, exhaust manifold, Touring exhaust = 4 hour install @ $298.10 (and a 2 hour drive from the Cities, I suppose)

hey does anyone of you guys have a red 07 ss/sc with a low pro wing, polished 18s, and friendly chev temp plates? saw one at home depot in coon rapids today.........just wondering

i would bet that was poolboyz at home depot. he works there and jsut got one, i've seen it when i've been in riverdale a few times. looks like i'm the only one left that doesn't have one yet :cry:

hey does anyone of you guys have a red 07 ss/sc with a low pro wing, polished 18s, and friendly chev temp plates? saw one at home depot in coon rapids today.........just wondering

Yea it was me, I saw you looking out the back door of your job. Did you hear me fly down Main st ? :)

who has that yellow one across the street at walgreens then? at first i thought yours was a ss/na cuz the little spoiler........looks good tho . i bet you dont get made fun the way i do for my wing!

who has that yellow one across the street at walgreens then? at first i thought yours was a ss/na cuz the little spoiler........looks good tho . i bet you dont get made fun the way i do for my wing!

Some older guy (around 30) owns it...I've never talked to him b4, just seen him driving it around. He put the smaller wing on his now...probly didnt like the extra attention. Well we now have like 6 red SS SC cobalts in the MN group now, haha :)

Some older guy (around 30) owns it...I've never talked to him b4, just seen him driving it around. He put the smaller wing on his now...probly didnt like the extra attention. Well we now have like 6 red SS SC cobalts in the MN group now, haha :)

All the more reason to mod em up

I'll get my stage II in the spring along with GMPP manifold and exhaust. I can't wait until I have the money for it.Until then, I'm just stock.

2007 Cobalt SS/SC Sunburts Orange Metallic w/LSD

^ You live in Roseville...well maybe I'll see ya around the streets then. Im always flyin down Snelling at a high rate of speed :)

That high rate of speed is so easy to attain in these cars. It's almost sick that I want to make it faster.

whats the outlook on us getting together?? this beautiful weather won't hold out for long!

hey porter... where in the heck did you get all that installed for that price???

hey Hoffa,

Actually, I went to Underdahl's got a quote ahead of time (straight out of their service book) and made them stick to it - it actually took them from 8:30am - 4pm (it was their first time.... isn't that special?) but I went in and sure enough, only charged for 4 hours... I went for a drive with the tech and parked in front so I had my keys - if they would've told me more, I would've just drove away and told them I'd only pay for 4 hours - not my fault its their first time - THEY are supposed to be the "certified GM techs" and if GM says 2 hours for Stg2, 1 hour for manifold & 1 hour for exhaust... then that's all I'm paying.

So, for anyone else out there - I say get a quote and get a copy of that quote. (got all stuff from Crate engine Depot also, Tom's the $hit)

can't say enough good things about crate engine depot, they truly are the shit. Best prices on this stuff hands down.

can't say enough good things about crate engine depot, they truly are the shit. Best prices on this stuff hands down.
Agreed, picked up a manifold from them for a good price. Also http://paceperformance.com is where i got my Stage 2, best price I've seen when I got it. Looks like it's up $20 now though.

How much was the flash for stage2?
If you're getting the reflash separate from the install then it should be around 80 to 90 bucks.

Anyone know a Orange Cobalt SS/SC around Northtown i raced him tonight hes got stage 1

Anyone know a Orange Cobalt SS/SC around Northtown i raced him tonight hes got stage 1

I see an orange one in the parking lot at north hennepin community college on west broadway in BP all the time. May be the same one.

I have an orange one, but its not me.

Some of you guys better join me on a car tour this Sunday, Dec 10th.

A recent rain storm has cleared most of the sand from our favorite roads between Pepin and Fountain City, WI and the forecast looks clear through the weekend. If you liked River Road and County S up by St. Croix Falls, you will LOVE the “driftless” area of western Wisconsin. These are truly some of the best and yet most deserted driving roads in the nation...no REALLY! We'll make a couple pit stops along the route, then have lunch at Hansen's Hold Up (cash or check only) near Fountain City, WI before winding and twisting our way back on equally amazing roads toward the Cities. If you stay with us for the whole tour, you will probably get back to 494 at about 6:00pm, and you will put about 350 lateral-G-filled miles on your car, so be ready to DRIVE! People who need to get back earlier are of course welcome to bail out as they see fit.

More info at this link for now (read post #10).
http://www.mnsportcompacts.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41492

If it was on saturday I'd totally be down

If it was on saturday I'd totally be down

Sorry, But it seams that this tour is always held on Sundays.

Sorry, But it seams that this tour is always held on Sundays.


Hell Yea Man!!!! Id totally be down for that!

think i'm comin!

For everyone going on the road tour this Sunday, Dec 10th
Go to this link
http://www.mnsportcompacts.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41748

Who's all doing this? The WI roads along the river are pretty fukin nice (WI backroads are WAY better than most MN highways) - used to ride em all the time on the Flood Runs. Fountain City is right across the "creek" from me in Winona, MN. I'd probably be able to meet up somewhere between Pepin and Alma.

umm... Remember i kinda got banned from MNSC like a decade ago... lol

Hey Super, what ever happened to TCR.com?

I probably won't be able to make this though, helping move shit in and out of my sis townhouse!

umm... Remember i kinda got banned from MNSC like a decade ago... lol

U can still come along...It doesnt matter if your part of MNSC or not.



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man im still ridin on stock rubber and even this tiny bit of snow weve had makes driving hell. what are you guys doin for tires this winter?

man im still ridin on stock rubber and even this tiny bit of snow weve had makes driving hell. what are you guys doin for tires this winter?

Im still roll on stock tires too...I guess im gonna just keep rollin on them untill I fell there not workin.

I looked into winter tires but I dont feel like payin $600.00 right now for a set of 4 wheel and tires.

man im still ridin on stock rubber and even this tiny bit of snow weve had makes driving hell. what are you guys doin for tires this winter?

I using the PZero Neros - they seem to do alright - when I got the car, it had a brand new one up front and 3 Rossos. Front left was basically bald and then I somehow got a damn nail in the sidewall of the back right, so I just got all Neros. They're all-season tires, unlike the Rossos which are summer tires and they're like $125/pc. TireRack has some decent prices even with the shipping...

Regarding the run, I'm 90% SURE I'll be there - gotta hash things out with the wifey... my son would love to see all the sports cars. He's 9, and can recognize more vehicles than me!! Oh yea, I posted the info on the WI thread as well - trying to get a good showing of the balt...

Well so far the list of cars going is small but I hope it grows by Sunday. The guy running the tour has an Evo and I think his friend does too.

oh lol i know but i thought i couldnt get on mnsc because before they made people login to see the site.

lol the cobalts are going to hijack that tour.

lol the cobalts are going to hijack that tour.

So who's joining me on the tour???

The tour starts in the AM so if your planning on going you better set your alarm.

