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Old 09-24-2006, 10:45 PM
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I am thinking about getting a cold air intake but cant seem to find many made for the 2.4, do you guys know if it has to be 2.4 or could you use a lower/ universal intake. Also i have been thinking about getting a new exhaust. Any suggestions on which way i shoud go, be it just a muffler, or the whole shebang. I also heard that if you have an intake, you need to have a better exhaust or it wont add any power. Inform me please if you guys could.

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Check out www.cobalt-addiction.com under their performance listings. They have options for the 2.4 from AEM as well as their in house products the XTC intake.
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First, any 2.2 intake will work on the 2.4. I have an Injen CAI. It gives a great performance boost with no other mods. After I added a Corsa touring cat-back, I noticed a small increase (about 1/2 of what the Injen CAI gave me - seat of the pants.) I am waiting for my XTC header and b-pipe to arrive. When it does, I'll give you the scoop.

I also have a Wester's ECM/TCM tune and love it! I needed to get the tune to notice the full effect of my e-rams. Before the tune the engine was leaning out at WOT, so they only produced about half the power that they do now (roughly the same as my Corsa cat-back.) After you finish all the mods you are planning I suggest you get a live dyno tune (or buy HP tuners) to realize the full potential of your mods.

This is the order I would proceed:

1. XTC header - because they are on a close-out deal for $199 from C/A
2. CAI - Do a search - there are several out there.
3. 2.5" XTC b-pipe w/cat - the stock b-pipe narrows down to 2" - most restrictive part of exhaust.
4. Cat-back exhaust (or just replace from the 2.25" restriction by the axle, back if on a budget) - many to choose from - search
5. Tune it for your mods
Old 09-25-2006, 08:23 AM
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Injen CAI is also a SR you can getee from turbo tech racing, check the vendors section
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I just got a thing in the mail today from GM which has a Intake specially for the cobalt, and then a performance catback exhaust. do you guys know about this stuff? right now im thinking it might be a good idea to get those.
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Alot of people on here have the GM catback and it rocks,the verdict is still out on the intake,your moey would be better spent on an injen intake its a full CAI and SR,check out Turbo tech racing it is like 220
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ok for a cold air intake id would go with the injen and for exhaust i really like the gmpp catback. it sounds great
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I am in love with Injen. You can swap SRI and CAI for the winter or if your area gets a lot of rain.
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