Hey everyone about 2 weeks ago I got a 2008 cobalt 2.2 special edition 2dr coup I love it!!
I wish it was the SS but I couldnt find one for sale near me =[
but iam really happy with the car.
I have a few questions about the car, like why dose the car only rev up to 4 grand in park and neutral and if it can be adjusted. also I want to do some performance upgrades but dont know where to start

 

this has been asked many times. there's no reason to rev over 4k in neutral. it's a saftey feature so people don't try to be "cool" and blow up their car.

as far as performance you can start with all the basic bolt ons; full exhaust, intake, can do suspension, etc.

 

First off, since its an auto why do you need to rev it? answer me that.

Start simple, like Air Box mod or a CAI, then exhaust, header, DP, possibly cams, or a 50 shot of the good juice.

 

there is no real reason to rev thats true i was just wanted to know,
i really want to run the full exhaust and the intake but is GMPP is that the best way to go??

 

Huh? and Huh?

 

not necesarily. you can go with any exhaust, it's all a matter of preference and what you can afford. ONE person gained 12 hp using the gmpp catback exhaust, so now everyone says it gains 12 hp, but it's most likely not what you will see. they pretty much all do the same thing. search for some sound clips and see what you like.

 

Good starting upgrades are intake and exhaust.

 

Do you have SAI? You can check with this link.
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-2l-l61-performance-tech-45/secondary-air-injection-late-production-2006-l61s-38488/

 

nope i dont have a SAI

 

First off, welcome to the site!

Like was mentioned before, basic bolt ons would be a good start. Above all, try to do as much research as you can before buying stuff. The search button is your friend for that.

 

Welcome to the site! And like everyone else said, the basic bolt ons will be you best bet for starting mods.

 

cai, exhaust, springs...easy, cheapish, no custom modding, really sets you off

 

Its also an easy way to burn $$ and get addicted to modding. But thats why we are here.

 

So ebay CAI would be a good fit. You have a auto so B&M Shift Plus. Full exhaust

 

ya it is!!!!!

i have the ebay cai, tinted tail lights, sssc springs, 2.0 exhaust with no resonator, alarm, pwr door locks, new head unit, amp, subs, strut bar, and soon to have installed a sssc header and dp.....
total spent(ish) 3.5k.... on mods

 

holy **** dude 3.5 in mods

ive only spent about 600 lol

 

the stereo and alarm and door locks were 2350$ of that

 

thanks guys

 

i wish i never started modding, ive spent well over 50k in mods alone, then ontop of that i spent 33k for the car, but it does give you a nice feeling being 18 and knowing you can spank 90% of the cars on the street.
spent about 6k on the cobalt, mostly in electronics and interior.
once you get the mod bug dont plan on having a girlfriend for a while, cause you will spend all time and money on the car, unless you get a girlfriend like mine who loves to buy miss susie-roo mods, lol

 

wow, in the thousands, dam, i have lsj header, DP, catback, 2.4 cluster, ebay intake aem dryflow filter, black out tails, painted headlights, and i havent even gotten to 200 yet...wait no, 900, cuz of the rims...dam, thats alot...i coulda got a body kit instead, dam, funny howu dont even notice how much u have spent until u add it all up

 

I've only spent about 2300 so far but only in speakers, wires, amps, the box, tint and cleaning supplies lol after xmas i plan on doing the intake and full exhaust. I also want to do the black out tail lights, the halo headlights, lowering springs black rims with a chrome lip 17"s or 18"s not sure yet, i also want to get a full ss body kit with the ss wing and the SS Recaro racing seats. I want to Boost the motor and build the motor . It will take some time but thats what i wanna do also i want to take off the racing strips and have black ones put on

 

nitrous or turbo is the only hope for the 2.2

anything else is a waste.

at 36,000 miles i will probably make my own turbo kit. i had it on the lift yesterday, and it looks fairly simple.

 

...or supercharged, or n/a...

keep in mind, there are 2.2l ecotecs pushing 250HP in N/A form

 

i wouldn't waste the time or money on a supercharger on a 2.2

n/a is not even worth looking at on a 4 cyl.

 

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