I got my Vibrant header/downpipe combo today!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited. I can't wait to put it on!!! I've been holding off putting on my GMPP exhaust b/c I wanted to do everything at once. I'm really looking forward to putting everything on and hearing how it sounds.

I've read around that the header/dp and especially the exhaust isn't that hard to put on (other than cutting it), so I assume this is true? I'd really like to do it myself instead of paying some ridiculous price at a stealership/shop. So hey, if anyone from the NJ area wants to come spend a day working on a Cobalt, let me know!!!

Pics... Enjoy





the whole "shabang..." (currently adding HP to my hallway and bedroom haha)

 

Looks great!

 

Thanks Jackalope! I feel like a little kid on christmas morning now haha

 

ohhhh shiney

 

Congratz man. Installing those items is not very difficult. I have done a couple myself on cobalts and its not very hard at all.

 

hardest time i had was the bolts behing the water pump/heatercore lines. other than that, it was cake.

 

That **** is a-ma-zing! What's even cooler is you're adding it all at once, so you'll notice the big difference.

 

Should be worth 10 hp I'd say.

 

Should sound great too.

 

Awesome, I'm looking forward to feeling some gains from it, and more importantly, the sound. I was going to just put on the GMPP but then I was thinking about it on here one day and I figured I might as well go for the whole thing.

 

he speaks the truth.

 

my and my friend had a bitch of a time putting the vibrant header (it was dark out probly didnt help)
but idk we had to extent the o2 sensor wire bs it woulnt reach, and when you put it up have the header/dp connected already and make sure its ****** tight i need to get a ne gasket for mine be it got fucked up bc the bolts werent tight enough. my friend is a mechanic and knows what hes doing idk why we had such a hard time with it but it became a 4 hr job

 

^^Yea that's why I would like to have someone else who's done it/knows what they're doing come help me out.

 

Dont be afraid man.... Just take out the top bolts before jacking up the car. Then get it as high as you can and have fun

 

Sweet, my friend Chris (NamedGoBalt) is currently awaiting delivery of a full Vibrant exhaust (header, dp and cat-back).

 

This is pretty much my first time ever "working on a car". I've got the basic knowledge stuff to guide me haha. I'm still looking forward to it though.
Should I buy a new gasket for it?

 

I <3 the vibrant set up.

It is sexy.

It should have came with one...if not I had the dealer use new ones.


What!

It was 15 degrees out when I decided it was time to put it on!

 

PFT! 1/4 inch drive, about 14 inches worth of extensions, and a universal and the bolts are easy to get to. I did all of mine from underneath.

The gasket is a double sides steel gasket, I re-used mine with no problems on my 2 cars and the few I've done.

 

What you see in the first pic was exactly what was in the box

 

You have to.

Where would you pull the manifold fromthe top?

It won't fit through the top...I tried

 

You just reuse the stock gasket.

 

Sooo, you get this super fancy header and downpipe... and hook it to a 2.25" exhaust system! Am I the only one that sees the problem with this!

 

^^^^^^^ nope i see the problem......... heres what u need.....

 

It will be nice to see if you have any fitment issues when you go to install it all. I am looking at the set up.

 

Vibrant set up looks awesome.