Just a few pics from the Road tour.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8715/roadtourpic1uh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1056/roadtourpic2qa8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

too bad i couldnt make it, had homework and studying all weekend...well wait..im still doing it :P looks like a nice tour, was a great day for one too :)

What time were you in Fountain City???? I was there with my son, but no cars at the Monarch... I see in the pic you were at Ftn City Kwik Trip, I did see that black Subie though... I ended up driving up to Hanson's HoldUp (by Arcadia), to find that it's chained up and closed though!

What time were you in Fountain City???? I was there with my son, but no cars at the Monarch... I see in the pic you were at Ftn City Kwik Trip, I did see that black Subie though... I ended up driving up to Hanson's HoldUp (by Arcadia), to find that it's chained up and closed though!

We were in Fountain City around 1:30pm or so... and that was a Black STi with us, so you may have see him drivin around.

you guys were in fountain city and you didn't cross the river and say hi?

when's the next meet?

when's the next meet?

In the spring (April Im guessing) after a few good rain storms to wash the sand of the roads.

... i guess i just wanted to hear the echo from this thread...:lol:

there's a nice halo projector group buy by NGA... just FYI... I know one other MNsotan got in on it...

Well I just spent my money on GMPP sport exhaust :)

I've got the Touring, I like it... gotta use the car for some long hauls sometimes and don't think that I, personally, would've been able to stand the Sport (according to what others have said) but trust me, I checked out the video/audio clips many times before ordering as I'm sure you did - the Sport sounds tough!

Hey porter, I think that is me you are reffering to. I did get in on the Halo GB (Check sig).

We should meet up around april or something, as well as whoever is planning on going to the May 18-20 WI Dells run.

Well I just spent my money on GMPP sport exhaust :)

Can't wait to hear that on your car, i want to get mine this summer hopefully.

Hey porter, I think that is me you are reffering to. I did get in on the Halo GB (Check sig).

We should meet up around april or something, as well as whoever is planning on going to the May 18-20 WI Dells run.

Yea, it was you - those lights look nice. I ordered the chrome myself...

I'm game for a meet as well - only thing is, is that I work every Saturday - still leaves some Fridays & most Sundays open though...

Yeah, I'm trying to a red/black them on my car (SC Black/red inserts for front and back would clean up the interior, just need to find some, lol) I plan on painting my "gray" grilles (lower damn and fogs/upper grill) black and I'm getting tint for my b-day. Black rims, Black Projectors.

I guess blue lights are illegal according to my rents, so the 3 blue leds are gonna be changed to red (thus making my red/black project work better!)

I guess blue lights are illegal according to my rents, so the 3 blue leds are gonna be changed to red (thus making my red/black project work better!)

FYI, Having red lights in the front of your car is illegal too.

Shit!!! I guess white will have to do!

A little off topic..anyone with a red low pro wing want to trade me for my ss/sc wing? no cash involved.

i'll come meet up with all you guys but i need some rims first it's just too stock looking right now!

if your still looking for rims pm me

A little off topic..anyone with a red low pro wing want to trade me for my ss/sc wing? no cash involved.

Sorry, but I like having the low pro wing. Doesnt grab as much attention for the Cops :)

poolboyz, is your car lowered? It looks like it in your sig... just wondering... looks nice!

I hear ya about the high wing, something I'm gonna have to live with for a while at least...

poolboyz, is your car lowered? It looks like it in your sig... just wondering... looks nice!


I photoshopped that drop in my sig...but I do plan on buying some springs within the next few months.

I installed my GMPP sport exhaust today...its alot louder than stock :)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8929/newexhaustgmppsportya2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I installed my GMPP sport exhaust today...its alot louder than stock :)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8929/newexhaustgmppsportya2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

You were able to bang that out yourself? That's awesome, I want the performance sooo much.

BTW, Can you hooks me with a nice sig? i'm photoshop illiterate.

You were able to bang that out yourself? That's awesome, I want the performance sooo much.

BTW, Can you hooks me with a nice sig? i'm photoshop illiterate.

I hope this can work as a sig for ya for now.

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5743/vtecdustersig1pg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^looks f'ing sweet to me, thanks for the help man!!

We need to make a MN balts video...something kinda like the mnsrt4 guys did.

http://thumbs.vidiac.com/bcfcb131-bfaa-47c5-8652-564bf2acb439.jpg (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/bcfcb131-bfaa-47c5-8652-564bf2acb439.htm)Click here to see Video (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/bcfcb131-bfaa-47c5-8652-564bf2acb439.htm)

vtec.. you still want a low pro wing? ill trade with ya

how has everyone been?? when is the next meet lookin to be??

vtec.. you still want a low pro wing? ill trade with ya

how has everyone been?? when is the next meet lookin to be??

WORD. you're the man. I'll send a PM.

I'd suspect the next meet won't be until the spring.

Probibly as soon as it gets nice enough to hang out outside and the roads are clear.

We need to make a MN balts video...something kinda like the mnsrt4 guys did.

http://thumbs.vidiac.com/bcfcb131-bfaa-47c5-8652-564bf2acb439.jpg (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/bcfcb131-bfaa-47c5-8652-564bf2acb439.htm)Click here to see Video (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/bcfcb131-bfaa-47c5-8652-564bf2acb439.htm)

Ya we do!

Hey, I know I dont have a Cobalt, but could I roll with you guys this year?

Hey, I know I dont have a Cobalt, but could I roll with you guys this year?

Hells yea!!!

Hey, I know I dont have a Cobalt, but could I roll with you guys this year?

I'd love to see your car.

so would i

I was down near Kasper,MN/Waterville,MN and I saw a red SS/SC with a large diagonal decal on it go by.Is this anyone on the site ?
Anyway,nice job. From off the street buzzing by it looked sweet.

Hey, I know I dont have a Cobalt, but could I roll with you guys this year?

Hell yea man, you've got a tight mod list there. We should def do some more meets this year. I'm also on MNSC and there's plenty of meets with them.

I was down near Kasper,MN/Waterville,MN and I saw a red SS/SC with a large diagonal decal on it go by.Is this anyone on the site ?
Anyway,nice job. From off the street buzzing by it looked sweet.

I don't know that any of us have a big decal like that, at least that I know of.

hey guys whats goin on? saw a couple ss's today just wondering if that was anyone on here. first one was a silver ss/sc with pretty dark tints and looked like it may have had an exhaust or at least a muffler. saw that one in the riverdale area of coon rapids. the second ive actually seen a few times on the street i live (69th ave in fridley). that one was black and appeared to be fairly stock with all the badges still. just wonderin cuz there seems to be quite a large population in the twin cities!


travis

hey porter

vtec and i are plannin on doin the wing swap this coming weekend on saturday morning before i gotta work. just wonderin if you wanted to stop by. i'd love to see the mods on your car and hear that exhaust

(which im sure vtec would love to also)

Hoffa - that'd be cool... what time you guys thinking? Hopefully I'll get the silver halos by then. Shoot me a message with info...

hey porter

vtec and i are plannin on doin the wing swap this coming weekend on saturday morning before i gotta work. just wonderin if you wanted to stop by. i'd love to see the mods on your car and hear that exhaust

(which im sure vtec would love to also)

I was going to leave the cities here around 8 or 9 am...how long does it take to get down there?

I was going to leave the cities here around 8 or 9 am...how long does it take to get down there?

