I am looking at a 2.4L 07 cobalt I am not sure how well I will like this car, does it have some potenail I dont want to spend more then about 1200$ in upgrades its got 18,000 miles and is a 07(high milage)


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-....c0.m245.l1318
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF IT ^









I would like to know which things totaling 1200$ would give me the most gains.


Intake: The stock air box is highly restrictive. Freeing this up would provide more air for combustion and increase power output

* Cold Air Intake
o Injen >>
o Fujita
o AEM
o Rebel Autoworks (RAW)
o Advanced JDM >>
* Short Ram Intake
o K&N Typhoon 2.4 specific >>
o GM Performance Parts >>
o AEM >>
o Fujita
o Z-spec/RSM Racing
o Air box mod INFO


Exhaust: The less restrictive an exhaust setup is, the more power will free up from an engine. Our 2.4 stock exhaust system is decent (has 2.5" piping), but it is restricted by the header, cat (in the downpipe), and the exhaust section from rear wheel back (which becomes 2.25" piping and has a restrictive muffler)

* Header (Exhaust manifold)
o Long Tube
+ Weapon R Race Header (with downpipe, no cat) >>
+ JBP Vortex Header >>
o Mid-length
+ ZZP Midlength Combo (with downpipe, optional cat) >>
+ SLP Combo (with downpipe, cat)
+ Vibrant Header Combo (with downpipe, cat)
+ OBX
+ Pacesetter Header
o Shorty
+ CA Header V1 >>
+ CA Header V2 >>
+ DC Header
+ Hahn Racecraft
+ GM Performance Parts
+ Stock Extruded and Honed
* Downpipe
o XTC Downpipe (optional cat, 2.5" or 3")
o ZZP Downpipe (optional cat, 2.5" or 3")
* Catback
o GM Performance Parts (Performance/Touring)
o Corsa (Sport/Touring)
o Magnaflow
o Megan Racing
o SLP Loudmouth II
o JBP Vortex 3.0" >>
o Pacesetter
o Ark Racing DT-S/N2
o Tusdo N1
o Borla
o Hahn Racecraft 3" >>
o Custom piping >>

 

What are you used to driving? Stick or automatic?

For a NA 4-banger the car is nice. If you drive or have driven more powerful cars then don't expect it to "light-your-fire". The only one that needs to be happy with it is you. Test drive it to see if you like it.

$1200 will get you an intake, exhaust, and a header....that's about it.

 

enless u do what im doing and superchargin it then it will be fun

 

Is it a good car, my bother is saying the heads go on the 2.4s can anyone help me in proving they wont(please)


thanks

 

its a good car for f/i esp we have the bigger motor..theres guy on here that had a full/bolton 2.4 with cams and a tuned and ran a 14.1 1/4 and put down 210whp

 

how about the head gaskets

 

no sure about that if ur gonna pay that much for a 2.4 you can get a ss/sc for that price..and i saw a yellow 2.4 on ebay for 10,990 but its in MD

 

I haven't heard of this happening with the cobalts. If I remember correctly the Cavalier had major issues with the head gaskets my mom had a 94 Cavalier she got rid of it when the motor blew because of the head gasket.

 

94 cavalier woulda had a Quad 4 Not an Ecotech le5

 

nailed it.

dont worry about the engine. 2.4 ecotecs are the strongest n/a eco ever made (imo), and it will last forever. i'm a tech at GM and we've seen nothing (in our shop at least) go wrong with these motors YET. i've got one, i'm very confident in it. it runs great at 25k miles and i drive it like this --->

its a good, reliable vehicle. if ur lookin for fast, plan on dumping more than 1200 in it lol

 

why yousay more then 1200$?

 

theres a turbo ss down the street from me i just saw it on the way back from a wawa

 

lol you blow so much smoke. one minute u want it, the next you want to sell it..

 

well...it finally hit me im not gonna get the what i paid so **** it just put it on so i will when i find someone

 

Because there are lots of appearance parts to personalize a Cobalt

Goto crateenginedepot.com, click on Cobalt/G5 parts and look at all the stuff available just from GM, then look on other site supporting vendor's websites for even more.....you can spend lots of $$$...like me

 

ill take it off your hands

 

i think you should come buy my cobalt. its a 2006 with 42,000 on it. only asking 12k. She just needs a little TLC

 

well, i havent blown anything yet so i would say the 2.4 le5 is a strong motor.

 

i agree with this guy mines an 07 with 18k miles only its the ss/sc and its barly bringing 14,900 so.... i think thats alittle high for the 2.4

 

By the time i will have my I/h/dp/e setup completed i will have only spent about $850

check this thread for an intake: Injen Sale

for the header/dp zzp is what i have, sounds amazing. just look around for a group buy from them or clear image or Turbo tech racing

for exhaust, you can either shell out 500-600 on a magnaflow setup, or buy all of the individual pieces and put it together yourself, or pay someone to do it for about half the price


also look at engine mounts, transmission bushings, and a tune

 

get an ss/sc man you won't regret or find a 2.4 ss for really cheap and turbo or s/c it ...whatever route u go you would be happy both the 2.4 and the 2.0 are powerful 4 cyclinders when their force induction

 

dude get a cheap 2.4, build the motor and run a **** load of spray...

 

All in all I am sitting at $2500 on my car and all I have is the basic ****.

I/H/DP/E, HP Tuners, tranny mounts, lowering springs, Rota wheels, gauges, A-piller ext....

**** adds up quick

 

+ 5k for turbo

 

motor build + n2o > turbo/ sc. IMHO