i may have to look into an elec cutout...would be interesting placement considering my collector is all the way under the car :P with having a long tube header it would have to be right down after it hits horizontal

 

That was a 4th gear pull.

One note tho on placing the cut-out so close to the collector is that is not a very good idea.

You want some distance between the collector and the cut-out (think collector extensions on old V8 cars). A good rule of thumb is you want 18-20" between the collector and the cut-out.

I will also be running the AMMFAB long tube header once I get my new motor in so I will have to move the cutout farther back....there is enough room under a J-Body to do this. I'm can't remember what it looks like under a cobalt, even tho I have been under my buddies probably close to a dozen times...haha.


Google "collector extension" if you want to read up on more info....it is mostly V8 stuff but it still applies to any motor...I think I found a decent HondaTech link once which was pretty good.

Here is a pic of current set-up....please ignore my ghetto rusty exhaust.

 

sweet, thanks for the info! Ill have to get under there and see if there is room for it.

 

Oh Hai Tom!

I totally forgot I still had a CSS account lol.

You get your damn passport yet?

 

Nope

 

lmao...been a bit preoccupied lately

 

so i havent been following, but you hit 200whp yet?

 

not quite, 185 was last pull

 

so what do you need to do to hit it?

 

p&p head and a retune should do it
but i am lacking funds right now for that kind of work

 

rob a bank

 

i wish

though lottery would work better i think...

 

true true, you can always go the route of trying to break into fort knox

 

umm, sounds like a plan!

 

Yeah good luck with walking in there alive

 

just take a note out of the james bond movie....

 

just put the mission impossible theme song on ur Ipod and put ur headphones in...i guess thats how they all do it

 

ill try that and let you know how it works haha

 

haha i didnt know you had an account rob

hey did you get my pm's about the valve cover?

 

sry man, been busy lately. i will check to see if i have the pics.

 

for all those watching this.
any future updates will be few and far between.
Its time to focus on other things in life and get some bills under control/ move out and such...
I will keep working on the car over time, so if anything big happens ill drop back in and update...but other then that...probly wont be around so much. If you need something or have a question of need parts feel free to email me (click on username on the left) or if you have my number drop a text or call.

Im not giving up on the car of the build...just removing myself from the addiction that is these forums that make me spend lots of money on the car hahahaa.

 

Nooooo.... dont remove urself. lol i did that a few years ago and the cobalt was hell to ever see the road. im putting a stock motor in it for the time being (built motor is on engine stand)

just bought a new car so cobalt is back to a DD again lol civic is getting a complete makeover since the front clip was fucked in a wreck...

new whip.... the closer one, my dads z06 next to it

 

put stock engine mount back in...SOOOO much better to drive
no more dash trying to vibe iteslf to pieces!

still have the TTR tranny mounts in there so no wheel hop and a few vibes (what do you expect with cams :P)

nothing else for a while....unless she breaks (knock on wood)

 

Updated parts list....
OTTP longtube header
OTTP catless downpipe
clear image 3" exhaust w/ magnaflow resonator and superturbo muffler
ebay CAI w/ k&n dryflow air filter
Trifecta tune
upper strut bar
TTR rear sway bar
SS/TC front sway w/ endlinks
ss/tc struts and shocks
H&R sport springs
17" rims w/ Nitto Neogen 225/45/17 tires
TTR tranny mounts
MRZ lightweight alternator pulley
2.4l intake mani
2.4l TB
lsj injectors
stage 2 comp cams
Shaved cyl head .020"

Im planning on (in the near future):
11" front brakes: EBC rotors w/ hawk ceramic pads
drag radials
wider lighter rims
some other odds and ends :P

someday...a fully built motor....shooting for 300whp all motor...SOMEDAY lol

sitting at 185whp right now

 

i got a fully built motor but i got a power adder lol