I'm talking height. You had said "big slicks", we really don't need anything big, a 24.5" will do. Just run a 15" wheel and that'll be more than enough.

 

Yea I wasn't talking tall, I said big as in sidewall. That wheel is small, bigger sidewall = more traction.

 

I'd be happy with a 2.1-2.0 60ft. I met a guy with s peed 3 who went 12.9 on street tires with a 107 trap , managed a 1.9 60. he said he did with seat time and retarding timing in in he cells affected during launching , pretty clever...took him 97 runs last year but he pulled it off lol.

 

I mean I guess if that's your goal to run 12s on streets tires cool, but 1.9-2.1 60fts are still crap. On slicks the cobalt is a different animal. All these members spend so much on making the car go fast, and do nothing for traction on a fwd and wonder why they can't break out the 13s lol.

 

yeah , its depressing seeing so many cars running 13s and trapping in the 110+.

Once my wife gets a new car i'm taking her redline as my daily, then i'll buy a beater truck and a trailer or a AAA membership so i can tow the cobalt home if i need to. then i'll run slicks and shoot for 1.6 60s because you have to be of the mind set that you give no ***** if you break something lol like by buddy Greg in his festiva. best hes done is 11.78 @ 115 with a 1.6 60

cobalt guys need to start launching like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7j7...re=c4-overview

 

Add a disappointment to the list. lol. The DR's didn't do much for me. Always either went out too hard or too soft. Never found the sweet area before I got bad misfires from a 1-2 NLS. Going to grab myself a new clutch and spark plugs and take the car up to Cecil. I have no doubt I'll be into the 12's consistently there.

I was left lane, car #8894.

Mods: I/DP/E/IC/CP's/Trifecta 23psi - 245/40r18 DR's

 

Those dr's on 18s aren't doing much for you, you need to move down to at least a 17inch with a Hoosier drag slick. 15s would be ideal if you deleted brembos.

 

Nice.

 

Whats the festiva weigh? 2000 lbs. Not that impressive to pull a 1.6 in a car that light.

 

If you have ever seen the front suspension of one you would think otherwise lol. The lower control arm is a dog bone and the sway bar. Its a miracle the wheels don't get ripped off.
a 1.6 in anything fwd car is impressive to me.

 

They do work on the street though.

 

I'm still on my shootout for 12's here in 2014.. thats really all I care to see, just gotta get something better than the greasy KDW's I had on there, and work on the tune a bit more and it should be do-able without issue

my intake valves are gunked up pretty bad though so before tuning can commence I should probably get on that


my current best time:
13.492 @ 108.31 w/ 2.24 60'

 

If I can get a new clutch put in by the end of the month, I'm going to head out to Cecil to get 12's. My buddy couldn't beat 13.3 at Delmar in his CTS-V, yet runs 12's at Cecil.

 

ill be running my hoosier 225/45/17 DOT radials tonight for the first time. hoping for something better than a 2.4 60' and 9.6 in the 1/8th lol

 

Might be making it outting to Cecil on the 18th with the Jeep and the Cobalt to tryout the ZFR with the new tune.

 

I know the thread is dead as far as updating the list but i'll post anyway lol. anyone plan to make a new one ?

LSJ
et: 13.481 @107.24
A,H,DP,CD,CB,T,ST 225/45/18,2.85M62,HE,DPE,E85

 

Yeah I don't get on here much anymore.

 

Totally don't blame you lol

 

Posted this in another thread.
Figured i may as well put it here also.

 

First time out this year with a few new mods but same crap tires.

New: KYstg3 clutch, MPX shorty ic, MPX 3" exhaust and Trifecta e47 tune.

I'm working on some better tires n eventually a slick set up but i want to get in a couple dozen more passes in with this clutch n tune first. Perhaps some rotated mounts also.

 

Are you on the right or left?

 

The right. ET and MPH match up to the video.

 

Ah my bad. On my phone and it wouldn't pull up the vid. Easily a high 12second car with a good launch. I'm one to talk though. :/

We definitely need a new thread or a ton of updating...

 

I maaaaaaay make a 2014 thread.

 

Better do it soon man theres a chance ill be at the track friday lol