how the hell do you get the engine cover off. and will autozone install performance parts on my car since i have no faith in myself im not takin any risks

 

I have never seen autozone install anything but batteries and wipers and i wouldnt let them touch it, there are to many nutjobs that work there.


Rick

 

do u onstall parts yourself or do you go to a local body shop

 

the engine cover... unscrew the oil cap and lift up... now the plastic cover in the vary front that the airbox is atached to wont come off... but the big piece w/ the ecotec logo should just pull off after you take the oil cap off

 

it snaps off, also it might help to unscrew the cap where you put in your oil.. it comes off fairly easy.

 

I install everything i put on. I will get dealership to do GM stage 2 so i can have my warrenty.


Rick

 

will dealerships install my performance parts and whats stage 2

 

^^^you really shouldnt do it yourself, i can tell... no the dealer wont unless its a GM cerified part... and stage 2 is something for the supercharged SS's... i think there are a few performance shops in cinci, u just have to look em up in the phonebook...

we are having a meet in dayton sat. you should check it out----> links in my sig

 

Sorry to rip ya on this one... but if you're that scared about modding the car... and aren't mechanicly inclined enough to figure out how to remove the engine cover... you don't really have any business modding at all.

 

yeah i no. EVENTUALLY i would get it but with just gettin the car i dont want to *** anything up but eventually i will start doin it for myself

 

Seriously though... just take it one step at a time... get yourself a good metric ratchet set... that's the main thing you'll need. The intakes on the 2.2/2.4 are really easy to do... you could do it yourself with a few hours of time. I wouldn't pay to have any shop put on the basic stuff... they'll probably screw it up anyways... and charge you an assload.

 

i can do an intake...

 

soldier you wouldnt want to take a drive down to cincey and give a hand would you

 

Psssttt... Offer beer...

 

to a 19 yr old. hel icant even drink legally. ill offer you a few mountain dews jk

 

its all good bro...my cobalt is my first car and im nervous myself to start any mods cuz i think i might **** somethin up...

anyway...bump (teehee)

 

yeah dude im 16 just got this car but am scared like a **** to put any mods on this car right now. i just got it and i really dont want to **** anything up. but i just found a performance shop around here. they charge like $50 an hour so ithink these first few months ill have them do my mods until i feel more comfortable thats sweet your seventeen. were getting a lot young people on this site which is good cuz i thought everybody on here was like in their 20's

 

^^ That's funny. I'm 26, 27 next month. There's a lot of guys on here that are 30s, 40s which I think is very cool.

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