i have $200 right now(i'm only 17 so don't bash me haha) what should i do next as far as performance goes. i was thinking dp or just saving for the ottp stage 1 kit. mods are in signature.

 

save

 

haha that was fast

 

im sure that i could easily find you something to buy for 200 bucks, save for the OTTP kit, they seem like the best kits to go with for the price, and the tunes are alright from what ive read

 

that's what i was leaning towards, but the dp i could have this week and the kit will have to be at least another week of work. im just impacient

 

your talking to somebody who is way worse then you are haha.... save

 

ha. ok thanks

 

You are 17 with an SS/SC unless you are rich you are going to cherish having that $200 later on. Save it.

 

alright dad haha jk.

 

depends what you want to do. for a little more you can get some decent lowering springs, could get a rear swaybar, short shifter, or just save for an ott stage 1 kit.

myself, with that little bit to spend id just save it. we drive gm's, they will break eventualy.

 

got solid mounts yet? you're 17 in a cobalt ss sc. im sure u race from digs, you can get the ttr solid engine mount + poly tranny bushings for $200. that'll let you go fast without breaking axles or looking silly sitting there bouncing at a light.

then do the ottp stage 1

 

COOLING! dont get ottp stage one if you dont have any cooling mods. Do dual pass thats just over 100 bucks, or get the ZZP HE thats like 180, and then throw on a stu mod, you can get the parts for that for like 20 bucks at autozone and it helps out a ton. Dont just throw power mods on without cooling first.

 

keep saving your money and buy all the parts at once so you only have to get it tuned one time insted of going back 2 or 3 times, and go zzp..ottp sucks zzp ftw

 

haha no ive only raced from a dig once. mainly 40 rolls.

sorry. i see this all the time and i never know what it is but what is the stu mod.
but i was deinitely getting a zzp s3 h.e. would i need to re-tune after a h.e?

 

no retune needed after heat exchanger. just keeps the car cooler. im sure you could tune it a little bit but the gains would not be worth the money to tune it.

 

bold words for a newb

 

Basically what your doing is taking the test tube coolant holder and replacing it with a muuuuuch bigger one, which lets you hold more coolant which drastically drops your IATs PM if you want some more instructions.

 

if there was a thing i was smarter with when i was 17... it was to save my money.

 

I wish I could save money. I try, doesn't work out very well. Haha

I am saving a third of this pay check though.

 

ok. how does this order of parts sound.
1. ottp stage 1 kit
2. stu mod(shortly after stage kit)
3. s3 zzp heat exchanger
4. headers and downpipe.
I won't need to re-tune after any of that will I?

 

yea.. thats about right...

maybe just a downpipe first...

 

downpipe before stage kit?

 

If your cat hasnt blown yet, it will.

The stock one is very restrictive...

 

haha. nope, not yet. my car only has 36,000(miles) on it though