switching to rear wheel
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switching to rear wheel
so im planing to deploy to afghanistan next july, and when i come back ill have a sizable chunk of cash in the bank and was thinking about putting it into my car. i bought my 2010 cobalt ss for two reasons: its power and price. the only thing close to it was the new genesis coupe and it was only at 218 bhp, but it had rear wheel drive. all my other cars have been rear wheel and i miss it so i want to switch, but that means putting in a new engine with it. my buddy was saying i should get a modded one like his g8 has with the bottom of an ls2 and the top of an ls3, but i dont think that would fit. anyways does anyone know if it would, or have a better suggestion? as for the transmission ill get one that goes with the engine obviously but i would like input on rear wheel or four wheel drive. thanks guys.
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It will be pretty pricy to do the RWD conversion if this is what you are talking about. Lots of work but if you put in the time and money it is possible. There will be a lot of custom fabrication and troubleshooting to get everything to work properly.
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its is possible, there are a lot of cobalt drag cars out there running the the stock eliminator. basicly they cut the entire front end out and put track only stuff in, then cut the back out and put a 4 link and a 9" ford rear in. follow that up with doing all the sheet metal work, throw in your choice of motor and trans. everything custom, basicly a cobalt body and interior (or what you choose to keep of the interior). my best guess to get it to a rolling chassis is around $40k, then add powertrain. itll go in a straight line great, however dont expect to corner well.
just look up "stock eliminator cobalt" on google, you will find hundreds of them.
so now that you have thought about it, be happy with your cobalt being fwd, or trade it in for something that is rwd.
just look up "stock eliminator cobalt" on google, you will find hundreds of them.
so now that you have thought about it, be happy with your cobalt being fwd, or trade it in for something that is rwd.
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I think you're describing yourself in that post, bud.
and keeping on topic, Z06 would be a great investment with that extra cash you have. Hell of a lot of power for the money.
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No sir, I am not a tool or an idiot. Trucks are just not my cup of tea. A truck to me (my opinion) should be used for work. Not to be show boated around with a 6" lift kit (if only the people knew the extra amount of stress they are putting on there drive shaft now), larger diameter wheels, and going 20 mph over the speed limit weaving in and out of traffic (please don't come back with the argument that the tuner scene does this also).
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Just more of that "I don't care attitude" people have. Please reread comment about counter arguments for other vehicles.