Fack the lfn, I still like my car... and yep, I'd be the one "housing" you!! I'd make sure to bunk ya with the stinkiest, dirtiest guy this city has to offer!! LOL

 

Hickman motors which is the largest GM dealer in Atlantic Canada is only getting 3 and one of them is mine

ill have the first in newfoundland

 

ok tevor i give up i dont want to bunk with anyone lol so fine ill be legit and only steal 2 then

 

I assume this is Brent then? haha, ya it should work decent, I have heard nothing but good news on them, fixed alot of the problems the SC versions have had!

 

I have had out a HHR with the turbo engine,works great.

 

Well if my car don't work on the dyno this weekend I will be trading it in on one of there no matter how much I lose.

 

The Balts with the same turbo engine are running almost a second faster in the 1/4 mile! I just read an article that one went 13.9@103 stock! What did you think of the no shift lift feature? and the launch control feature?

 

Did not get into all that....I was with someone....LOL

 

couldn't agree more!

they wanted $150ish for an oil, lube and filter. chads gf was a witness to the madness.

 

I was reading in another post a stock HHR SS/TC dyno'd in the 240+whp range stock! Than a hand held tuner was installed and it jumped to over 270+whp...stock intake, exhaust, intercooler..only change was the tune!

Thas pretty impressive!!

 

I guess Truro has one at the dealer

 

it showed up today . took it out soon as the parked it

pics http://nbbadtoys.com/forums/index.ph...topic=2182&hl=
dont want to spam the topic with the pics

 

Forbes has eight on the way. Pye chev olds has two. a red one and and a black one. Joey at forbes tried to get the black one, bue pye wouldnt send it down. Joey sent me some pics of the one in truro. Nice car. I didnt realize the seats are partially cloth.

Here are the pics that Joey sent me

 

I have a year left to decide, do i want to trade in and get the ss/tc, or do I want to keep the ss/sc and put the tvs or twincharge it. Decisions decisions...

 

I test drove it tonight after work, got to get on it to see what it had. I would say that it is on par with a Stage 2 Balt in terms of acceleration, but the sensation is totally different from my SS/SC, there is definatly lag with the turbo but once it spools the acceleration is good, I hit the rev limiter a few times as I am used to my 7100rpm rev limiter, the turbo balt is set @ 6500rpm. The steering is much better with the faster steering ratio, the handling is F$^$ FANTASTIC!!! It would definatly out handle my lowered SS/SC in the twisty's or on a track! The same goes for the brakes, they are awesome. I thought that the old SS/SC had good brakes, they are better than my slotted/drilled and hawk HPS pad set up for sure.

You can here the turbo spool when on the gas but hard to hear a typical BOV sound when getting off it!

The no shift lift is almost manditory when on the gas hard becuase if not there is a definate lag when shifting, like a bog! I didnt get a chance to use the launch control!....The wheel hop us SS/SC guys are used to is eliminated in the new suspension setup.

The seats are IMO nicer than the Recaros us SS/SC guys have, the seats offer just as much lateral support and the red inserts on the black seats look badass!

Overall in terms of my car vs the new SS/TC.....I definatly have it in acceleration, i would have been disappointed if a bone stock SS/TC was faster after the money I have put in mods, but saying that, you stage 2 guys should be careful it is a really close race. I think the new car is a definate improvment over the old SS/SC.

pros

Awesome handling
Awesome brakes
No wheel Hop
Launch Control & No Shift lift are cool
Seats are great
Rims are nicer
Good power once turbo is spooled

Cons

Not any faster than a stage 2 balt
No BOV sound ( a little but hard to hear)
Turbo is to quiet
Turbo lag
Bogs between shifts if not using "No shift Lift"
engine compartment looks like crap


All in all I give it a 4.5/5 rating!........a fantastic car for the money...just needs a few mods to tweak it for the best!