Finally traded in my 08 LT for an 08 SS and its awesome. Any suggestions for first mods?

 

oil change...

breather mods should always go first. Exhaust, SRI or CAI, charge pipes.

 

Intake/Downpipe +BYT e85 tune, Run 12's all day every day

 

down pipe or intake would be first on my list!
great pick up man!!! color?
pics??

 

Sounds like you bought it used, huh? You might want to check the car and take some pics so everyone can help you see if anything is already done to it.

 

congrats on the new car!

 

Don't get an intake unless you want your fuel trims to go to hell.

Downpipe, catback, tune

 

^^^that's normal for any intake to do. A tune will take care of that issue though.

 

Congrats! I just got mine Wednesday! I recommend the K&N Sri for your first mod! It makes it so you can actually hear the turbo! It sounds so good!

 

Intake without a tune is just a bad idea.

To the OP downpipe is the most beneficial mod you can do on these cars. Intake is worth while as well if you're sure to tune for it. Intercooler, Charge Piing, and Cat-Back are more of an option then anything.

If you want the BOV sound go with the Forge BPV modern performance sells it. It's a much cheaper solution opposed to paying for a BOV, Charge Piping with the MAF relocation to mount the BOV, and relocate the MAF, and a tune to be able to relocated the MAF.

Suspension wise Pedders, and SSC aka CM seem to be the popular choices concerning springs.

 

Airbox mod, Downpipe and a good tune will break 300whp pretty easy.

 

Downpipe and a good tune will easily break 300whp. Airbox mod isn't necessary for that, but it won't hurt either.

 

Catless DP and a Tune are both great first mods

 

How do you figure? I put it on within 6 hours of owning he car.. no problems what so ever.. no CEL no idle problems.. The k&n is fine. It's the other brands you need to worry about.. just be sure to disconnect the battery for 10 minutes to reset the ecu.

 

congrats...post some pics

 

get a tune... you won't see much benefit from any other mods without one. it's the easiest way to make more power and for the price will give you the most gains.

 

Spend the money get the gm staged upgrade second get the chargeipes from hahn or whomever and you will have a 300hp + cobalt

 

hey guys thanks for the ideas for mods i was thinking about the dejon intake and charge piping anyone have those? oh and here are some pics

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Get yourself the K&N SRI over the Dejon

I prefer the ZZP Upper CP as it bolts to the engine, i had HAHN ones dent my hood from hopping around

ZZP or any Catless Downpipe best mod for the Money

You can save a ton of money by getting your own Stage 1 sensors and getting a custom tune

 

Doesn't matter which intake you install the car shouldn't get a CEL or have an idle problem. It is true the K&N has shown more promise then the other intakes on the market, but that does not make it exempt from the problems observed with throwing on any other intake. Wow you can hear your turbo congratulations, and any intake including the K&N will skew your fuel trims unless you tune it for the intake. so please tell me is it important to have fuel trims that are adjusted properly?

D-Mac is right any Catless Downpipe is the best mod for the money, and one can be had from Bad-Mab even for $160.00 shipped. ZZP, and Modern Performance also offer Catless Downpipes for a very affordable price, and the fact that the K&N Intake is a better choice compared to Dejon. Unlike the K&N SRI the Dejon doesn't have a mounting solution and are prone to rubbing on the AC line located underneath the intake.

 

Well if the problems you speak of were significant enough to matter, it would cause a CEL..

 

I know this a probably a stupid question but would i pass inspection with a catless downpipe?

 

IIRC NY uses a code scanner instead of an 02 sensor, so you should be fine as long as they don't do a visual inspection, or you don't have a cel. Someone from NY can confirm this please?

 

you know, just because you throw a CEL doesn't make it dangerous. Most CEL's are emissions related. The ones that you should worry about are misfires. And concerning LTFT's and STFT's, ideally you want them to be at 0, but it's not particularly bad if they go rich/lean by 1 or 3 increments.

All in all, it's not a big deal that you're throwing a CEL for an intake for LTFT's or STFT as long as it's within reason. Either way, a tune can help adjust fuel trims back to tolerance.

 

I never said that a CEL was an indicator that something significant was wrong. That was OBZ actually. Fuel trims are constantly changing after all and will never sit perfectly at 0. 1-3% +/- isn't a big deal, and is what you will typically see when you are stock or tuned. Throwing on an intake and not tuning for it can make fuel trims go a lot more then 1-3% +/- though which is not good. Never said an intake was a bad thing if a car is tuned for it.