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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Short ram intake killed my gas mileage!!!!

It sounds so good I can't keep my foot of the floor lol....

I bought the Cosmo Racing CAI when I went on my parts shopping spree, and I was happy to receive it today! The fit was great, much better then I was expecting considering the super low price, plus it feels very solid now that it is installed. Even when using a significant amount of force, the intake is hard to move about.

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Excuse the filthy engine bay. The dealership where I bought the car had it detailed, and the detailer apparently thought that the valve cover was polished from the factory, so he used aluminum wheel acid to "shine the valve cover up". So now, I have a shitty, spotty looking valve cover and fuel rail. However, I am lucking out, because a friend of mine with an L61 Cavy has a spare valve cover and he is going to get it powder coated (he knows a guy so he gets a huge deal, $45) and give it to me for the cost of the powder coating and my stock one. While we have it apart, we are going to spray paint my fuel rail gloss black. It ought to look pretty damn good when we are done!

Now I'm just waiting on my header and cat to come in so I can install all of that!

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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:17 PM
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where are the pics?
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:36 PM
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whoopsie... fixed now!
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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nice, congrats
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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gay...
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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gay...
shut up ryan lol
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisAult2004
shut up ryan lol
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ok ill be nice,

looks good man, cant wait to hear it... now lets see if you can hang with me?

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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by REIGNftSOLDIER
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ok ill be nice,

looks good man, cant wait to hear it... now lets see if you can hang with me?
i need to lose weight first, you have an advantage since you only weigh like 89 lbs or something . Seriously though, it ought to make for a DECENT race once I get my exhaust and all on.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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he will prolly pull on u if his cav is a 5 speed.. lol
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by nramlow2006
he will prolly pull on u if his cav is a 5 speed.. lol
haha... your kidding right?
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by REIGNftSOLDIER
haha... your kidding right?
i dont know... the 1 7/8 inc exhaust and HOOOOOOOOOORRIBLE air box design really limit the jbody ecos. ill bet that the 350 lb difference will show now that its opened up. i dont know how the whole 40 hp vs 350 lb weight advantage would work out. not saying i would win, just saying we will need to find out!
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by REIGNftSOLDIER
haha... your kidding right?
what do you have done.. what do you drive/.? i
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by nramlow2006
what do you have done.. what do you drive/.? i
check my garage: https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/vbga...o=view&id=7110
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by REIGNftSOLDIER
LIES!!! its a purple LS with a pacestter and a hacked airbox! lol
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisAult2004
LIES!!! its a purple LS with a pacestter and a hacked airbox! lol
hey that car pulled on you too!!
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by REIGNftSOLDIER
id say if he emptied all this crap out of his car and you guys raced from a stop he probly pull on you in the 60 ft but not by more then a 1/4 panel.. but after the 60ft you would have him by a car at most... provided he was driving a manual.. and actually knew how to launch his car
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by nramlow2006
id say if he emptied all this crap out of his car and you guys raced from a stop he probly pull on you in the 60 ft but not by more then a 1/4 panel.. but after the 60ft you would have him by a car at most... provided he was driving a manual.. and actually knew how to launch his car
i think once my parts roll in, AND I GET GOOD TIRES, it will be a drivers race. yes my car is a manual, but its the shitty stock shifter.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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if u got an exaust you would win... no doubt..

sorry reign
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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well we will have to track your progress, we can run tonight, and again when you get more parts...
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:43 AM
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what mods are done to the cavy? I just don't see a 5spd ecotec cavy beating a cobalt ss/sc without some FI or nitrous.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by L.P.
what mods are done to the cavy? I just don't see a 5spd ecotec cavy beating a cobalt ss/sc without some FI or nitrous.
considering they both are driving a 2.2l
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by L.P.
what mods are done to the cavy? I just don't see a 5spd ecotec cavy beating a cobalt ss/sc without some FI or nitrous.
i drive a 2.4

Originally Posted by nramlow2006
considering they both are driving a 2.2l
i drive a 2.4, did you not look at my garage?

i used to have an LS, and i pulled on him with it too...
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by REIGNftSOLDIER
i drive a 2.4



i drive a 2.4, did you not look at my garage?

i used to have an LS, and i pulled on him with it too...
less than .2 in the quarter when we raced and you had a cat back and I had nothing lol.

...... and the UPS man was back again today....

TAH-DAH!




I'm a little excited....

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