2 hours or so, depending on what you take. i'll email with directions. its actually very easy to get here

yea Vtec - you're looking at 2 hours whether you take 52 to I90 or if you take 55 to Hastings and get on 61 and follow the river all the way down. The only thing with 61 is you're bound to get stuck behind some birdwatchers between Red Wing and Wabasha, plus its only 2 lanes... but once get past Wabasha, 4 lanes & 65+ all the way to Wino-land...

i used to drive between the cities and wsu every weekend when i went to school there. i found it was easier to take 52 through rochester to i-90. it may not necessarily be the shortest route, but there were a lot less small towns and getting stuck behind the one person doing 50 mph on 61. i remember it was hard to pass on 61 sometimes. plus you can really cruise on i-90 cause there is very little down there, flat and straight.

Sweet. I'll leave the cities here by 9am. I'm bringing a buddy to help out (i figured the more hands the better).

Hey Porter, which exhaust do you have? I've got my fingers crossed it's the gmpp performance as I ordered mine today :)

sorry vtec - I got the Touring, but you'll know that yours will be louder at least. The Touring has a nice, loud and low tone when you get on it...

Sweet. I'll leave the cities here by 9am. I'm bringing a buddy to help out (i figured the more hands the better).

Hey Porter, which exhaust do you have? I've got my fingers crossed it's the gmpp performance as I ordered mine today :)

Well I have the GMPP Sport exhaust and I must say it’s a lot louder than stock. While cruising at 70-80mph on the HWY I can still hear it roaring in the car. I love to rev the engine a lot now cuz it just sounds so much aggressive.


Hey Kat 01, you still think about gettin a Cobalt?

planning on getting one still, hopefully spring. we got his grand prix paid off, we just gotta send the tranny in and get a race tranny, planning on doing that when taxes come in. if there's extra money, or it breaks agan and get parted out, i'd like to do a few basic things. hopefully i'll have it before too many meets pass.

Sweet. I'll leave the cities here by 9am. I'm bringing a buddy to help out (i figured the more hands the better).

Hey Porter, which exhaust do you have? I've got my fingers crossed it's the gmpp performance as I ordered mine today :)

sweet, more hands to help out on whats supposed to be a very cold day. don't you worry though... i have a small garage :twothumbs

how big of a difference is there between the gmpp and the corsa exhaust systems?? i think i'll finally have the chance to get one when taxes come back

hey vtec... we should have just made a meet out of this :lol:

sweet, more hands to help out on whats supposed to be a very cold day. don't you worry though... i have a small garage :twothumbs

how big of a difference is there between the gmpp and the corsa exhaust systems?? i think i'll finally have the chance to get one when taxes come back

hey vtec... we should have just made a meet out of this :lol:

lol it pretty much is a meet now, one more car and it'll match our best turnout :lol:

All I know about the corsa is that it's more expensive, so I went with the GMPP (which is made by borla anyway if I'm not mistaken).

lol it pretty much is a meet now, one more car and it'll match our best turnout :lol:

All I know about the corsa is that it's more expensive, so I went with the GMPP (which is made by borla anyway if I'm not mistaken).

maybe poolboyz will venture down here with ya or i'll just have my roommate who owns a civic join in with us, make him feel special ;)

so with the exhausts, there really is no gain or flow difference?? basically same everything just one is a few hundred dollars more or does corsa use better materials and all that other brew-ha-ha to justify the price.




thats right... i said brew-ha-ha

...first to freeze your tail off! Gonna be a scorching 0 degrees for a high temp! Come one, come all!!!

Hoffa, there is better flow but as far as my own gains - I couldn't tell ya. Never got a dyno before or after upgrades...

maybe poolboyz will venture down here with ya or i'll just have my roommate who owns a civic join in with us, make him feel special ;)

so with the exhausts, there really is no gain or flow difference?? basically same everything just one is a few hundred dollars more or does corsa use better materials and all that other brew-ha-ha to justify the price.




thats right... i said brew-ha-ha

There is a big improvement when you step up to GMPP and other aftermarket exhaust systems. Exhaust and upgrading your supercharger are the probably the biggest bang for your buck improvements.

I have Magnaflow catback and GMPP manifold. I'm thinking I'll add a Magnaflow cat this summer. The sound is the biggest difference between brands I think. There are others such as bigger pipes which gives better flow. I think GMPP is 1.75" and Magna is 2" in diameter???

Corsa will sound more raspy, the GMPP is closer to stock, and the Magna is somewhat in between with a little more emphasis on a deeper growl tone. You will get HP out of it, much more notablyif you do full exhaust. You will also notice your car reving less restrictively. The sound will change over time too, mine developed a very small backfire when spooling down the revs. I hate exhaust that backfires, but I actually like this because its very subtle.

I'd offer to have you hear, but its too friking cold and my pipes need some sealing work....I need to tighten up some rattles that come and go...and I have door dings.... Once it warms up a bit I'd be willing if you want to hear.

maybe poolboyz will venture down here

Sorry guys, gotta work this weekend :cry:

There is a big improvement when you step up to GMPP and other aftermarket exhaust systems. Exhaust and upgrading your supercharger are the probably the biggest bang for your buck improvements.

I have Magnaflow catback and GMPP manifold. I'm thinking I'll add a Magnaflow cat this summer. The sound is the biggest difference between brands I think. There are others such as bigger pipes which gives better flow. I think GMPP is 1.75" and Magna is 2" in diameter???

Corsa will sound more raspy, the GMPP is closer to stock, and the Magna is somewhat in between with a little more emphasis on a deeper growl tone. You will get HP out of it, much more notablyif you do full exhaust. You will also notice your car reving less restrictively. The sound will change over time too, mine developed a very small backfire when spooling down the revs. I hate exhaust that backfires, but I actually like this because its very subtle.

I'd offer to have you hear, but its too friking cold and my pipes need some sealing work....I need to tighten up some rattles that come and go...and I have door dings.... Once it warms up a bit I'd be willing if you want to hear.


i believe magnaflow uses 2.5" piping and the GMPP is 2.25". There is a thread somewhere on here where a guy dyno'd a bone stock ss/sc and then with the gmpp. He got something like 10 wtq and 12whp out of it. I dynod my car in it's current setup, and will get around to doing one with the exhaust on there to show stage 2 gains with it.

well - got the halos in and they look pretty sharp... after a little bit of elbow grease and some swear words, all is good! Took me about 1.5 hours, but granted its 8 degrees out - had to warm up a few times...

well - got the halos in and they look pretty sharp... after a little bit of elbow grease and some swear words, all is good! Took me about 1.5 hours, but granted its 8 degrees out - had to warm up a few times...

excellent, can't wait to see em

^
did you adjust them as well or no?

I mean I know you have to but was it too cold for you to do it?

There is a big improvement when you step up to GMPP and other aftermarket exhaust systems. Exhaust and upgrading your supercharger are the probably the biggest bang for your buck improvements.

I have Magnaflow catback and GMPP manifold. I'm thinking I'll add a Magnaflow cat this summer. The sound is the biggest difference between brands I think. There are others such as bigger pipes which gives better flow. I think GMPP is 1.75" and Magna is 2" in diameter???

