Nice! How can i tell about the g85?

 

theres a couple ways to find out, the easiest for me was in the trunk where the spare tire is on a small metal panel theres a list of the options your balt has and G85 is the LSD.

 

Good stuff. Thanks for the info man.

 

i believe it was first gear lol alot of traffic little gauge and not that great at stick shift and the salesman with me it might have been 2nd gear at 6 1/2 rpm 15psi

 

You got a good testdrive in. I did mine like 3 times.

 

The eaiest way for me was to read the seat that said "Recaro" on it, as the Recar seats come with the LSD in the G85 package.

 

The eaiest way for me was to read the seat that said "Recaro" on it, as the Recar seats come with the LSD in the G85 package.

 

that is the easiest way but with seat swaps that doesnt mean it has it

 

True but then you must also consider
with Tranny swaps, means could say G85 with out an LSD then....

 

true true but id guess that seat swaps are more common then tranny swaps

 

Don't think the turbo G85 came with recaro's might be wrong though

 

Theyre the same design as the recaros, just with suede and they don't say recaro on the seats.

 

but all tcs came with those seats not just g85

 

actually;
the GMS1 does use Bosch sensors, but they are replacement MAP sensors;
MAP = Manifold Air Pressure
they are on the intake, and hot side charge pipes;
the intake one would befront and center ~ just open the hood, the sensor with the horizontal plug right infront of you would either be one of these two;

stock upper and lower MAP ~ the one on the left is the intake manifold one


GMS1 MAP (both the same)


Stock the cars are rated for 15lbs - GMS1 they are rated for 21lbs ~ but depending on the conditions, you could see slightly higher boost than they're rated for...

nuff said?

I believe there is a TAG ontop the transmission - infront of your oil cooler that shows the RPO: G85 ~ otherwise, it's easiest to look on your car's RPO sticker - lift your trunk mat ~ it's a large silver sticker on the trunk floor roughly inforont of the sub.

To the best of my knowledge for unmodified cars this pertains to 2005 & 2006 SS/SC Cobalts exclusively ~ but I've seen Recaros swapped into car too...
I have come to understand that the 2005-2006 Cobalt SS/SC combined the limited slip and recaro option, while the 2007 model year saw the two items separated...
for example, a buddy has a 2007 non-Recaro SS/SC w/G85

Recaros were discontinued for he Cobalt after model year 2007.

Nope.
They are somewhat similar ~ but are vastly different...

Recaro


SS/TC


Seat foams are different, head rests are different, lumbar is different, material used is different...
2005-2007 Recaro equipped cars had rear seats with perforated seat inserts ~ with bright stitching along the endges ~ the 2008-2010 SS/TC used back seats which mimicked the front seats...

 

those stripes are OOOOOOGLY!!