Well today I went out to Los Angeles County Raceway (LACR) to watch the Import Drag Racing Championship (IDRC). I was told Jason Whitfield's Cobalt would be in attendance and figured I'd drop by to see what kind of power this thing has.

I'm VERY impressed with the car despite the sh**ty conditions out at the track today, NO ONE could get traction today it seemed.

Even though traction was a problem, Whitfield was still able to run a 10.26 at 145mph. He advanced to the semis before loosing on a wholeshot by the other car.

Here's some pictures from today of Whitfield's car:

 

dam a sexy ass cobalt

 

Cool pics! I really like the one where you got it just as the tires started to twist--cool action shot. I don't know anything about that Cobalt, what kind of numbers does it put up? And it appears to be a turbocharged 2.0L? Those little wheels in the rear look really dumb though. I know it's not about looks, but it's just an observation. I can see people asking about that hood though, it's better looking than the one on the 272 concept IMO.

 

correct me if im right, but i heard its a turbo 2.2L and the rear wheels are just used for the drags, but his regular daily driving wheels are koings, and that car is puting over 1,000hp

 

^^^ im pretty sure its a 2.0... look at the valve cover

 

Oh, you're probably right, I just assumed it was a 2.0 since that's the engine that was engineered for forced induction. Plus, it has an SS/SC front bumper. Pretty cool car no matter what engine it has if it's over 1,000 hp.

 

It's a 2.2L but was destroked to 2.0. And it makes 834 hp on pump gas, 900+ on racing fuel. Car has made 9 second passes before.

 

so your telling me this guy drives this car on the street???

 

Yup, there was an article in HCI (Hot Compact and Imports) that talked about how he could go get an In N Out Burger if he wanted to. The car is just plain sick. Period.

 

interesting.......wonder what this kind of stuff costs.....Im assuming $15k plus???

 

LOL! He's spent over 100k on that car...

 

I wonder what he did as far as the tranny and the axles, thats some serious power.

 

*Bump* For those that haven't see this topic with the pics.

 

that car is sick. Do you really think he spent over 100k though. that sounds like a lot!

 

He told me so...but this also incldues almost the entire interior in carbon fiber and a whole bunch of other stuff.

 

I want that cylinder head thats sweet looking

 

100 k is a waste, but that car is ****** sick

 

i think its a 2.2 because that car was in a tuner mag i got

 

I wouldn't consider it a waste when you're out there racing and it got you sponsored by Chevy. Plus the 100k was probably a cumulative amount based on the number of times he's changed things on the motor, spare parts, ect.

 

the only words that can describe that....is ****** intense all i can say

 

That turbo is bigger than all thoses Honda's out there, Holy crap

 

I've read all about the car. Its destroked from a 2.2 to a 2.0L. I don't know how much power it puts down on pump but I have a hard time believeing it puts down 800+. I have never seen a car with that little of displacement put down that much on pump even with meth. I heard people trying to get a hold of him and everybody says hes an ass.