Name: Adam W.
Location: Big Rapids, MI
Car Info: 2007 Chevy Cobalt LS
Stock Options: Air Conditioning, Getrag F23(Non-LSD) Manual

Modifications:

Drivetrain:
-Stock LE5 Engine/Harness Swapped
-Self-tuned on HPT
-OTTP Builder Turbo kit
-s257 57mm Billet Compressor T3 .63AR
-304 Stainless Manifold/Downpipe
-38mm TiAL Wastegate w/ Stainless Dump to atmosphere
-50mm TiAL QR Bypass Valve
-Swiggity Swaggity Hand Fabbed Turbo Parts
-3.5" Intake with MAF straightener, fittings for recirc and catch can, AEM dryflow filter, and Injen Hydrosheild
-2.5" Charge Piping w/ BOV Flange
-3" 304 Stainless Catback w/ Megan Stainless Fart-Cannon w/ 4" Tip
-Eaton M62 Supercharger Kit
-3.8" Pulley
-Stock Four-pass endplate
-Factory Heat Exchanger
-Stock LSJ Throttle Body
-Fuel System
-Full Return Style
-LSJ Fuel Rail
-Siemans 80lb/hr injectors
-Walbro 450LPH in tank pump
-OTTP Fuel pump rewire kit
-Fuel Lab 1:1 Regulator
-Mishimoto Filtered and baffled catch can
-KY Stg 3 6 Puck clutch w/ OEM flywheel
-Cavalier Axles

Suspension:
- Randylow BC Racing Coilovers w/ 14k front and 12k rear spring rates w/ BC endlinks
-Full LSJ FE5 Suspension Swap from 2005 Cobalt SS/SC
-Aluminum Control arms w/ Moog ball-joints and Powell Trailing CABs
-FE5 Rear Subframe
-LSJ Calipers/Rotors/Hubs
-LSJ Front swaybar
-Mongo Drilled 5x114.3 Hub Pattern conversion
-Powell Hardcore Rear swaybar
-ZZP Stainless Brake lines
-Hand-made engine mounts to align axles w/ Powell Rotated front mount

Wheels/Tires:
-17x8 +20f and +35r Enkei RPF1
-245/40-17 Dunlop Direzza ZII Star Spec
-Pictured wheels
-Drag DR-31 17x9 +17f and +28r
-Nitto Neogen 205/40-17
-Muteki SR-48 Purple lug nuts
-ARP Extended Wheel studs

Interior/Exterior:
-Innovate LC-1 Wideband w/ Digital blue gauge
-Autometer 45 Psi Analog/Mechanical Boost/Vac gauge
-Push-to-Start button
-Custom double gauge pod mount near gauge cluster
-Factory SS black Recaros w/ black leather rear
-Factory SS Floomats
-All black interior panels
-Ebay Bi-Xenon HID kit 6k w/ Hi/Lo relay in stock housings
-Silver Vinyl Eyelids
-Cobalt SS Factory Body/Lip kit
-OTTP Front tow-hook
-Minion Drift Token
-"Illegal in all 50 States" license plate frame
-Numerous +5-10hp stickers

Future Plans:
-Mongo Built ZZP Girdled LE5 11:1 Compression (Since I cracked my block AGAIN)
-LSD
-DSS Axles or Custom Equivalent
-1000whp street car
-Do some half-mile events maybe
-Never get rid of it

Other Info:
-The car won 2nd place Domestic at a local college car show, based on a people's choice vote, so that's pretty neat. Also, this was my first car at 15 years old.

 

did not know you twincharged it! what a bad ***** i am!

sickness dude. Love all the work you did to your car, glad to say I could have seen it in person a few times.

if only you werent such a wanker...

 

Big fan of that custom orange strap. Got my vote for sure haha.

1000whp? Pretty sure that might take you back in time.

 

That's a burnriceburner right there

 

Nice car man. Very well done and all around built! Not something you see too often.


PS

Just because I'm a bit confused:

Wheels/Tires:
-17x8 +20f and +35r Enkei RPF1

aren't those PF01s? Or better yet they look like Work CR Kais?

 

I appreciate the kind words man!

Guess i should word the post better. I posted specs for both sets of wheels I run, but only pictured one. Ill add some with the RPF1s.

 

The sky is the limit, Marty.

thanks

 

Maybe you should come around more often! Hopefully ill be able to make it to CED 2017.

 

More like DR-31's. Work kiwami KNOCKOFFS ADAM

 

I wasnt lyin, it says what they are in the post

 

Ah okay! I was confused a bit! Iw as like, hey wait those aren't RPF1s.

And then Lee with the rep call out haha!

Still very nice man. Get some pictures of your RPF1s on here imo!

 

Wow nice... didn't realize you had all this work done to it.

Dyno numbers?

 

Nice!

 

Thank you!

 

No numbers on this setup, but with just the turbo and it pulling timing on the dyno it made a sad 324hp and 349tq.

 

Thanks to everyone that voted!

 

How much horsepower/boost psi do you think the stock le5 can take, trying to see how huah I can do without touching internals.

 

It depends on what year engine you have

 

I have the 2008, I hear that its weaker than the earlier models, I'm planning on turboing it if I get enough on tax returns and I've heard that the most hp I can get without blowing it is 250...you proved that wrong but what's funny is the block failed before pistons or rods. You think you can help me get an idea of what numbers I may be able to get? Also I have about 106k miles.

 

I always use the 06-07 engines. 08 has weaker rods so youre kinda playing with fire. If you supercharge it you can pretty much go as far as you want but i wouldnt take it past 275-300whp. That would be pushing it for reliability's sake. I can change an engine in a week, most people cant or dont want to be doing that all the time like me lolol.

 

Why is it that superchargers don't **** my **** up but turbos do? I honestly might just leave it na and build the engine but I'm not very experienced with pulling motors and it's my daily so I could probably only do it during the summer, also what if I just did an lnf swap is that more expensive than just turboing it/worth it?

 

Supercharging is just an overall more reliable setup, less to go wrong. They arent huge superchargers so its easier on the engine and the power delivery is a lot better. Id say thats your best bet. How you gonna get to work while youre engine swapping if this is truly your daily? Lnf swap would cost thousands.

 

Well I'm going to start college soon and I won't be working during the summer unless I find a job so for the first part of the summer it won't matter if I don't have an engine in my car. If I stayed na and just built the engine could I get similar numbers to a supercharged setup?

 

Building the engine doesnt really add power unless you bump the compression. In other words no, boost will make the most power for cheap.

 

Okay that makes sense, and supercharging would be a lot cheaper anyways