We have a 09 White SS on the showroom. The problem is it has no options. Not worried about a sunroof, tall wing, or spare tire. I've read where the car suffers from not having the LSD. Any input would be helpful...

 

Find one with the LSD. I paid for all the options I didn't even want, high rise, sunroof, all that just because it was the only one in a 50 mile radius with lsd.

 

LSD is a must especially if you plan on future mods

 

I was concerned about mods....The stage 1 kit would be added so I'm guessing I better go with LSD.

 

when i was searching...everyone i saw had lsd. wonder if there r alot out there that dont have it

 

I have a non-lsd car. If you want to leave it stock then its fine for straight lines. If you plan on hitting turns or adding a tune/aftermarket parts you will want the LSD.

 

I agree.

 

"[The Cobalt's] slightly heavy steering has near-perfect weighting, and the car goes exactly where you tell it. 'I'm impressed!' said Kott. 'It's the rental car that went to hot-rod school. It feels light, turns in like crazy, has lots of grip and only moderate body roll.' He admitted the Cobalt SS occasionally displayed an 'odd, disjointed feel while cornering — probably attributable to the torsion-beam rear axle — but it's sure hard to upset this car.' ...

One of the few sore points dynamically for the Cobalt SS is its ability at times to put this wondrous power to its front wheels, because for reasons we can't comprehend, GM gave us a Cobalt without the optional limited-slip front differential. So in tight turns, spinning the inside front wheel was as easy as, well, pressing hard on the throttle pedal. This was especially apparent around the autocross, where exiting slow corners was an exercise in right-foot willpower. But because of its nimble handling, its best time was just 0.16 sec. slower than the all-wheel-drive WRX. Just think what it could have done with the $495 limited-slip diff!"

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=7107

It's one of those things that if you want it and don't get it, it'll eat you up on the inside, but if regularly tackling a road course isn't your thing, you can still manage to have a good time in the twisties so long as you're willing to put away your lead shoes, heh.

 

how does a tuned non lsd car do on the 1/4 mile?

 

LSD for sure

 

I can't tell ya now but i'll have some numbers with the GM kit if it ever comes out....if not i'll have some numbers with an aftermarket tune.

 

No LSD=GAY!!

 

Is that really necessary?

 

I wouldn't buy one w/out LSD. It's like paying for cable if you don't have a TV.

 

LSD makes NO difference in the 1/4 mile.

It is not a posi system with the diff is locked and both wheels spin.

It only works while turning, and even an open dif car will spin both wheels so none of that garbage.

I couldn't imagine having the car without it.

 

Stay away from the brown lsd.

 

When we bought our 09 SS/TC the LSD was the only "must-have" option for me. The wife really wanted the red sport tintcoat color, but the closest one we could find with LSD was about 700miles away and I wasn't interested in going that route. I was actually surprised that I saw so many of them locally without the LSD. Seems odd to me that a performance-oriented front driver making north of 250ft-lb of torque (more than 300ft-lb with the upgrade) would even be ordered without a limited slip differential.

 

ive got a non lsd car and my brother has an lsd car... the only real diference is when we are getting on the highway, my car will spin is inside tire all the way through 3rd gear. he just pulls away from me

 

i plan to auto-x my car later this month. id like to see the difference between the 2 somewhere like that. i would asume that would be the place that the LSD would really show its advantage. other than that, probably not much of a difference

 

Considering the dealer didn't know they had LSD, i didn't find one at my local dealer with LSD out of 3 cars. Thank god for the internet.

 

Just in case it helps anyone looking, here's a link to Chevy's "find a vehicle" tool. This will allow you to select a vehicle model within a radius of your zip code, city, or dealer and locate VIN and window sticker info. I've been using this for years (used to be gmbuypower.com) and found it to be a great tool to locate specific cars in my area and then I'll work through a specific dealer that'll trade for what I want. This link will take you to the search criteria for SS/TC coupe, but you can change vehicle to sedan (or any other Chevy vehicle for that matter) as well.

http://www.chevrolet.com/vehicleloca...lId=SUBMODELID

 

Thanks for all the input! Looks like LSD!

 

go with the LSD!!

not the drug kind though...

 

It did make the Beatles good though!

 

lolz

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