OK...im sick of my cobalt since its an automatic (05 2.2 LS). Im looking for a Peice of **** ion so i can switch the transmissions and get a 5-speed manual. Am i in for a ride or what. Can anybody give me opinions or a direction to go. I just need the parts, i will install everything myself with my dad since he is a GM mechanic.

Please somebody help me!

I am not going to sell my cobalt becuase everything else about it is perfect. I just hate automatics because the car is in control and it should me me since i am driving it.

 

You would need to rewire the engine harness, delete the TCM, and reflash your ECM. On top of ofcourse replace the trans itself and getting all the shifter linkages. This kind of a swap on a production car does not make sense. It is cheaper and easier to simply trade-in.

I would recommend that you wait until HPTuners supports our ECM. They already support the TCM. Put in a high stall torque converter and tune the trans, and you will go faster than any manual.

 

faster than any manual is highly debatable.

But I think the point is that an auto is boring, and he want's a stick, it's not about perfomrance from what I get from his post.

 

^^^^^^^ agreed

 

Yes glad you see it my way..i want manual transmission then i will mod that. I feal like im sitting on the school bus in middle school not in control of anything

 

Fine, but you still missed my first point. Trade-in for what you want. It makes no sense to try and change the one you have.

 

Agreed, trade...you will burn more money than you would with the trade....

 

trade it... and why did you get an auto if you feel this way about it?

 

trade it in for an ss/sc

 

i would put all the stock **** back on get a stick then but everythin u did back on, iam in sorta the same place i want the SC but i dunno whats gunna happin in the future for the 2.2 i havent really looked into it some time i just wanna buy some rims lower it and pay off the car then mod it but i love the interior of the SC and futures i hate rollin down my passenger side window when iam drivin wow i feel like iam in the 80s

 

I wont be able to find another LS loaded like mine was and the car was a gift to me from my parents last year. I don't want to feal unapreciative. I have already put 2 grand into the car. I am not going to make that back on a trade.

The ss/sc is awesome but i cannot afford the insurance since im only 17 and still in school..it would be nice though. I hope to get one eventually if not something better

 

better?!?! Oh, you must have meant redline

Yea, it really isn't possible. Not with out support form HPTuners, and even then, it will be FAR from easy.

 

another thing you need to consider is that you can say goodbye to pretty much your entire powertrain warranty, since it didnt come from the factory and they didn't install it, they will not cover any part of the tranny so if your linkage goes your fucked.