The funny thing is what you wrote is so real. I am 19 and have been recently trying to keep up with the crowd and all that and recently thought about going SC or turbo but rethought about it and its really not worth it. Once I'm through with college I will probably have a faster car after a few years into working. I won't settle for anything less than 4 cyl turbo or SC or a V8 so I will save and keep my credit and payments clean until I can afford it. That way its fast STOCK! Woo! Though I won't be surprised if I still have the Cobalt by then lol.

 

Very real and I'm glad you understand it at your age. Took me a little longer but I got it now especially since I have a son.

 

Well it helps when you hear it from not only everyone around you including parents but it really sinks in when you hear it from someone who actually had it happen to them. Cars are just not that worth it at this age. Get a degree and a job and then think about cars lol. By the way ma Coby is a teeny bit quicker than your 'Clipse GT Though my friends don't believe me, they think horsepower means everything and weight has nothing to do with the equation.

 

True about not being worth it.

Your car runs low 14s?

 

uh oh. Adam just called you out with his Mistu.

 

lol

I can't even really talk ****, I haven't taken my car to the track yet but that's about the average...14.0-14.3

 

The GMPP intake is NOT a CAI!! Its a SRI (Short RAm Intake) There for its not a true cold air intake.. if you think about it.. the air that the intake will suck in will be hot because its still in the engine compartment...

 

I think cars are worth it to some people at this age. Im going to school to try and develop an alternate fuel source for cars. Im modding my car because:
1) its paid off and Im going to keep it forever
2) I want to learn the ins and outs of cars, mainly focusing on the performance aspect because I want to pioneer the tuner scene in water powered cars (the fuel source I hope to utilize in the new engine I hope to create)
Not to downplay the message that Adam is promoting, because that is definitely some incredible wisdom that people can learn from.
Like Adam always says, set your goals, make a plan, then spend on power. If you want to stay N/A, do all the bolt-ons and suspension mods. If you want F/I, look into your options, get that first, then look into bolt-ons.

 

To each is own of course, not saying that young people shouldn't modify but they should just modify wisely.

I say the bold too much lol

 

Somehow the turbo slipped my mind...

 

Re: not CAI - MINE IS! And actually, it is even without the scoop, as has been pointed out here.

I didn't mind the GMPP filter - does the AEM really flow that much better?

 

que?

 

No, even without the scoop I built, the air box seals to the bottom of the hood. Therefore, all the air that enters the air box (and, therefore, the filter) is from the hole in the side of the fender, and is coming from the fender well, not the engine compartment. Some of the other short rams that don't have the filter sealed from the engine compartment (don't use an air box) are exactly what you say.

Pasa!

 

Ours is semi SRI and semi CAI. It's not pulling hot air from the engine compartment but its also not pulling cold air from the ground. Somehow I'm thinking of a way to mod the bumper or something to take the air hitting the front of the bumper and relocate it to the scoop inside the bumper, as of now both of my fog lights are out and I might be able to take a duct and relay the air to the scoop from the empty fog light hole. If that doesn't get enough air to the intake then I'll just forget about it.