:D

I have an ION-2 sedan, MTX and slow + bone stock at the moment. Am I still cool enough to hang around? I know its not an SS or anything... :-D

I live out in the west valley btw for you AZ peoples. :cssNET:

yes you can i have redline ;) they dont bully me aorund to much. :cool:

awesome, I know I'm just a lowly 2.2L Sedan :lol:

haven't seen many RL's or SS/SC's in the area though...I figured they'd pop up like SRT-4s but guess not.

No body is going to say anything here unless you mention something about the Cobalt ;)

HEY!!! WHO JUST TALKED SHIT ABOUT A COBALT!! ^^^^ :lol:

GET OUT OF HERE YOU DAMN SATURN !!!! :mad:
JK
No its cool dude..... You can chill... Everyones welcome.. Its like a fiesta in here :nuts:
I dunno what you consider my area... SR51&Cactus... ? North valley ? East Valley ? Central?

Dude, it's on the same platform... same car :cool: Welcome to cobaltss.net :)

Just remember to think before you.......what were we talkin about again

Welcome! :cssNET:

GET OUT OF HERE YOU DAMN SATURN !!!! :mad:
JK
No its cool dude..... You can chill... Everyones welcome.. Its like a fiesta in here :nuts:
I dunno what you consider my area... SR51&Cactus... ? North valley ? East Valley ? Central?

the west valley is my area

any of you guys ever cruise out here? it'd be nice to meet up with some fellow ION/Cobalt guys...

I know a munch of the arizona redlines from ****************** got together I dont know why us cobalt guys cant ? Maybe even redlines and cobalts all get together ?

^^^well, I keep offering for us to meet up, but you don't bite..even though we only live like 5 miles apart :rolleyes:

Anyways, where in the west valley you at Ion dude? lol

^^^well, I keep offering for us to meet up, but you don't bite..even though we only live like 5 miles apart :rolleyes:

Anyways, where in the west valley you at Ion dude? lol

Hey I got no problem getting together... You haven't suggested time/place... Just waiting to get my PSIFI kit on so I can be faster ! :nuts:

Actually though why dont all us Cobalt (Ions can come too :rolleyes: ) owners organize a meet !

I'm in Avondale...107th ave & thomas area

I know the last time those Redline guys got together I had to work...but a meet sounds like a good deal to me!

You found a pulley puller yet?

Fuck No... But Im gonna try and use the press at work... I think it will be ok ....
But I didnt recieve the kit yet... So probably wont be able to put on until tuesday maybe weds... Im pissed off right now :mad: ... I was hoping it would arrive today... I wanted to install it on saturday... It was sent fedex on tues.... :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Ah hells no..I'd be pissed. this weekend woulda been perfect time for a project.

did you ever talk to tom on the azclubgp board about doing the pulley ?

and all the ion/cobalt people are more than welcome to hang out with us j-body owners here in the valley we usually have tuesday night meets , and saturdays at the pav's

plus some drag nites at the track , i know i need to get my s/c'd cav to the track


our local site is azjbo.org


we are all brothers from another mother , lol

Where at what time on Tues? What time at pav's?

did you ever talk to tom on the azclubgp board about doing the pulley ?

and all the ion/cobalt people are more than welcome to hang out with us j-body owners here in the valley we usually have tuesday night meets , and saturdays at the pav's

plus some drag nites at the track , i know i need to get my s/c'd cav to the track


our local site is azjbo.org


we are all brothers from another mother , lol

No.... he never posted back in the forum and I sent him a PM asking him if he would help me change it out a week ago and he never responded... Oh well... I think ill be able to manage without the puller tool...

No.... he never posted back in the forum and I sent him a PM asking him if he would help me change it out a week ago and he never responded... Oh well... I think ill be able to manage without the puller tool...
Is it a special puller or will a small 3-jaw puller work?

Well the GTP performance guys use a special puller.... but Ive heard of people using a 3 jaw.... I think im just going to use the press at work... I dont think ill have any problem..

heh, yea ion is the same... in a way... i test drove that car, eeek, center console made me back away, real fast.

tuesdays we are usually at the hooters on bell and the I17 at 7pm

the pavillions we get there around 6pm , but this sat i know a few of us will be late , we are have a de-mod/mod rush at my place on saturday , so im not sure what time ill get there


the puller that tom has is pretty nice , im kinda suprised he didnt pm you back

Its cool I got it on today ! Its was an adventure but it worked out .... :cssNET:
What hooters on bell ?

AAhhh shit, you og it on, man? Sweet! Seems pretty easy, other than the soldering thr piggy back part. How does it run?

The Hooters right off of Bell on I-17...NOT the one of bell and the 101. It's near Applebee's and The Native New Yorker restaraunts.

AAhhh shit, you og it on, man? Sweet! Seems pretty easy, other than the soldering thr piggy back part. How does it run?

The Hooters right off of Bell on I-17...NOT the one of bell and the 101. It's near Applebee's and The Native New Yorker restaraunts.

Well I just went and drove it.... I think somethings wrong :(
The supercharger whines like crazy... no check engine light or anything... but it just doesnt feel any faster... I mean 25-40hp... you should really feel... Feels like it kind of bogs from 3500-4500.... I double checked the wiring and it looks good... pulleys looks good... I dunno... maybe im just crazy... Also I noticed my coolant temp getting up to about 208F.... It normally runs right at 187... Im gonna try and get with ray or someone at psi fi tomorrow ... See if i missed something

Hotter engine could be a sign of running lean... be careful there.

