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Old 05-12-2013, 05:35 PM
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Pretty sure the EFR is fubar.. Going back to stock and trading it in for a Cadillac ATS 2.0T rwd. That's all and it was fun while it lasted!
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That's no good man.

In for part out!
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Sorry to hear man.. Sad to see an awesome local Cobalt go.
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so sorry man..gl with that caddy
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^this. My family lives in Rochester so it makes for cheap shipping lol
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Originally Posted by redssna
Sorry to hear man.. Sad to see an awesome local Cobalt go.
It was about that time anyway, I can't complain motor and transmission held up to 20k+ miles of everything I threw at it.
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RWD is gonna be a treat for sure!
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Not sure what I'll be parting out yet cause I might get another efr and slap it on the ATS if that's the car I decide on.
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Not sure what I'll be parting out yet cause I might get another efr and slap it on the ATS if that's the car I decide on.
Oh boy. That'd be a tank.
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Oh boy. That'd be a tank.

Pretty sure the rwd is only 3300#, if it was making 400whp 400tq it would make a fun DD.
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It was about that time anyway, I can't complain motor and transmission held up to 20k+ miles of everything I threw at it.
This is very true. They seem to take a pretty good beating. If you go the ATS route I'm sure you'll have fun with it. And I know how you feel about it being time to move on. I've made two quick jumps from the Cobalt. Probably stuck with this one for a long time though.
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Why are these turbos grenading?
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Why are these turbos grenading?
Mine was @26+psi for 2 years including winters so it took some abuse.
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please put an efr on the ats. I would love to see what that would be like
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Ahh, I'm sorry to hear that man. Keep us update on what happened exactly on your EFR. I'm very interested to hear.
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Ahh, I'm sorry to hear that man. Keep us update on what happened exactly on your EFR. I'm very interested to hear.
Will do, not looking forward to getting this Turbo off.. Ugh..
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Originally Posted by donkeyballs
Pretty sure the EFR is fubar.. Going back to stock and trading it in for a Cadillac ATS 2.0T rwd. That's all and it was fun while it lasted!
Not looking good for the quality of the EFRs. The BNRs are doing much better lasting so far.
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Mine was getting oil blow by for awhile and it still boosts fine, but sounds like the compressor wheel is rubbing. I parked the car till i can look at it..
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Originally Posted by donkeyballs
Pretty sure the EFR is fubar.. Going back to stock and trading it in for a Cadillac ATS 2.0T rwd. That's all and it was fun while it lasted!
For basically doubling the factory power output, I'd say it held up pretty well with the abuse. Those ATSs with the limited tuning availability put out nice numbers with just a tune. I couldn't imagine it with a monster, quick spooling turbo. Hopefully the unsuspecting victims wear their rape whistles!
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in for the possible part out. tubular mani sounds interesting lol
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OP, sorry to hear.. How much boost were you pushing on the EFR?
ATS is a good step up from a Cobalt. Now if they only have an ATS-V..

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OP, sorry to hear.. How much boost were you pushing on the EFR?
ATS is a good step up from a Cobalt. Now if they only have an ATS-V..

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he said 26lbs for two years
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Seems like the little BW K-04 is more durable than the BW EFR even though the EFR is their top of the line turbo line.
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How many have blown
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Originally Posted by tomj77
How many have blown
2 that I know of so far. Kinda a rare turbo compared to the BNR and I have not heard of a single BNR failing (a couple with oil feed line leaks but that is it)
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