Z24_4LIFE

does the SS/SC produce 205hp at max boost or always?
please take this seriously.....

trollwhite

that was just a round figure. the stock ss/sc accually produces more like 210-220 hp stock. it is 12.5 psi tho

CTCOBALTSSS

Well here is the thing. Chevy rates the motor 205hp but people all over this site have dyno'd 210-220 to the wheels stock. So chevy under-rated these motors a lot. Also it's not just the s/c that produces the power. If you look at my sig and click on Dyno, you can see what the HP is throughout the rpm range. Hope that helps.

Z24_4LIFE

thanks guys...u always have the answers

but still im having a lil doubt on the car...i dont know why
like i love domestics and i love chevy's but like i dunno if its still the right way to go

trollwhite

depends on wat ur lookin for. i know it was right for me. they r just now starting to come out with aftermarket stuff and just now startin to get close to 300 hp. some of us r at 270 right now. as for the car it is fast as it is off the florr. the car is very good and reliable. i love it.

Z24_4LIFE

but like is it worth financing....
cuz gas is expensive which i dont care..but is it good on gas
like if ur not always on high boost?
cuz on this site its 50/50 with ppls comments

quickspec

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player_1

if I take it easy I get about 450-500km on a tank, but if I drive like a maniac i'll get 350-400km lol

Tomtwtwtw

The good thing about the SS/SC is the SC is kind of like "power on demand". As long as you don't have too heavy a foot, you will get economy car gas milage (most people can easily get 25/30 city/hwy by keeping the revs low) Of course, the less powerful Cobalts will get even better milage, so it does depend really on what you're looking for. What competitors have you checked out so far?

trollwhite

gas always depends on how u drive it. if u drive normal and not always puchin it then its not gonna use as much. i know if u drive it right u should b able to get close to 30 mpg. but if ur punchin it all the time it will go down. i know i do and my info center says i should b doin bout 21 mpg the way i drive. lol

Z24_4LIFE

ok well i have a 2004 Z24...fun..reliable and good on gas...time for a change
i want to go forced induction...im not gonna waste a penny on the z24...
i want a ss/sc...but i can also get a srt-4 (but their ugly as **** and 4 doors)
or i can get a 2003 GTI...

if you guys are saying u can get 450-500 on good driving and 350-400 on heavy foot driving...then thats perfect...cuz on my cavalier i can get 410 on my best and 375 on my worst
perfect

Tomtwtwtw

You won't get as many miles(km) per tank on the Cobalt as you do the Cavalier, because it has a smaller tank, but your milage should be comparable. My g/f has a 97 Z24, and her city milage is a little less than mine, but her highway is better. Your results may vary.

Z24_4LIFE

its a smaller tank?
the cavalier holds 40-42 L
the cobalt i heard holds 50L

Tomtwtwtw

I believe you've got it backwards...the Cavalier has a 15 gal tank and the Cobalt is 13.

Maybe it's different in Canada?

Z24_4LIFE

well regardless...so ur saying i wont have to put in as much gas in the SS but ill get roughly the same amount ?

Tomtwtwtw

No. The SS consumes roughly the same as the Z24 (23/29 mpg vs 22/32 for the Cavalier), but makes much more power. The smaller tank means you will fill it more often, but put less gas in each time.


To put it a different way, your money spent on gas should not change. (unless you become addicted to the SC whine, as so many of us have)

Z24_4LIFE

ohh ok..so i wont be losing money..just gettin more performance for my money

Tomtwtwtw

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Z24_4LIFE

sweeet..if wat ur telling me is true...then im not worried about n ethign else
because iv driven the car many times..my friend has one
and i love eveery aspect of it
just was worreid about gas being a bitch
thanks guys ur the best

mqqn

Hi Z24_4LIFE -

I get 24.5 mpg over the first 1200 miles with the car.

I drive it normally, but sometimes shift at 5k just to run the r's up a little.

I am sure I could get a steady 27mpg if I drove conservativley, and the car has enough torque to easily drive it short-shifting at 2500rpm.

best regards -

mqqn

Mike06cobalt

You'll be losing money until you get over 'new car speed racer' period. Then you'll be fine. I was averaging about 20 mpg when in first got it. Now I'm around 27 city, and I still rip around some. On the freeway I get 29 to 34.

Acidangel_5.0

my gas mileage improved once the motor broke in..
my first few fill ups i was average around 21-23 mpg with "normal driving" (babying it some + giving it hell 1 or 2 times a day).. now i have about 6k miles on the car and my "normal driving" is now around 27 - 29 mpg.. my highest was around 32 mpg when i just babied it

Tomtwtwtw

FWIW, I'm also getting 24.5 mpg through my 2500 miles on the clock so far, and I drive through stop and go rush hour 5 days a week. Probably only 10-20% of my miles are actually open highway driving.

GeoChevyCobalt

I got 40 MPG at one time. I drove really slow but I did it. Any way I can get anywere from 34 to 37 on average on the highway.

djt81185

That period is lasting over 25,000miles for me. I've gotten 19mpg a few tanks...but almost 29 on the highway...in a redline