i was just wondering if this is possible on the cobalt and if so how do you do it and does it matter if you're auto or manual?

my friend has done it before in his tiburon. like he did something in the engine compartment and revved it.

sorry if it's a dumb question i've just never heard of anyone doing it on their cobalt

 

Depends on the model, SS with DI don't thnk it can be done. But all it sounds to me is he pulled the throttle.

 

could you show me where that is on our cars? maybe show me a picture? i looked but i just want to be sure.

 

u cant with a ss/sc i know that..

 

not sure how....we don't have a cable throttle body

 

on the ss it can't be done. My friend can do it with his cobra, as well as my friend with a gtp. Wish we could

can't be done with drive by wire

 

its not possible because cobalt's are drive by wire

 

we have drive by wire. ur not gonna do it cuz its done using sensors at the throttle

damn ya guys beat me to it.

 

you can put a goose button in. some race cars have it like the ones in the american lemans circuit for when they downshift

 

And there you have it.

 

bummer. i just thought it looked cool so i wanted to do it on my car.

just out of curiosity what exactly is a goose button?

 

it revs the engine when downshifting to try and match the rpms so you dont get that jerk

 

ha! i was just looking for that earlier. my old Tracker (yeah i actually had one of those) had that, and while we were checking out a noise my friends car was making i did it to his kia too. I hadn't ever had to do it to mine, but when i looked i couldn't find the throttle anywhere on that engine, i figured there was just so much plastic covering everything it was hidden. good to know now it isn't actually there!

 

As others have said.

We have a Drive By Wire. Which replaced older technologies with the throttle cable.

With a throttle cable, you can turn it by hand, and the engine will rev. In our cars, this is impossible.

 

i know i cant on mine...

 

can you do this on a 1998 civic? I looked today and couldn't find the throttle on the engine...

 

Is there any interest for a engine compartment mounted throttle control?

 

i would have to say, Obviously there is... there's a thread on it. and i have 4 cars in my driveway that have it, and since this civic is a 98, and therefore is probably not drive-by-wire, I figured it would have it.

 

not really...

 

The only time ive ever really used it on my 72 ss nova was when adjusting the timing , i can't really see any reason someone would want one on a cobalt. I never thought there was anything cool about it, it was more of a tool which isn't gunna do a thing for a cobalt.