I notice, i put alot of "bells and whistles" on m y car, but its still not, i dunno. It feels like as much noise it makes that it should be peforming up to as much noise it makes. It sounds cool, but the car still drags.

Does anyone know what i'm talking about. whats good ways to get torque without getting a turbo kit. I already have exhaust, downpipe and intake...

Any other ways to make my car, or any car perform like it sounds..

It was embarrising cuz my girlfriend called me out on it. haha, o well

and i raced a gti and lost. of course, but it made them feel good

 

N2o...

 

lots of things to do. Most people don't do any of it. Get cams build the top end and rev it out to make more power. Get rid of aloe of weight that will make everything better. Try something custom. Find out what other cars do to make power and do that with yours. But remember its just a 4cyl and its not gonna run 7s all motor

 

im afraid of n20, i dont give it time of day. cuz i always invision myself blowing the car up..
anyone hear bobut mH 4 door sedan that got turbo charged somen happend to his clutch. i'm scared of something like that happenin to my car.. yikes...

I removed my spare tire for a bit, and noticed a huge difference, however when i put it back in i felt i went around turns better. I think with the weight distrubution, whatever u take from the back you have to take from tthe front to evenly distribute it. I dunno though.

 

lol... you raced a GTi? WOW... i could have told you that you were going to lose...

 

yet another post quoted for truth

 

keep in mind that you're probably putting out around 130 - 140 whp with your mods, which isn't alot. if you want more power without f/i, you'll have to build your engine.

 

*bows* Thanks you... Thank you... You love me.... You really love me!!!

 

i thoguht, well mabye if i downshifted into 3rd that suprise him. LOL, i think he downshifted into 4th and beat me by 5 cars. haha, he started it though, he kept creepin by my ccar and his face kept starring at me, so i was like, what the hell. SO i DS then I saw the back of his car. and when i pulled up to him, i just pretended i was on the phone and wasnt trying.

D4Us0t.. I freakin love your wheels. they are sick. whered u get them

 

LMAO at the pretending to be on the phone.
+rep for being honest lol

 

i painted the stock wheels. i didn't do that good of a job though thanks for the compliment.

 

well, u cant notice in the picture. I might crayon my wheels. i bet no one has done that b4

 

you can get a header for more power. and springs/struts for better handling

 

of coarse he had clutch problems he added 70hp to the wheels. That's gonna tax any system.

 

If you don't already have a header get one, maybe the 2.4 intake mani and if your an 05-06 tunning just came out so that just opened the door for more potential without going piggy back.

 

I have an '07. and i got the ss/sc header/downpipe combo. cuz all over theforums people said going any bigger to 2.5 would be pointless for the 2.2's

 

then i would go with springs and struts for the handling, and the 2.4 intake manifold would make a pretty big improvement in power

 

you could also try that jet ecu chip. A guy from the 2.4 section bought one and really likes it.

 

dont wait your money, do some real mods

 

this is part of the problem. yea, the ss/sc parts are better than the ones that came on your car, but they're still very restrictive and don't flow as much as an aftermarket would. that big ass spot around the 02 sensor that looks like someone beat it with a hammer, restrictive runners, etc.

going bigger than 2.5 will be pointless depending on what you're doing with the car, if you're looking for big power maybe not. it all depends on what you're looking to get out of the car.

 

you can run a 2.5" exhaust just fine on a 2.2 i dont get some people....

 

Any mkIV or mkV GTI should take a 2.2 cobalt easily unless its s/c, t/c, or spraying.

 

what about going independent throttle body setup on your car? they got em and i havnt seen one done on a 2.2 yet

 

Very true Kevin. SS/SC DP and Exhaust are plenty for me, but then again I don't plan on doing much else with the car.

 

Don't waste your money on a jet chip when you could get the real deal.
Clear Image Automotive can create a custom tune for 2.2's that will get much more HP than any so called "Chip" or "Module"