you should never tune without the proper monitoring such as at the very least a wideband. to go one step further you would want a pyrometer for exhaust temps and some sort of sensor or gauge that can detect knock.

 

but if he's not doing the tuning, why not leave that up to the tuner?

I mean a dyno tune (not that I'd presume he's planning on it) should have all the monitoring devices on hand...

but without tuning capability, having any kind of a data collector (or whatnot) is just money wasted on bling ~ or am I wrong?

P.S. - it's nice to see you posting up this morning Steve - you're not online much of late!?
(I was online more than you have been of late, back when I didn't have internet @ home!?!)

Ok, I had to share this post over here;

that's awesome - talk about bling!!

 

Convo is definately way outta my league here... haha i have no clue about widebands, or narrow....

That picture definately catches your eye!! Wish i knew how to make a sig...

 

awe, come on - the info link I gave shouldn't be to ahrd to at least follow the jist on is it?

click on either of the links in that quote I posted - post #1 of that thread actually tells you how to make one (which is how I made my current one), or you can post at teh end of the tread asking for one to be made...

 

woof!!!!!!!! lol thats awsome tjay!!!!!!!!!!! i am still playing the waiting game here!!!!!!!

 

No any reputable tuner will not tune without a minimum of a wideband, part of tuning is the responsibility of the car owner to make sure everything is running fine after the fact

When you tune your car you set a commanded afr for cruise, medium throttle and wot. If your afrs are fine at cruise and medium but lean out under wot and you don't have a way to tell if its leaning out you will blow your motor.

The pyrometer is to meter obviously how hot your exhaust temps are. If your exhaust temps are extremely high then your tune is not perfect. Same thing with knock, if your knocking something is wrong with the tune and needs to be addressed

 

where did that come from??


EDIT:
never mind... found it


EDIT2:

What do you guys (or gals ) think ~ should I leave my sig picture as the simple beach pic, or go with one of these?

 

Haha well surfin the web and forum from my phone at work isn't the greatest or easiest so i will check that out later...
And will also check out that thread about sigs, but i need to correct one problem first... Need a picture of my car! haha

 

I want a new sig too

 

i like the darker one jonathan!!!!!!!! hahaha i knew i lost you on that lol.... i cant believe no one really caught that tjay is going hard core this winter.... i dont know about you guys but i cant wait to see the results....

 

@ CalgaryBalt;

2007 Chevy Cobalt SS interior : eBay Motors (item 170540981644 end time Sep-22-10 18:11:48 PDT)

CHEVY COBALT SS BUCKET FRONT REAR SEATS COMPLETE SPORT: eBay Motors (item 250699064556 end time Sep-25-10 16:09:20 PDT)

if you could arrange shipping it appears as though there are several interior auctions on ebay...

then there's this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-200...item563f4ae5cb

(there's a bunch of them)

or there's this;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Repai...item2eabb6bcbf

 

not bad not bad hey

 

I mean, I was already ******* it ~ why not help someone benefit from it!?

 

so... anyone want to go to great falls friday night?!



mini-road-trip booked!

 

my drifter 2 body kit arrived today, need help installing it or a good shop or someone who has the same kit installed on there cobalt

 

i can't recall ever seeing a cobalt around town with a body kit...

odds are you'ld be best off taking it to a reputable shop...

 

did it arrive painted, if not i would get it all painted first before installing, if its ready to go it shouldnt be to hard to install, it will just be getting everything lined up nicely that will be the tedeous part, but im sure a few of us will give you a hand, just let us know

 

ya i would be downfor an install day but do youplan on driving this winter if so maybe wait til it is after the winter season because then maybe we can do an install day i will have tons o do and may need some help

 

I would put money in any aftermarket body kit needing "tweaking" to fit the car just right - apparently even the aftermarket CF body panels (which are supposed to be bolt on btw) are terrible...

I wouldn't even paint an OE panel (ect) without doing a test fit... but maybe I'm picky.

........................

on an unrelated note do any of you freze frame to read the ramblings that are on right at the end of shows like big bang, or two & a half men?

I didn't know those ramblings are on a web site!?
(I read it on the episode of big bang theory that I just finished watching.... I love my Tivo!! )

Chuck Lorre Productions - Vanity Cards

 

Ya those can be pretty funny sometimes.. I caught it one time and was like those are always different so I went back and read - I pretty much read them all when I can now....

 

i may be able to help you dry fit the body kit, and install.... dry fitting it is absolute must.... there is a couple of balts in town with body kits that i have noticed.... there is a red 2.2L down by the train tracks at barlow. at the building across the tracks from esso. it really looks like a real nice ride. he has duals too and if i recall it has the 4 round tips across the rear... wheels so on, so on... i have been meaning to stop by and put a card on his window. to see if he goes here at all...

 

Hi all, I am new to this site and was just going over all these posts. Looks like a friendly bunch :-). I have an '07 SS, 2.4l with gmpp intake. I was just kinda wondering if there is any kinda of meeting places and such. I would love to get a look at your rides to get some ideas on what to do to mine. I am also in Calgary. Cheers all.

 

Welcome to the site man! Been a few new guys comin on, thats awesome...

People usually meet saturdays at the timmies on Barlow and 61 ave, I've only made it once though... That being said, looks like this weekend is gonna be stellar (compared to our **** of a season called summer)... so I'm thinkin we should get people out this weekend. I can make it, who else is in?

 

cant my gfs birthday unless you guys want to come to the back alley that night

 

welcome!

out of the group of us who do, or have gotten thogether, outtamymind & kissrocker52 both have SS/2.4L cars (so either of them would probably be the best ones to talk to about what you could do to your car), most of the calgary guys here seem to have an SS/SC.
I have seen two other cobaltss.net members at a meet or whatnot, who have an SS/Tc, but so far it seems that I'm the solitary CSS.net member with an SS/TC who will meet up with the guys...