ive had that kind of throaty lol if i have a car, im not too young. but thats what i was thinking as my stock airbox is cracked. duct tape ftw

 

That'a'boy!

Cracked airbox?! You have an airbox mod!

... but yeah, intake for sure.

 

from my accident. hood got crushed down onto the airbox. but there was a cai for $100 on kijiji but its gone

 

I work on your car all the time, but I'm trying to remember exactly what the factory airbox looks like... I could probably make you one. It wouldn't say K&N, lol... but it would work.

 

i don't even have a name brand CAI, its just tubing and some couplers with a maf sensor mount. i got it off one of the JDM sites

 

here you go


all you need is a filter, tubing, and clamps. maybe a tune if it acts up

 

mine acted up a lil bit with just the intake, tightened up the gap of my plugs and it ran great. but i've changed too much now that i could play with the gap a lil bit more and see if i can get it perfect but with how often i'm throwing a run lean code i got a leak somewhere and i'm pretty sure its the couplers on my intake.

 

silicone them? forgot to add maf thingy on the list

 

no they are too cracked and worn to be able to silicone them. i'll be replacing them with blue ones when i get a chance to go to mopac and get them.

 

i just want a bit more power, especially bottom end. i wont go to far with this car yet. but like header, cai, pedders, and torque dampner

 

the torque dampner is really negligable. all you really need is a solid front mount and it will do the same thing. think of a teeter totter. same thing, you have a single pivot point. put more weight (or in our case, stiffen up one side) and you prevent movement on the pivot point.

 

I've got an R1 with race baffles in it and a straight piped Chev, i'm good with loud haha

 

Where do you guys go for tint in Calgary? Shadow? Tinting Illusions?

 

icon or mr. detail

 

Or tint masters. Who warranties their work? Also who is in your opinion, the best?

 

Mr.detail seems pretty reasonable on price

 

Lol well a loud cobalt 99.9% of the time is raspy when hammering on it and then some exhaust systems drone

 

well I broke down and ordered HPT. I'll be reading up on some tuner books while I'm at work and hopefully after a while I'll be able to tune my car! lol

 

Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy... if you would have been honest, and they were still sweating it out, you could always introduce them to some of us.
I mean, I've posted a couple times where I live...

I'd suggest the following be considered (in no specific order);

• K&N drop in (IMHO the factory airboxes in these cars are not that bad; I'd suggest you just fix your original airbox - I can help you out if you want)
• Shorty header (like what Kris had - that was a nice piece)
• Tune (nuff said? ~ my Trifecta dealer kit is on route if you're interested)

I believe that exhaust & tune would both yield the best bang for the buck.

IMHO, I'd encourage you to stay away from tint;
Tint is the biggest single cop-magnet, then with you being young, you'ld just be asking fro trouble - save your money, and avoid tickets;
I'm sure a couple here would be able to confirm this.

I would also encourage you to not waste any money on a torque dampener;
I understand some people get better traction with one - but with your car's power levels, this would be more "bling" than anything else.

 

I'd say exhaust and a wing are more of a cop magnet than tint. but tint follows closely.

 

Nice. Once I get my header and cai (maybe a dp too) im going trifecta

 

but cops don't "See" the exhaust...

they see the tint...
SuperSlow was telling me, that he believes he has avoided trouble by rolling down both front windows immediately after seeing the cherries light up;
I think everyone here with tint has been ticketed for tinted windows.

 

soundjunky, the torque dampner is more for preventing wheel hop then anything, and 2.4's hop just as bad as the LSJ's. but there are cheaper more effective options then installing a torque dampner

 

I would get lighter tint on the front windows. Like 35% or 40%. Also many of my friends have had no problem with tint for years. And apparently the CPS don't really care, unless your driving like an *******

 

city cops rarely will pull someone over specifically for tint, but they will usually throw it into the mix with other tickets.