Corsa will sound more raspy, the GMPP is closer to stock, and the Magna is somewhat in between with a little more emphasis on a deeper growl tone. You will get HP out of it, much more notablyif you do full exhaust. You will also notice your car reving less restrictively. The sound will change over time too, mine developed a very small backfire when spooling down the revs. I hate exhaust that backfires, but I actually like this because its very subtle.

I'd offer to have you hear, but its too friking cold and my pipes need some sealing work....I need to tighten up some rattles that come and go...and I have door dings.... Once it warms up a bit I'd be willing if you want to hear.

lol.. what i meant was is there a difference in gains and flow between the corsa and the gmpp, not with aftermarket vs stock.

im not thaaaaat new to this game :lol:

im going to try to get a new header, downpipe and an exhaust at the same time so i can get it all on in one nice set up, im just having troubles on which system to get, gmpp or corsa.

... not to mention if it all would fit together... thats another issue ill deal with in a couple of months

^
did you adjust them as well or no?

I mean I know you have to but was it too cold for you to do it?

Haven't adjusted them yet - to adjust, there's four screws behind the bulb... at first glance by looking at the garage wall, the lights appeared to be level & same height... but that's 3 feet away. Had some friends over last night which prevented me from backing out and aiming them at the garage door.

Keeping the fingers crossed that no adjustments will be needed - I know, wishful thinking...

One thing I did notice after install, one of the LEDs isn't set where its supposed to be. (don't know if it was that way before install or not - hard to see with all the chrome) Its there and it turns on, but is 1 inch back. I must have loosened it up while I was getting the light in. Gonna have to take the light out anyways to get at it, but for now - I'm not too worried. They're in and I'm happy.

Maybe I'll do a little write up/how to about the wire splicing for LEDs and halos - its not hard at all, but I know the how-to that's posted for installing them - isn't as clear as it could be and i saw some people were questioning it.

VR - Go to the how-to and where it mentions "remove this clip" - that's where you'll want to completely disconnect the wiring and take it inside (unless you got a heated garage) and do the splicing. Its much easier to see the wires and to work with. You'll need a total of 4 pairs of insulated connectors. 2 per light.

vtec, glad we could do buisness! i like how the higher profile wing looks on these cars, although not being able to see out of my rear window is going to get old fast... lol

the low pro looked sharp with the ss/sc body style btw, how do you like it?


word to the wise to everyone.... do not try to the swap in the middle of winter. the epoxy OWNED us. 3 guys, two hair dryers, 6lb test fishing line (tripled up) and two hammers still could not get the wing off.

but.. the trunk lid bolts came off pretty easily :twothumbs


hey poolboyz... do you still do photoshop work? i would like a sig if possible

hey poolboyz... do you still do photoshop work? i would like a sig if possible

Post up a good pic of your car with the new wing. Then I can turn it into a sig for ya.

vtec, glad we could do buisness! i like how the higher profile wing looks on these cars, although not being able to see out of my rear window is going to get old fast... lol

the low pro looked sharp with the ss/sc body style btw, how do you like it?


word to the wise to everyone.... do not try to the swap in the middle of winter. the epoxy OWNED us. 3 guys, two hair dryers, 6lb test fishing line (tripled up) and two hammers still could not get the wing off.

but.. the trunk lid bolts came off pretty easily :twothumbs


hey poolboyz... do you still do photoshop work? i would like a sig if possible

I was smiling at my rear view mirror on the way back up to the cities as I was able to use it for the first time in my car. I like the new look alot and glad you do too. My buddy thinks I'm a retard for trading away my big wing, but he's a hater. We could have seriously cut like 1.5 hours off of the time we used up if we would have just gone straight to the decklid swap in the first place. Live and learn. If anyone else decides they want to do this, get ahold of one of us for a bunch of advice.

BTW, I'm now looking for someone with a high profile SS/SC wing to trade me for my low pro wing. J/K :lol: :lol:

how in the heck do you post a pic on this site??

use the and with the link inbetween the "]" of and the "[" of

so like this: LINK HERE

use the and with the link inbetween the "]" of and the "[" of

so like this: LINK HERE

so my pic already has to be online somewhere for me to post it here??

what happened to good ole cutting and pasting:confused:

hey Hoffa - you can upload pics into your VBgarage, through your UserCP...

sorry I didn't catch you guys Saturday - got into a painting project at the house and when I drove by your place, just saw your car with the hi-wing on out front. We gotta get together one of these times and maybe have a beer or something...

thanks porter, i did not know that i could do that.

i'm up for gettin a beer just about any day of the week :lol: wednesdays me, my roommate and some of our friends go to zaza's for wings and beer, you are more than welcome to join us this week if you want.

of course, the only problem is that i work 2nd shift (2-10) and we ususally don't go there till 11, that too late for ya?

hmmm... Wednesdays @ 6-7pm, we'll usually get a sitter and go to Dan's Dugout and play poker w/friends and of course around 10-11pm, its time to pay the sitter (still in HS, but she somtimes goes to ZaZa's for wings) I'm also game for a beer just about everyday... perhaps one of these weekends, we'll be able to meet up...

poolboyz... so apparently i am completly css.net illiterate so i was wondering if i could just email you the pic.

Well hoffa, I hope this sig work for ya...Its all I could come up with at the moment.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4277/hoffasig5pr0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

poolboyz... you rock my socks off!

thanks bud :twothumbs

poolboyz... you rock my socks off!

thanks bud :twothumbs

Your sig should be the same size as mine...what happened?

Your sig should be the same size as mine...what happened?

i have no idea... told ya, im illiterate when it comes to this stuff. :lol:

all i did was upload it to the same site you use, resized it to 640x400 (or whatever) and copied one of the links.

You didnt need to resize it at all...it was already to the right size.

and... its fixed!

anyone know where i can find a red version of the cartoonish cobalt that pops in on the top right side of the web page (you know, the blue one that comes in and the headlights flash and what not)???

I think you can just change the color of that car on this forum...but I cant remember how to do it.

Well, so far so good on the stock tires this Mild but freezing winter. I does take me till about 4th gear to get moving on the snow with them but over all its not any worse than my 2.2 Cavalier with bald tires :)

Well, so far so good on the stock tires this Mild but freezing winter. I does take me till about 4th gear to get moving on the snow with them but over all its not any worse than my 2.2 Cavalier with bald tires :)

It's definitely a challenge with these rosso's. Thankfully I have a clutch to control the torque...an automatic would be miserable with these tires. It's pick your poison in MN unless you can afford 2 sets of tires. Buy good winter tires and yer spinnin em all summer, get good summer tires and yer spinnen em all winter. Hopefully we can find a good middle ground. I used to have the Kumho Ecsta's on my RWD Mustang, and those didn't do too bad in the winter.

Hey PBzo2, how much wear have you seen so far on the rosso's? I'm at 12k miles now and will be lucky to get these tires thru the fall...

