What can I do to keep my car from wearing down too quickly if I only drive aggressively every once in a while? I don't go street racing, or take my Cobalt to the strip or anything, but I do abuse it a little.

If I add things to my car which raise its durability to a 'racing' level, can I prevent problems than if I don't, and drive the same way?

Things like, motor/transmission mounts, torque damper, suspension upgrades, better clutch, etc.

 

well i have a stage 2 on mine and i drive it normally too
i race when i see an sti evo or some stupid hatch but yea doesnt give me problems, then again its only a stage 2 lol

 

Good to know it can handle that kind of power and abuse.


Now I have to decided between a stage kit or solid motor mounts.......hmmmm

 

Go with the ottp rotated mounts, it will prevent wheel hop which could be a deal breaker for your axels or tranny. Also might want to look into a h/e if you are going stage 2 or higher so you keep them temps down reliably. not to say meth wouldn't also be a bad option, but you would have to geta custom tune then.

I have stage 1 mounts right now with little or no wheel hop at all.

Also, I asked how far you are from rt 1 becuase I take rt 1 to go to rutgers football games/ parties. And if you would be interested in coming over to trenton for a local meet with the philly guys

 

the other thing that prevents wheel hop is tranny mounts

 

Yeah, that would be cool. I've never been to anything like that that before. Is it a big meet?

I tried to get to the ECC website, from your sig, but it doesn't look like the website is working.

 

yea its down atm, the philly meets are small like 3-5 cobalts usually

 

i have a zzp stage 2 and ingalls... 49k and still stock clutch. and i race anything that can beat me or will be a good match. no problems... however im running rich but thats just in the toon