Hotter engine could be a sign of running lean... be careful there.

I know.... Im very concerned... although I did go out and drive it again about 10 mins ago (10pm)... It was about 10F cooler... outside temp gauge was reading 93F instead of 104F... Car felt much stronger... No raised engine temp... Seemed to run quite a bit smoother with no bogging ... I dont know... Maybe im just being paranoid (tend to that sometimes )... I went back and triple checked the whole install and it all looks good... Not to pat myself on the back but my solders looks sweet :D ... Im going to get it over to the dyno tomorrow if they can fit me in and see what the gains looks like as well as the AF...

The Hooters right off of Bell on I-17...NOT the one of bell and the 101. It's near Applebee's and The Native New Yorker restaraunts.


yes , near the applebes , and native , right next to the car wash


id give the car a fewdays to adjust its fuel , to match with the curves with the new pulley


sounds like it will be more fun in cooler weather , i know it will be for all of us s/c people

The best way to find out if your setup works is to race me :cssNET:

at the track anytime , lol

even though i did play with tedro and his ss/sc , before the s/c he pulled away pretty quick from me

with the s/c , i stayed ahead of him , but he spun hard off the line , and was shifting at normal speed , so i stayed ahead of him , had he been shifting fast i think he woulda beat me


but not bad for a car with a best of a 16.0 n/a , and now with a s/c

i gotta get back to the track soon

I was referring to ExHondaman...But sure, you too :-D

ohh


fine be that way !!!!!!! :nuts: :nuts:


lol


i understand dont want the embarrisment of getting beat by a cavalier , lol


j/p

Well phxSS... although ive had a lot of high powered cars... Im still a sucky driver... you would probably beat me even with the kit...

On that note... I drove the car a couple more times today... I think the PCM just had to adjust the fuel trim... Because it is running REALLY strong..... Low end torque feels quite a bit a up... Not mind blowing but very noticeable.... Mid range feels better.... Upper end feels really strong as well.... Seems as though everytime I continue to drive it.. it gets better ! :cssNET:

how high have you seen the boost gauge go up to ??

how high have you seen the boost gauge go up to ??

Only goes up to 10.5psi... spikes to anywhere from 12-16 psi between shifts...

Now Im really bummed out though... was racing a civic si west bound on cactus just before tatum... in 2nd around 5500 rpm car acted like it had bounced off the rev limiter and the tach stopped working.... So i pulled over and restarted it... still no tach and car is in limp mode... I hope its not related to the kit... Im pretty sure ive read about this problem before though ?

wow that sucks man

dam hondas

ya I was beating his ass too... We started at Paradise village pkway... My the time the car fizzled on me I had like 4 car lengths (approx 55-60mph) .... I went and restarted it again after being home for about 5 mins... Cars fine again... Found some posts using the search .. Seems as though this problem is not unique at all.... dont think its related to the kit in anyway... Anybody go to the pavilions ? I drove by but didnt stop....

i ended up getting free tickets to the grand/am cup race at PIR


so i didnt go , plus the wilwood brakes , i didnt get to finish installing them on my cav

Does the car go into limp mode everytime you hit the rev limiter hard? If so, might be time to invest in an MSD DIS-2 (assuming it will work with your car) and set the rev limiter to about 50-100 rpm before the factory limiter.

I had the MSD-DIS-2 on my car for about a year, switched to the MSD DIS-2 Programmable in March. For both I had th limiter set to 6200 rpm (factory is 6250). The difference between the two limiters is VERY noticeable. The factory limiter is a fuel cut, and practically throws you through the windshield when it hits, extremely violent. The MSD limiter is an ignition cut, and much smoother, not violent at all.

Plus you get the 2-Step which helps w/ the launching ;)

Does the car go into limp mode everytime you hit the rev limiter hard? If so, might be time to invest in an MSD DIS-2 (assuming it will work with your car) and set the rev limiter to about 50-100 rpm before the factory limiter.

I had the MSD-DIS-2 on my car for about a year, switched to the MSD DIS-2 Programmable in March. For both I had th limiter set to 6200 rpm (factory is 6250). The difference between the two limiters is VERY noticeable. The factory limiter is a fuel cut, and practically throws you through the windshield when it hits, extremely violent. The MSD limiter is an ignition cut, and much smoother, not violent at all.

Plus you get the 2-Step which helps w/ the launching ;)

I wasnt even at fuel cutoff... It acted like it was hitting the limiter but I was only at 5500rpm... I think its some ECU glitch... Ive read a bunch of previous posts concerning the same problem... Havent heard of a fix...

I wasnt even at fuel cutoff... It acted like it was hitting the limiter but I was only at 5500rpm... I think its some ECU glitch... Ive read a bunch of previous posts concerning the same problem... Havent heard of a fix...

Hmm the stock SRT computer will do that when it sees too much boost. Do you have a piggy back fuel computer yet?

Welcome to the site, I like it.

Hmm the stock SRT computer will do that when it sees too much boost. Do you have a piggy back fuel computer yet?

Ya it comes with the kit.... Powerpaq I believe.... Ive like quadruple checked all the wiring on it since the install....