I got my GMPP installed today and drove around a bunch. After about 70 miles the exhaust was broken in and sounded friggen awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone that owns a cobalt in any trim. :twothumbs

It's definitely a challenge with these rosso's. Thankfully I have a clutch to control the torque...an automatic would be miserable with these tires. It's pick your poison in MN unless you can afford 2 sets of tires. Buy good winter tires and yer spinnin em all summer, get good summer tires and yer spinnen em all winter. Hopefully we can find a good middle ground. I used to have the Kumho Ecsta's on my RWD Mustang, and those didn't do too bad in the winter.

Hey PBzo2, how much wear have you seen so far on the rosso's? I'm at 12k miles now and will be lucky to get these tires thru the fall...

I got my GMPP installed today and drove around a bunch. After about 70 miles the exhaust was broken in and sounded friggen awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone that owns a cobalt in any trim. :twothumbs

I only have about 4500 miles on my tires and no matter what Im using them untill next winter. I'll drive the hell outta them this year an maybe pick up a set of winter only tires and wheels and then just keep a set of summer only tires on the stock wheels.

As for the exhaust...I love it. I would never go back to stock cuz it just sounds so bad ass now :)

i have over 20,000 miles on my tires.... yah, driving in this blows

anyone wanna trade??? hahaha

Is it summer yet?

no but I wish!

If we stick to the 1st sat of the month for a meet, and say we start in april, you will all (whoever shows) will get to see my tint (I get Good friday off, april 6th, and the 7th is the 1st sat. of the month! I might have other goodies as well!)

sweet. let me know if you guys are for sure plannin on doin the 1st of every month for meets.

that way i can plan ahead

no but I wish!

If we stick to the 1st sat of the month for a meet, and say we start in april, you will all (whoever shows) will get to see my tint (I get Good friday off, april 6th, and the 7th is the 1st sat. of the month! I might have other goodies as well!)

How dark did you go? I def. need to tint my windows. I've always had tinted windows on my cars and miss it alot.

First saturday of the month sounds great to me for meets. I'll start a new thread in a bit here so that everyone can start marking their calendars...APRIL 7th

Well I'm getting done on April 6th. Legally, in MN, you can only do 50% unless you have a doctors perscription (Mike06cobalt has one, and he has like 22% or something like that.)

I'm gonna go 30%, only because I don't want to much attention from Mr. 5-0. Plus I think anything darker would be too hard to out of at night.

I say we should stick to the 1st sat a month every month (til it gets cold again!)

Well I'm getting done on April 6th. Legally, in MN, you can only do 50% unless you have a doctors perscription (Mike06cobalt has one, and he has like 22% or something like that.)

I'm gonna go 30%, only because I don't want to much attention from Mr. 5-0. Plus I think anything darker would be too hard to out of at night.

I say we should stick to the 1st sat a month every month (til it gets cold again!)

I had 15% on my last car and it definitely hurt night visibility, not to mention the 2 tickets I got for it. I wanna go 35 or 40 on mine.

Well I hope to have some new mods by spring, but not sure if I'll be albe to swing it.

I had 15% on my last car and it definitely hurt night visibility, not to mention the 2 tickets I got for it. I wanna go 35 or 40 on mine.


My dad has 30% on his black LT Balt and it looks good. 30% is a good % to tint unless you want to be really noticed! lol.

Have any of you MN balts put spings on your car yet???

If so, which one did you go with?

Have any of you MN balts put spings on your car yet???

If so, which one did you go with?

Got some Sportlines, but waiting til Spring to install...

Yeah, after my rims, I'm probably putting some Eibach Sporties on to help the look of the balt out! As well as handling, lol!

Id like to get coil-overs but I cant afford them so Sportlines will have to do.

Id like to get coil-overs but I cant afford them so Sportlines will have to do.

Coil-overs are pricey. I'm thinking about springs, I think I'll wait to see them in person on some of your cars before I get em.

Has anybody heard from Fayzer lately? He just kind of dissappeared..

I picked my sportlines up from another member off the site - for those of you looking for some springs, keep an eye out on the Parts classifieds - there's some pretty good deals once in a while... I'm looking for some nice rims too, but the biggest problem is I can't find anyone to put tires on an 18" rim around here. (Well, I did, but they chipped one of my rims, but I should've known better) There's a nice set of 20's on here but no tires, but I like the look of the Casino's...

you're gonna pay out the ass for 20" tires. Any clue how much those 20's weigh? ...or do you even give a crap?

I like the look of 20's on the balt but the largest ill ever go is 19's, As for springs im torn between the SSC and the Sportlines. The SSC are like $100 less then the Sportlines and still give it almost the same look.

Fayzer has dissappeared, I've messaged him on myspace many times and never heard anything back. Its possible that he bought a Jeep and Bike and got rid of the balt but im not 100% sure on that.

^
He could at least message us back or something. Oh well, maybe he moved on. Eibachs are the best (from what people have said on here) Some people have Tenzo's but I'll fork out the extra $$$ for eibachs

yea - I won't be getting any 20's, but I do like how they look... if I were to get some new wheels, it'd be a rim/tire package deal. I'm not to worried about weight as I'm not gonna be going to any tracks anytime soon, but the wheels better look friggin sweet - ya know?!

Biggest I'd go would probably be 19" as well - but for now, I'll stick with the stockers - perhaps paint them as they've had chips since I've gotten the balt

I am contemplating some tint too... a mirrored-look would be nice with the silver

Have any of you MN balts put spings on your car yet???

If so, which one did you go with?

I installed Sportlines last summer.

Did the Sportline lower the car at all ? Do you think there would be any clearance problems with , say, 235's ? Thanks

I installed Sportlines last summer.

Hey Mike, were you on 694 exiting onto highway 100 south about 11pm on saturday night? I saw a black ss/sc up ahead but had to stay on 94..

Hey Mike, were you on 694 exiting onto highway 100 south about 11pm on saturday night? I saw a black ss/sc up ahead but had to stay on 94..

You know it might have been, I was driving all over hell this weekend so I don't really remember too well. I have super dark windows, no badges except chevy symbols, and lowered if that helps.

Did the Sportline lower the car at all ? Do you think there would be any clearance problems with , say, 235's ? Thanks

It lowered the car very noticibly, the profile is much better. I don't know why its not this height straight from the factory as I think its way too high stock.

What are stock tires? 215? I would assume there would be plenty of room as I'm not strapped what so ever, but don't take my word for it.

Hey Vtech, when did you get your Stage II? And is your exhaust broke in yet? We should run each other some day.

Im gonna have to go with the Sportline's too.

does anyone have the correct tools to be able to do these at home?? i'm looking into getting sportlines as well but i would like to shy away from dropping even more money to have them installed somewhere.

doin it at someone's house with a few people and some brew sounds like more fun anyways :)

mod party anyone????

(ok... that last one might have sounded a little fruity... i apologize :lol: )

yea shops around here are charging anywhere from 400 to 480 around here for install and balancing its a big rip off IMO.. get the rite tools and rent a spring compressor from checker and return it within 48 hours and its free of charge and all u have to do after is just pay about 65$ to get the fronts aligned

Hoffa - I got a 2-car garage! Can't a person rent a spring compressor at AutoZone or something? Money saved on self-install = more beer...:twothumbs

Getting rid of "monster truck" height on Cobalt = priceless

(^^sorry had to say it...)

