Hey guys im new to this whole cobalt world. Im looking into getting a 2008 ss/tc or a 2009 white ss/tc? Anyone have any recommendations on which color to get? Also does anyone recommend any parts to get for the car. I wanna try to turn it into a bada$$ ride. . If you do recommend a part could plz find a link to the part. I already have in mind K2Motor CCFL Halos with a Phillips HID kit.

 

Welcome! White has always been one of my favorites, as well as sport red tintcoat. As for mods, a catless downpipe and a tune are quite popular for starting mods

 

Im also looking at Hahn Cold air intake, Hahn Charge Pipeing, And the Hahn 3 in. exhaust. Has anyone used any of these parts and are they good parts to use or should i go with a different brand?

 

With hahn u pay for the name.... I would shop around before u pull the trigger on that..... but welcome good luck with ur soon to be car.....

 

Welcome to CSS.net

Don't get Hahn, there products are way over priced for everything they have

ZZP, MPX, DEJON are all great choices

Get WHITE, that is the best color

 

Black or white if you don't mind having to wash it every other day. IMO, silver would be a good choice as far as not having to wash it every other day. As far as mods, listen to these guys. If you want to keep your warranty, GMS1 isn't bad.

 

Thank you for all the recommendations i will look into all those parts before i order Hahn. I was looking at the GM stage 1 upgrade and i think i am going to get it! Does anyone know if you get better MPG with it or less?

 

I have the Stage 1 kit and my mpg has stayed about the same.

 

With hahn u pay for the name.... I would shop around before u pull the trigger on that..... but welcome good luck with ur soon to be car.....

 

Welcome! ZZP has great products for great prices. I would send every balt owner to no one but them. They also have the worlds fastest street Cobalt. Summit White is the best color by far with Imperial Blue being the second best.

You will need a catless DP and tune right away. Will be a night and day difference in your car.

Good luck with finding the right car for you and enjoy it!

 

Has anyone had problems with the clutch giving them troubles? i see all these ppl saying that the clutch sucks and to replace it with something better. What does everyone think about a Stage 3 ClutchMasters? and should i get the aluminum fly wheel by clutchmasters all.

 

Depends on how much dig racing or 1/4 drag strip racing you will do. If you don't do dig races at all the clutch will last you 30k+ miles. I went 25k on mine before it never slipped once and that's including a 13.3@115 pass.

It'll just depend on how you use the car, I'd keep the stock one in the car until it dies and then replace it. No sense in taking a perfectly good clutch out right away.

 

im not going to race her until i know she can handle all her power. probably after a good while i will have to put a new clutch in her. i would like to try to get at least 340whp out of her

 

since i can have a say so with hahn products, f*** them there expensive and other vendors have the same product. buy zzp product love em.

 

Hey bro I was making over 340whp on 05 Cobalt SS turbo. Thats easy on the new ss/tc models. DONT BUY HAHN PARTS!!!! Its way over priced and like Shibito said, go to ZZP. They have an awesome group of guys there!! Good luck with ur car search and I hope u enjoy ur new balt

 

Think i might got with a Dejon Cold air intake and a dejon charge piping. i dont think i should put a aftermarket BOV on it since it has an internal one already. UGH so many decisions!! im really gonna have to look into all this alot deeper. I had my mind set on Hahn but i did notice they were alil expensive.

 

I think people who say the clutch sucks are the ones that are running higher than GMS1 (280HP/320TQ @ the crank). IIRC, people said the clutch is good for up to 350HP/350TQ @ the crank.

As far as gas mileage, GMS1 improved my mileage by about 1 mile, but then again, after having it, I can't stay off the boost, so it doesn't help. As well as with it being cold, my gas mileage has gone back to where it was this summer, which would be 23.1 mpg for me. Oh, and the stock tires won't last long either if you don't stay stock. I got GMS1 when the car had 8K miles on it. Now I'm getting new tires with 15K miles on the car

 

White...or Imperial Blue....Or Sport Red...but for the love of God don't get black if you can help it...coming from a Black owner...wait that sounds bad.

 

LMAO!!!!! very nice im trying to get white but they are hard to find! so i might end up going with silver. ya probably when i get the GM S1 i will be on the boost everytime i can.

 

Really, any color looks good on these cars. I like em all. As previously stated, zzp, Modern performance, treadstone, performance autowerks, are all great places for power mods. Powell race shop is ftw for handling.

 

Black is a good color Worth the hassel I think.

 

There's also a knockoff brand on here for that as well. I'll let the OP figure that one out

 

Damn. You're clutch must have been in better shape than you're tires

To the OP-welcome
You'll enjoy it no matter what color you end up with. And don't be afraid to use the search button; lots of good info on here.

 

watch out when buying philips HIDs. theres a lot of knockoffs out there and theres even a company called like Philips HIDs or something that sells different stuff than the actual OEM philips stuff.

 

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