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#06-03-08-001D: Info - Availability of Steering Knuckles for Competitive Driving - (Sep 27, 2006)


Subject: Availability of Steering Knuckles for Competitive Driving


Models: 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt

2005-2006 Pontiac Pursuit (Canada Only)

2007 Pontiac G5

2004-2007 Saturn ION, ION Redline




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This bulletin is being revised to add a statement in the Alternate Steering Knuckles section. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 06-03-08-001C (Section 03 - Suspension).


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Alternate Steering Knuckles
This is to advise owners who intend to use their vehicles for competitive driving, of the availability of alternate steering knuckles, and to provide recommended alignment specifications for those owners who use their vehicles for competitive driving. These steering knuckles are available through GM service parts and are suggested for use on the Cobalt (Pursuit)/ION Redline. Refer to the Parts Information below for ordering instructions. (This steering knuckle may also be installed and the alignment specifications used, at the customer's discretion, for non-competition purposes.)

Replacement Procedure
Service replacement instructions can be found in SI (Steering Knuckle Replacement).

Alignment Settings
The following alignment settings provide for even tire wear in competitive driving.

Please use the following alignment specifications for competitive driving only:

Camber
Front
-1.5 +/- .75 deg.

Rear
-1.5 +/- .75 deg.

Caster
Front
3.65 +/- .75 deg.

Toe
Front
.20 +/- .5 deg.

Rear
.25 +/- .5 deg.

 

Did you get a base dyno before the tune?

 

i hate you....

 

I think hes going to put the stock tune on then dyno and then put the new tune on and then dyno again reign.

I am kidding with ya tom

of course youll have a aim message MP

 

as the suspension attatchment locations for the whole cobalt line are the same im sure they can be used, however the knuckles on the 2.2 with the 4 lug pattern don't have the weakness that the five lug cars do. ive thrown mine around plenty and haven't had any issues with knuckles

and to NWAE keep us posted on the availability of this tune

 

Nice... about time.. lol.

 

You will start to loose power over 7k RPMs due to the cam profile!

 

I'm not sure if you were referring to me asking about the rev limiter, but the reason I want to adjust the rev limiter is for a different cam that will make more power at 7000 rpm. I am going to turbo my 2.2 and use the comp cams "turbo" grind that makes its power up at 7K.

 

so im turboed and was going to hook up the aem fic .... but should i hold off for this ::??

 

if you can wait a month or so

 

honestly id wait because it will be cheaper than the aem gaurenteed.. plus youll wont have a box always sitting there and if the piggyback device would ever die so would your car alone with it because you wouldnt be able to catch it in time..

this should be able to be bought in the month of march.. somewhere in there.. how far do you live from the original poster Tom?? because I know he could tune it for you in person also when this is done, and yes he can do the email tune for the tuner if you dont want to drive down there..

There is a lot of options in the air.. the gt tuner is getting to the point of being about to be bought instead of rented, and just straight laptop tuning is also in the air.. laptop would be the best way for people to make on the fly tunes without having to upload stuff to a computer..

If you dont mind waiting UP TO a month than id wait.. its up to you

 

I really think with some nice write-ups on how to tune the car for simple bolt ons along with a few other things and more people would be apt to buying the computer software or buy the GT tuner out right.

So you said the GT tuner reads the car when hooked up. Does that mean it could possibly data log for a potential buyer and show it to us via computer? Cause that would be amazing as well.

 

i believe so, i no it takes pc software to read it and to send it back somehow with the software to email.. I will have to ask vince when hes a tad bit more free.. I will be finding out a lot more this week as the tune is getting near its finalized state.. This tune should be out in March.. When in march i dont know, but all that needs done, is the TCM on the autos to be finished, then a dyno run, little bits of fixing this and that, and it will be done..

 

even thrown your balt around some turn's dont mean the controll arm's are under as much stress as the 2.4 and the SS/SC.. they BOTH have 18's on em stock and that mean's 50+ pound corner weight's.. which could lead to snapping controll arm's and axel damage cause of controll arm damage. ive personally NEVER herd of a issue with an IRL controll arm.. maybe it's cause they have 30 pound corner weight's..

 

ss 2.4 has 17s, ss/sc has 18s..

Back on topic cough

any update tom on dyno schedule?

 

No update yet, i was dynoed about 30 days ago...i have this logged and is verified on the thread here. I have not done ANY mods since then besides the tune and will be using the same dyno...so there will be a direct comparison

 

UPDATE FROM Vince:

He should be able to:

SAI secondary air injection :delete:
Shift light adjustable
Redline being to wair you want it..

Also he can tune for 60lb injectors..

We also talked about price, he asked me what i deem as fair.. i said 200ish but under 300 at most, which he said was fair..

He can tune for turbos and stuff what would happen is when you go to dyno shop the dyno guy and him would talk online and over phone and transfer dyno sheets and stuff for tuning over email and do it remote so that way he could transfer tunes to the car..

He was talking about selling the obd-2 cable and transfer problem for laptop users and he could send u a emal and could transfer tunes that way and pay maybe 50 a tune after the first one..

I asked him what if we tune and sent the tuner back and problems happened.. he said hed take care of us.. He said if it was a problem that you wanted something adjusted more or so it would be about 50 dollars per tune down the road.. say you add a turbo or so down the road after the first tune.. it would be like 50 dollars not bad huh?

For now its just paying for a tune.. the gt tuner just holds the tune thats all..

Tom he wants to talk to you about dynoing this week.. once its all done and if it works perfect, he is sending me mine, so get to that dyno this week!!

He got ahold of all the stuff in the ecm, he said its just all tables, and he can change basically anything.

 

I'mma raise the speed limiter, rev limiter to 7k, and add 60 lb. injectors with this tune. I'm assuming this will help make some of the afterfire go away as well?

 

60lbers? Do you have a turbo

 

I'm sorry, I meant stock SS/SC injectors....what are those, 32#?

 

ya they are 32lbers thats what im gonna be doing

 

What injectors does the 2.4L take? Would that be a better set? What harnesses would we need or is this direct plug in type stuff.

 

Same question but i got a 2.2, and was wondering if anyone knew where to get performances injectors.? been looking no luck.

 

WHY on Gods earth woud you need 60# injectors! I think you mean the 32#'ers from the stock SS/SC's!

 

so much pressure from smaller pulleys on the ss and the 32 lbers wont squirt at high boost...

im sure the same problem w/ a high boost turbo