Hoffa - I got a 2-car garage! Can't a person rent a spring compressor at AutoZone or something? Money saved on self-install = more beer...:twothumbs

Getting rid of "monster truck" height on Cobalt = priceless

(^^sorry had to say it...)

lol u should see my ion with 205/45R17s then lol its horribly bad putting in my eibachs this weekend drove around all last summer with them on oh well i didnt care that much... checker i know for a fact rents them out u might beable to get one from autozone just call and ask them if they have spring compressors for rental.. at checker they charged me almost $60 for it and i returned it within the 24hrs so i got my money back

Hey Vtech, when did you get your Stage II? And is your exhaust broke in yet? We should run each other some day.

My stage 2 has been in since november and the exhaust is definitely broken in now. LOL I was getting worried for a tick there cuz it was vibrating my whole friggen car for a couple days after the install.

I'll run ya some time. I raced an M3 the other day from 60 to 100 and we were nose and nose the whole way, the second race i got on the gas a bit early and held a half car the whole time. Our cars just LOVE this cold air.

Hoffa - I got a 2-car garage! Can't a person rent a spring compressor at AutoZone or something? Money saved on self-install = more beer...:twothumbs

Getting rid of "monster truck" height on Cobalt = priceless

(^^sorry had to say it...)

YEEEESSS!

hoorraay beer! :beer:

does anyone have the correct tools to be able to do these at home?? i'm looking into getting sportlines as well but i would like to shy away from dropping even more money to have them installed somewhere.

doin it at someone's house with a few people and some brew sounds like more fun anyways :)

mod party anyone????

(ok... that last one might have sounded a little fruity... i apologize :lol: )

We installed my friends springs last summer and it took us like 6hour to do just 1 car. It takes forever to compress and then uncompress the each spring. So I think the party would have to start early in the day, haha.

We installed my friends springs last summer and it took us like 6hour to do just 1 car. It takes forever to compress and then uncompress the each spring. So I think the party would have to start early in the day, haha.

use a air gun :) lol or at least a electric drill.. i would go insane if i had to do it by hand lol the ones from checker that are rentable are super easy to use.. and free of use if returned within 24hrs

hoorraay beer! :beer:

Hoffa, we really should meet up one of these days... I have a feeling we'll get along just fine... :beer: Possibly having a little shindig this weekend (as its my last free one for awhile) I see ya plenty of times on the road, lol!

Hoffa, we really should meet up one of these days... I have a feeling we'll get along just fine... :beer: Possibly having a little shindig this weekend (as its my last free one for awhile) I see ya plenty of times on the road, lol!

haha no kidding. i didn't realize it was you today until you drove past... damn sun.

i'm actually going to be out of town this weekend, but if you are up for grabbing a late beer let me know. i get back in town round 1130ish from work.

so i wake up today feeling great. i go walk the dog early, i clean my kitchen and its beautiful outside so i decide to go wash the balt (doesn't help that i'm leavin town tomorrow to see a friend who happens to be gorgeous and she loves my car ;) )

so i go to the car wash and proceed to start cleanin her up. and this isn't just some quick diddy, i'm taking my time. you know when you wake up in the morning next to that special someone and you just look at them, caress them, hold them, be attentive to them and kiss them when they wake up?? thats how i was with my baby today (i was there for a hour and a half). screw the brush, all by hand and a mit. slowly taking my time, getting every curve, every small crack. rinse, wax... rinse, wax... rinse, wax (apparently dropping 2.50 in the machine gives you like 20 minutes :lol: ).

i drive her out of the bay and proceed to start drying her off. slowly wiping her down, making sure i get every water spot off the body. looking up as people are slowing down to check out the car (cuz i'm pretty sure it wasn't me.... ) making myself feel better anyways cuz hey.. people think i have an awesome vehicle. i still felt good even when a little shit in a toyota drove past and starting reving his engine.

so after spending a hour and a half at the car wash, i drive home. i get out of the car and take a nice loooong look. bright victory red blazing in the sunlight in all her glory. thats when i realized, i am in love with my car. my car is hot, comfortable and i can bang the shit out of her all day long and she loves every minute of it.

seriously though, i really did take like 5 minutes and just stared at my car today... :lol:

i can't wait to drive to work :twothumbs

wow. You slap on a new spoiler and all of a sudden you're buying a marriage license?

"Do you Chris, take SheBalt SS to be your lawfully wedded wife, to clean and to wax, in sunshine and in slush, till a blown tranny do you part?"

lmao

I saw a black SS S/C turning onto Sunfish BLVD (Ramsey/Anoka area) today around 9:30am. Just wondering if its any you guys?

wow. You slap on a new spoiler and all of a sudden you're buying a marriage license?

"Do you Chris, take SheBalt SS to be your lawfully wedded wife, to clean and to wax, in sunshine and in slush, till a blown tranny do you part?"

:lol: :lol: :lol:

till a blown tranny do you part... that's hilarious

I was gonna say Hoffa, that almost started to sound like soft-porn.... LOL!!!

However, I'll admit... I find myself staring at the car too... but dont get freaky or anything like Hoffa... hahahaha LOL jk :lol:

ok ok... so i may have an uncanny ability to dive into great detail with a sexual twist.

it's like i have a nymphonic form of tourrets syndrome

don't hate

I saw a black SS S/C turning onto Sunfish BLVD (Ramsey/Anoka area) today around 9:30am. Just wondering if its any you guys?

Not I.

"Do you <Cobalt Owner>, take SheBalt SS to be your lawfully wedded wife, to clean and to wax, in sunshine and in slush, till a blown tranny do you part?"
I'm sorry but i'm totally tempted to steal that and put it as my signature.:lol:

does anyone have the correct tools to be able to do these at home?? i'm looking into getting sportlines as well but i would like to shy away from dropping even more money to have them installed somewhere.
Do it yourself, its extremely easy. Don't forget your impact wrench, don't need it but I'm damn glad i had one. Especially because my car had been through a winter already.

ok ok... so i may have an uncanny ability to dive into great detail with a sexual twist.

it's like i have a nymphonic form of tourrets syndrome

don't hate

No hating here man, just giving ya a hard time is all! You'll have to use your "uncanny ability" with gorgeous... but then I suppose that could end up being a story that's not safe for young eyes... :cool:

I ordered my GMPP Stage 2 kit today :)

I'll probably put it in the car sometime in April.

Now I just need to buy my springs and CAI and ill be set for the summer.

I'm sorry but i'm totally tempted to steal that and put it as my signature.:lol:

You should before i do :cool:

No hating here man, just giving ya a hard time is all! You'll have to use your "uncanny ability" with gorgeous... but then I suppose that could end up being a story that's not safe for young eyes... :cool:

hahaha. i know you were giving me shit and trust me, my "uncanny ability" gets used alot. :twothumbs

I ordered my GMPP Stage 2 kit today :)

I'll probably put it in the car sometime in April.

Now I just need to buy my springs and CAI and ill be set for the summer.

Congrats man. You'll drive it for the first time and wonder why you didn't do it sooner..I know I did.

Congrats man. You'll drive it for the first time and wonder why you didn't do it sooner..I know I did.

