ok. well i went to borders picked up a few magz. one of them was import tuner. i was takin a look at an article they had pertaining to our SS's and how they are being discontinued by GM. they say b/c of a tacky wing (which i think looks pretty dam good) and other things like only having 205 hp. they are way to underinformed bc they dont realize how underated the whp truly is. im ****** pissed that a tuner mag didn't truly look into what kind of horse power we're gettin with simple mods as pulley swaps and intake/exhaust. im sick of publications talkin about **** they don't fully understand or investigate. **** IMPORT TUNER. here's a pic of the article:
ps. i know the pic is big i just wanted it to be easy to read. post your response to this bs.

 

I find it lauphable that Import Tuner would have anything to say about a "Tacky Wing".

 

they really need to do there homework.............. the only thing thats bad about having a cobalt is the aftermarket parts world.................. but in all reality our cars are quick for what u pay for them.......... screw that magzine

 

X2 Ugh, lets wait and see what they have to say abotu the SS/TC that is if there ever will be one.

 

Ya I have to agree with you there.

 

I don't care. That makes it all better that other cars think they have a chance and then get whooped on.

 

I find the high rise wing, pretty ugly myself... but what do you expect from an IMPORT tuner mag? They cater to import fans, they don't need to have their facts straight they just need to say "this mag adds 25+ extra hp to the wheels yo".

 

If they ever come out with an SS/TC, I'll rebadge my car with the supercharged badges, and dedicate its life to raping and pillaging the gay sibling of the SS/SC

 

lol that is tooo funny blown4banger

 

Do they mean that it is an acceptable alternative to a Civic Si and a Mazdaspeed 3...or just a regular Civic and 3?

 

the way they made it sound, they were referring to the standard civics and 3's. i think they need to lay down the crack pipe

 

Way off topic, but I saw that you have 8.9:1 pistons and all this motor work, with no boost. Why?

 

I'm glad chevy is discontiuing the ss/sc that means 1 of 2 things should happen. Either the value of the ss/sc should go up sence it was only produced for 3 years, or that claiming limon on them shouldn't be too hard. I could careless about the articals comments since it did mention the fact that the ss/sc kicked the skyline, supra, evo, sti, ext exts asses in the time attack thats all they needed to say.

 

Isn't the cobalt the best preforming car for under $23k....out accelerates, handles, brakes, and costless than the all mighty civic Si....it just does not have the brainwashed kittie retards drooling over it.

 

The name of the mag says it all. Actually I've given up on all magazine and TV show reviews. They're all either way too quick to judge based on the wrong criteria (is our interior and an optional spoiler bad enough to condemn the whole car??) or are completely biased towards imports as a whole.

 

Phew, touchy subject for ya?

If this is a sign of things to come;

 

used to buy that mag,I have not been able to pick it up for a year now,cause they are so import biased

 

Pathetic.

 

sorry about the rant i was a little drunk last night lol. but it def still pisses me off.

 

Wait so the king of tacky ricer **** wants to call the SS/SC's wing tacky? Their whole ******* rag is full of damn near nothing but the tackiest of tacky crap and they want to lay the blame on the wing being the sole cause of the car cancelation? what a bunch of ass holes!

And its only 205hp was more then enough to stock for stock RAPE damn near ANY of the Jap crap they love so dearly! Hell with a GMPP stage kits you guys were going after EVO's and STI's and sending them home in tears!

Yet another fine example of how unless it has an "H" on its hood it can NOT get any love.

 

99% of import owners and import magazines think the cobalt is a complete joke. they think it's slow as *****. i'm not saying it's the quickest thing out there, but for what it is it's pretty quick. these magazines are so biased against most domestics, and any import is better in their eyes. they skip past the 0-60 in 5.9 seconds stock, and the ability for a good driver to turn very low 14's.

who remembers that article with the cobalt and like 4 other sport compacts? it was a PERFORMANCE test in a PERFORMANCE magazine... cobalt had the best accleration, best slalom speed, best braking, best handling, etc. but it came in almost last because of a shitty interior and wing. what does that have to do with performance?

people that don't have experience with this car think it's slow because of these magazine reviews, and the fact that it's rated at "205". i told a guy last night that most stockers put down about 215whp or so and he laughed in my face.

domestics will always have a bad rap, because the "tuner scene" is mostly import owners that think their car is unstoppable. the guy i ws talking to last night said the cobalt ss is slow as hell, but he ran a 14.2 in his car. a good driver can do that in a cobalt as well.

i wish i was a little less responsible, because he wanted to race me but i don't street race. but the stage 2 balt should walk him easy from a roll. i want to prove a point, but at the same time it's not worth the risk for me anymore. getting older and having priorities sucks!!

granted, it's not the fastest thing in the world, but people overlook everything just because they read an article, or looked around online.

 

That a bunch of BS... lets go beat there ricer a$$es. Everyone should all write a letter to the editor and bitch them out, also providing dynos and timeslips to show them wuts up with the ss/sc cobalt scene. Stupid bitches...

later

 

God do some of you whine. It's a magazine. Who cares

 

better for us

 

:thumbsup: to Import Tuner for telling it like it is. Maybe GM will get with it the next time around.