OK, some of you may be sick of hearing about the tc ss, but who cares, im doing freaking back flips over here because im getting one, and ive been waiting for gm to do this...anyway...

i was reading through car and driver, and they had a review on the new evo x gsr edition. the times? 0-60 in 5 sec, and 1/4 mile in 13.8 sec...a chevy cobalt is 0-60 in 5.8 seconds, 1/4 mile time in 14.1 (got info from css.net). the cobalt is only .3 sec away from tying with the evo. only reason the evo is so quick in 0-60 is because of its awd, after that it really doesnt compare that much to the ss tc.

they also had of the new srt4. 0-60 in 5.9 sec, 1/4 mile in 14.4. the cobalt is faster than the srt-4, and remember, times can be faster or slower according to driver error and the altitude you live at.

but ****, not bad at all. were almost keeping up with the evo x's?

 

still has to compete with the older srt-4's

 

if you consider paper racing "keeping up" then yes. let's wait to see what the cars really do first before you go telling people that you will keep up with evos in a car that will be out in more than a year that you may or may not ever own.

 

^^x2 everyone just needs to calm down and wait it out.....

oh by the way I like your black out light CobaltVenomSS

 

im not saying it will, but with little money it very well could...and itll be less then a year, second quarter of 08 is like may'ish...

 

you need to dig up dyno numbers from the gxp/redline before you go comparing numbers. this will give you a better idea of what it's doing.


remember, this is also fwd. not rwd.

 

I think everyone should just put a hold till them damn things are available for purchasing.. Everyone is expecting so much, just by guessing..

 

agree, thats what I said!!^^

 

and i'm sure them with a lil money will be able to stay faster then it.,.....

 

so can the ss/sc. people are idiots when it comes to modding their car. and if they're an idiot with one car, they'll do the same thing with the next. people add crazy small pulleys, h/e's, full boltons, etc and complain when they get shitty times. why? no traction mods, no slicks, crappy ass street tires, etc. the new cobalt will not really have that much more power anyways. assuming 15% drivetrain loss (if they're not underrated) that's 221 to the wheels. big whoop. you will run into the same exact problems that we have now with the cobalt. except you'll be upside down in the red.

how many times have my posts been ignored when i tell people to get motor mounts? or prothane mounts? Or an ingalls? instead they get a 2.7 " pulley and have no traction, so it's worthless at that point.

power is not everything. without traction, power is worthelss.

 

for a little money you could turbo a lsj and not spend 23k for a maxxed turbo

 

we will see when it comes out.........love my lsj for now

 

Thank you!

 

Im freaking out too, I cant wait!!!!!!!
I gotta get a damn job so I can get me one of these tho!
I want to get one in white, I think a white one w/ a carbon fiber hood & trunk w/ high pro cf spoiler would look so awesome, oh and with remedy1's wheels.

 

people will do what they want. this is called freewill. you can say what you want too. it's their choice to read it. without spending money on a clutch, axles, and tires. you're not going to get a fwd to hook worth a ****. unless you're like me who gets some perverse thrill out of blowing the tires off in second gear on brushed concrete for no reason.

 

good luck gettin one the way every ones acting, especially every one wanting white

 

I wonder if they're taking deposits?

 

oh i can get you one Tr1p1ng. . . .

 

"Cobalt SS TC really going to be fast, i mean FAST"

*news flash* a 14 second car is not fast.
will it be quicker than the current SS in stock form? yes.
will it have a couple better parts than the current SS? yes.
will it have more nutswingers than the current SS? yes.
will it be gods gift to the sport compact world? NO.

sorry for the rant but im just sick of seeing threads like this. i need to visit this site less often

 

The LNF SS should be .1-.2 seconds faster then a stock LSJ SS

 

I'm more interested in what new parts being made for the '08 will work on my '05, like the brakes, for example, Brembo's ftw! (or maybe the seats if they're more comfortable than mine). Should be plenty of wrecked ones in a matter of months after they begin delivering them, considering some of the members on here...

 

yea da 03-05 srt-4 are very friendly when modding them and i see some crazy ass numbers like300-400 whp srt-4s dats insane...ss/tc is nice but the need to get rid of those ugly rims their gonna aput on them and throw back da gunmetal ones...but i guess they have to change it up somehow i guess

 

The SRT4 Engine and the LNF are NOTHING alike. The LNF is a DI while the SRT4 motor is simply a fuel injection.

 

ditto, i'm also content with what i have.


i hope the new ss kicks ass and surpasses all the expectations, but people need to settle down about it and stop assuming.

 

its goign to be faster than 14.1 , ive seen a bone stock solstice gxp run 13.8 in 90 degrees at a slow dragstrip, the cobalt is a few hundred lbs lighter so a 13.5-13.7 bone stock 1/4 mile time is completely possible, with drag radials maybe even low 13s with no other mods

theres a 60hp difference here thats good for alot more than .1-.2 tenths over a stock supercharged ss