Thanks, yea its gonna be sweet. Im gonna order my CAI and springs soon too.

I just ordered my Eibach lowering springs today :)

I just ordered my Eibach lowering springs today :)

I still haven't decided if I want to go that route..this is MN after all

I have part of my tax return already, need federal. Then Header/DP!

I just ordered my Eibach lowering springs today :)

sweeeeet. going to put them on as soon as you get them or wait till spring

sweeeeet. going to put them on as soon as you get them or wait till spring

Im waiting to do all my mods in the sping :guns:

I still haven't decided if I want to go that route..this is MN after all

I drove one winter with stock springs and am driving this winter with Sportlines. Not a big deal really. These cars suck ass in the snow anyhow. Anyone have snow tires on?

^^ I wish

Anyone have snow tires on?

No, but I plan on buying some for next winter...if I have any money left :cool:

yeah no kidding... if i'm still down in this part of mn, winter tires will be a must!

so funny little thing happened to me yesterday... i was all pumped because i was going to by my strut bar finally, then i went to pick up my car from the bar and poof... no balt

i found it 30 min later in the salvage yard... i gots towed.

no strut bar this week :thumbsdow

yeah no kidding... if i'm still down in this part of mn, winter tires will be a must!

so funny little thing happened to me yesterday... i was all pumped because i was going to by my strut bar finally, then i went to pick up my car from the bar and poof... no balt

i found it 30 min later in the salvage yard... i gots towed.

no strut bar this week :thumbsdow

Let me guess Hoffa, the good ol Alternate Side Parking/Tag n Tow got ya, huh? I've caught the "Green Towing Co./WPD mafia in the act of hooking up my vehicle one year and he made me pay $50 cash just to take the car off the lift. He stuck the $$ in his pocket and took off...

...you'll learn to hate the "green towing co." real quick after living here...

Let me guess Hoffa, the good ol Alternate Side Parking/Tag n Tow got ya, huh? I've caught the "Green Towing Co./WPD mafia in the act of hooking up my vehicle one year and he made me pay $50 cash just to take the car off the lift. He stuck the $$ in his pocket and took off...

...you'll learn to hate the "green towing co." real quick after living here...


Borkowski's can lick the hair off my nutsack

No, alternate side parking didn't get me. I was parked in a lot by Gabby's and I got towed for "removal of snow" purposes.

But... the captain train treated me well :twothumbs

I have part of my tax return already, need federal. Then Header/DP!

which header/down pipe combo are you going with? i just filed taxes and instead of getting springs right away, im contemplating doing the whole system, header/dp/exhaust.

sooo.. i'll probably be joining the gmpp train like the rest of ya. where did you all order it from??

and what combo of header/dp would go good with that exhaust? im looking at the CA header and XTC dp from cobalt addiction to put in with the exhaust. good choices? comments anyone?


i love tax returns

which header/down pipe combo are you going with? i just filed taxes and instead of getting springs right away, im contemplating doing the whole system, header/dp/exhaust.

sooo.. i'll probably be joining the gmpp train like the rest of ya. where did you all order it from??

and what combo of header/dp would go good with that exhaust? im looking at the CA header and XTC dp from cobalt addiction to put in with the exhaust. good choices? comments anyone?


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Borkowski's - nuff said... #%*!@#*$-ers...

I got GMPP Touring exhaust (along w/Stg2 & GMPP exhaust manifold) from Crate Engine Depot - talk w/Tom - ordered on a Friday afternoon, got it on Monday - good guy, easy to work with - my 2 cents...

I'm looking to get the XTC 2.5 dp w/hiflow cat... not sure when though...

I got the GMP Performance from CED when they had a group buy going on and got it in like 2-3 days. Ordered tues/wed, had it fri, installed sat. I'm think the CA header and XTC 2.5" DP w/Cat (even though there's no inspection in MN, I don't want it loud as hell).

And now since I'm holding off on rims til I actually have money for them, I'll take $300 that I was going to put towards rims, and buy more than likely an Escort 8500. I like to go fast sometimes, even in my 2.2! lol.

does the gmpp exhaust come only in 2.5 or does it come in 3'' as well? im going with the CA 4-1 header w/ the XTC downpipe (w/cat) and gmpp sport exhaust (i heard it off the CED website and started droolling..... ). the only question is whether i get a 2.5 or 3'' outlet with my downpipe.

would 3'' piping make that much difference anyways??

lastly... how did you all get your system(s) installed?? i'm figuring that i'm going to have to go in for this one and would like to know approximately how much more money i need to set aside.

can't wait for spring!!!

(i'm bringin sexy back :guns: )

Exhaust isnt hard to put in...only took my Dad and I about 30min from start to finish.

I wasn't up to par/had the right tools to get my car jacked up (properly) so I had it installed (GMPP Exhaust) at the Midas off of Douglas drive in Crystal. It was $90 after tax and everything.

I'm gonna try to do my Header/DP with some help, but I might need to take it in.

I believe the GMP exhaust (Touring and Performance) are both 2.25. If you get the CA header and mate it up with a 2.5 XTC DP it should bolt up to GMP exhaust. (I PM'd Kenny about this; CA Owner, and he said it would all bolt up fine to a 2.2. And since all balts are idealy the same, it would work for all!

I wasn't up to par/had the right tools to get my car jacked up (properly) so I had it installed (GMPP Exhaust) at the Midas off of Douglas drive in Crystal. It was $90 after tax and everything.

I'm gonna try to do my Header/DP with some help, but I might need to take it in.

I believe the GMP exhaust (Touring and Performance) are both 2.25. If you get the CA header and mate it up with a 2.5 XTC DP it should bolt up to GMP exhaust. (I PM'd Kenny about this; CA Owner, and he said it would all bolt up fine to a 2.2. And since all balts are idealy the same, it would work for all!

If you all need a place to do this type of work for cheap it's called Modern Automotive Performance out of Plymouth. $60 bucks an hour for anything..even custom fab work. They installed my exhaust in under an hour.

Just checked mapquest and it couldn't find it. Intersection/address would be nice!

http://www.maperformance.com/store/help.php?section=about

Modern Automotive Performance
9855 13th Ave N
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-545-3800

Never heard of these guys before, thanks for telling me about them!

http://www.maperformance.com/store/help.php?section=about

Modern Automotive Performance
9855 13th Ave N
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-545-3800

Never heard of these guys before, thanks for telling me about them!

They have an in ground DynoJet and do everything from headgaskets to complete turbo set-ups to simple bolt-ons. Plus the owner (Chris) is a young guy and he's cool as shit. They have winter dyno time (they don't do tuning yet) for only $50 an hour. I ripped off 238whp about a month ago with them. Cool guys all around.

Who wants to do a winter whiteout meet tonight in the ditch off of 694? ;)

Jk, drive safe and slow the next few days guys.

I am predicting that it will snow straight through the first spring meet

I'll take you up on that offer and say it won't!!!!! lol.

I find it hilarious that its blizzarding out and winona state is on it's spring break.

AND IT BETTER NOT BE SNOWING IN APRIL!

If it snows in april, Imma gonna cry!

