If u guys get $1200 to spend on your cobalt, what would u guys all do. I'm asking mainly for my lil bro who has the LS, but all can throw in there $.02

 

in dash 7 inch, touchscreen, w/ navigation

 

wow, kinda threw all the $$$ into the pot right there eh? lol nice tho

 

catback, intake,save a lil more and get wheels

 

save a little more and get a turbo

 

Carbon fiber hood/ with hood scoop (painted so the scoop is still c/f and the rest is car color), and a OEM SS spoiler with the middle carbon fiber. but thats just me

 

buy cnc ported head, and use stock valvtrain, maybe an intake or exhaust to go along with it. best mod per dollar other than nitrous thats below 1000$

 

Ported head, Intake, Header, Exhaust, Throttle Body (i think that would be more than $1200 though)

 

Best bang for the buck would be a turbo kit.

 

What he said but they are around $3,000 to $4,000 and another $1,000 to install. I'm trying to get my brother to get one for his base model so we can race and see whose car is faster but he doesn't care about speed. He wants looks more than speed. So guess what, he bought a stick on ss hood scoop off of ebay. When he told me that I just shook my head. He wants to paint it black and leave the rest of his hood yellow.

 

lol, 1000 to install a turbo kit? nope, and they would range probl;y at 2.5-3 g's

 

The turbo is a worthwhile investment, but most kits come at a rather low setting of boost, usually no higher than 5-6, and 7 in some cases. But like most people youll want more and turn up the boost, and youll break ****, which will cost more money, so i still stand by the cnc ported head with stock valvetrain, with upgraded intake and exhaust flow. i bet you see somewhere around 150-170whp.

 

Dude, Beat it out of his head.

 

If he is going for looks, nothing changes the look of a car more then a bigger set of rims and tires. You sould be able to get a nice set of 17" racing wheels with some good tires for $1200.

 

Eibach anti roll kit, Lowering kit, and catback

 

Get some cheap wheels and a drop, get rid of the 4x4 look and the horrendous body roll

I hate that about my base model lol, getting dropped first of spring

 

save more for turbo, thats what im doing i have $1400 saved so far

 

$1000 is right to install the kit and tune it right , at least around here thats what the rate is

 

He is looking for looks guys. Nothing makes a car like a set of rims and save for eibs.

 

well for looks i would say this car benefits much from a nice tint job since our windows are kinda big it makes them look smaller, the car needs a drop bad so springs are a good idea, and rims are a great idea especially for a base model on the ss's the rims look good on the car

 

What is a ported head and how much does it cost and what does it do?

 

I would get a nice drop and some wheels...since there are no struts out there for these cars yet you can pick up a set of springs for $200ish and spend the rest of wheels/tires. Thats all you really need looks wise...

 

i heard koni is coming out with them early 06 so i would wait to put springs on

 

he wasn't sure about go / show, but kinda thinkin both! so i was figurin Cf hood, tints, and rims

 

personally im going for looks first on my car, so i would says lowering springs, wheels, and tinted windows.