Well my car didnt wana go through the snow this morning, the snow was up to my side skirts and higher.

No work = :) :p: :bow: :beer: :nuts: :-D :twothumbs :lol: :cool:

no snow day for me at work :( not so bad though, got to drive the truck and the roads were pretty quiet last night so i could pretty much drive wherever. thank god for 4x4 is all i have to say :guns: there was no way i would have come in last night if i had to drive my escort, would have done no better than poolboyz.

Got off of work yesterday a few hours early. I forced my balt to get to work today (it wasn't too bad, but I could've called in) cuz I want my check!!!!!

Where did spring go like a couple weeks ago?

old man winter kicked spring square in the jiblets. Spring is in the fetal position in the corner leaving old man winter to wreak havoc.

old man winter kicked spring square in the jiblets. Spring is in the fetal position in the corner leaving old man winter to wreak havoc.

spring must have some small "jiblets"

i will say this though... i got to stay in a hotel for free after work last night due to the weather.

my job loves me :)

http://www.maperformance.com/store/help.php?section=about

Modern Automotive Performance
9855 13th Ave N
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-545-3800

Never heard of these guys before, thanks for telling me about them!

Literally, I mapquested this, this morning, and it is literally 4 minutes from my townhouse! Sweet stuff for me I guess!

Hey, have any of you seen the post about the CED open house meet the weekend of the 31st??

I'm actually thinking about going to this if anyone is interested. Gotta get some of us MN boys down there to represent!

What is it??? lol

What is it??? lol

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=49172

there's the link to the thread

I wouldnt mind going but its 6hours away and I have some plans that weekend...Maybe I can still swing it, idk.


CED = Crate Engine Depot

I bought my GMPP Stage 2 kit and GMPP Sport Exhaust from them.

CED Open House / Balt Show March 31st
http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=48978

haha durr i knew that lol


Maybe if i have my license back ill go

Maybe if i have my license back ill go

So what did you do now??? :lol:

hahahaha

Damn Supercobalt, WTF?!? lol. Anyways I think I might be busy that weekend, but I'm free for that meet on the 7th, lol! See you guys there I guess!

hey guys. i've been in contact with some of the WI boys about the CED open house meet on the 31st, seeing if we can't all meet up on the drive down and all go in together.

i think there are atleast 6 interested from WI group.

i was thinking if anyone is interested in going, meet here in winona and take 90 through WI and coming down this way instead of taking 94 through Eau Claire is honestly no different as far as time goes.

also, Hot Import Nights is in Chi town that weekend. not that i really care... i'm more interested in just us balts and ions but hey... its something else too if it peaks your interest.

hey is there anyone in MN who wants to trade the LT/SS Spoiler for a untouched trunk lid in laser metalic blue??? I really want that spolier. If you know of anyone or you wanna trade let me know k.

hey guys. i've been in contact with some of the WI boys about the CED open house meet on the 31st, seeing if we can't all meet up on the drive down and all go in together.


I'd like to go but I have family from outta state coming to stay over that weekend, so I'll be busy with that :(

hey is there anyone in MN who wants to trade the LT/SS Spoiler for a untouched trunk lid in laser metalic blue??? I really want that spolier. If you know of anyone or you wanna trade let me know k.

I dont think any of us have a laser blue balt but I could be wrong.
I'd say 90% of us are Victory Red:cool:

I dont think any of us have a laser blue balt but I could be wrong. I'd say 90% of us are Victory Red:cool:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

i still find it hilarious that for the meet that i actually made it to, there were 5 cars, 4 vic red balts and a cavy

now the cavy turned into another vic red balt

hahaha

haha, that is pretty funny! Go Vic Red!!!!!

I'm not that big of a fan of red... there are seriously no cobalts that are laser blue??? what the hell!!!!! well if you guys know of anyone let me know cause everyone I've talked to is out of state.

I own a lazer blue cobalt ss n/a, I live in apple valley if thats any help.

I own a lazer blue cobalt ss n/a, I live in apple valley if thats any help.

Not unless you wanna trade trunk lids for a non touched trunk lid.

Wow theres really been alot of Cobalts added to minnesota since ive been on here before, I remember before it was just like 3 of us now theres alot

Hey SuperCobaltSS...I tried to check out www.TwinCitiesRacin.com, but it doens't exist anymore???

Hey Rolsen, you coming to the meet?

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47350

chevboy28 your sig is way huge, you may wana make it a lil smaller before a mod removes it.

^
Or worse! lol.

Yeah follow the rules and you'll be fine.

Rolsen, I just clicked on the link you typed, and it comes up for me! They overhauled it and it looks better!

chevboy28 your sig is way huge, you may wana make it a lil smaller before a mod removes it.

Well I don't know how to make it smaller so oh well don't really care.

Well I don't know how to make it smaller so oh well don't really care.

Here's a sig for ya, I figured I'd help ya out :cool:

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7797/chevboy28sig1dp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here's a sig for ya, I figured I'd help ya out :cool:

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7797/chevboy28sig1dp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

hey can you edit it again and make it say chevgirl4!!! PLEASE!!!

gotta quick question for you all... i just bought new speakers for the balt today and i was wondering how i get the damn door panel off?

ive never taken one off before and i would like NOT to screw it up :-)

gotta quick question for you all... i just bought new speakers for the balt today and i was wondering how i get the damn door panel off?

ive never taken one off before and i would like NOT to screw it up :-)

I did it on my last car. I thought it was going to be MUCH harder than it was. Your first step will most likely be the piece behind the handle that opens the door. I would wait until summer when the plastic is more malleable. Get a medium size flat head, some patience, and you'll be surprised how easily it comes apart. All of the wiring should have clips that remove...unlike part of the decklid :lol: :lol: :lol:

Not to sound like an ass here, but searching the DIY/How To section will yield more results.

they didn't have anything in the how to section. anything that required that the door panel be taken off was stated as "take door panel off".

sorry... i would have liked something more than that to go off of, which is why i came to you guys :)




I did it on my last car. I thought it was going to be MUCH harder than it was. Your first step will most likely be the piece behind the handle that opens the door. I would wait until summer when the plastic is more malleable. Get a medium size flat head, some patience, and you'll be surprised how easily it comes apart. All of the wiring should have clips that remove...unlike part of the decklid :lol: :lol: :lol:


fucking decklid wiring harness.... :cussing: :lol: :cussing: :lol:

hey can you edit it again and make it say chevgirl4!!! PLEASE!!!

Here ya go :)

Since you live in Shoreview, you’ll probably see my fly past ya every once in a while.

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8043/chevgirl4sig1yw6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sorry hoffa, didn't know you checked. Hmm..............I can't really help you as I have only had people at best buy (NEVER GO THERE, the one in Brooklyn Park, they'll mess you shit up) do it as you can see, they screwed my colorado up and the armrest on the door wouldn't stay down because they assholes broke the plastic tabs and TRIED to glue them back on.

I've never had a problem with Ultimate Electronics on the other hand. It's just a matter if you want to pay for it and get it done right, or attempt it yourself and rick breaking something (well I guess you would risk that as well if taken to the profs.. Since it is your first time though, I'd say take it to the profs..