Just as the tile says. What do you drive? What mods are done? Who tuned you? 1/4 mile times? Dyno numbers? Maybe even include other vehicles you have not just Cobalt/Ecotec.... I know there are probably 100 other threads about what we all drive from years ago, so how about maybe another one. I've been away from the forums for awhile, and some of you have gotten here while I was gone on facebookland, and other have been here I recognize you and remember you, but maybe not what you drive. If you guys don't like the idea we can let this attempt at new thread die and you can all shame me if you want.

 

An updated version of this would be fun.

As the simpleton here, I just have:
2009 Cobalt SS T/C GMS1. Stock tune, haven't done any 1/4 m times or really raced. I drive like a grandmother 90% of the time.

 

My wife crazy.

Current cars include:

2007 Cobalt SS SC - 25K totally stock
2009 Cobalt SS TC - original owner - powell suspension parts, GM tune
2009 Pontiac Solstice - original owner - GM tune
1992 Z24 Conv - bought new out of college
2019 RS3 APR tune - original owner

 

2007 Pontiac G5 GT Sedan.

Current mods are : Full ZZP Exhaust, Trifecta tuned, K/N Typhoon intake.

Future mods are: FE5 Suspension(Shocks and struts), YYZ Springs V7, Powell CABS, Powell Twisting rear bushings, Powell rear Hardcore Sway bar. Also plan to supercharge or turbocharge my LE5 engine at some point.

 

Nothing right now.

Cobalt has a GMS tune clone. My project/fun car is an LE5 Exocet, but it just sits on the Battery Tender since I don't have much time to take it out and it's too hot when I do.

 

2006 burnt orange Cobalt lt
2010 cherry red cobalt ss
FBO on the SS, just starting some suspenion upgrades. Waiting on my powell yyz/bilstein shock struts. Eventually hoping to do a LDK and f40 swap.
I absolutely love this car and am so glad i managed to find a bone stock 2010 ss a couple years back. The digital gage on the 2010 is amazing, display ahead of its time. This car eats all my money as i dont have kids or a wife though lol

 

Base model 2006 Cobalt LS mods:

• Engine internal
  • Forged Rods
  • 10:1 Forged Pistons
  • Clevite Rod bearings
  • Balance Shaft delete
  • Balanced rotating assembly
  • ZZP LSJ Stage 2 Blower Cams (2nd set, first set warrantied for severe pitting issues)
  • ZZP 82# valve springs
  • Custom camshaft Hall-effect crank/cam sensor sprocket
  • Gasket match port on exhaust side
  • 1300cc injectors
  • Powell trap door oil pan
  • LSJ Block, LSJ head, with L61 crank.
  • ARP head studs, rod bolts, and timing chain guide fasteners
• Powertrain external:
  • Harrop 1320 TVS Supercharger with 2.9 pulley
  • ATI OD Super Damper harmonic balancer
  • LSJ intake with dual pass end plate
  • Phenolic IM spacer
  • 1/2" supercharger spacer plate for water/methanol injection nozzles
  • 2X - 3gph water methanol injection 50:50 mix
  • Custom, super cheap, short ram CAI
  • ZZP Long-Tube headers with 3" collector
  • Full ZZP 3" stainless exhaust with cat, resonator and muffler
  • Honda K-Series ignition coils
  • Home built complete engine harness
  • AEM Infinity Series 5 ECS mounted passenger side floorboard with custom wire harness interface at firewall
  • LSJ dual cooling fans
  • Dual intercooler pumps
  • LSJ h/e + ZZP S3 h/e
  • DW300 E85 Ready Fuel pump
  • FuelLab boost reference fuel pressure regulator
  • AEM Water/Methanol failsafe system set to open supercharger bypass valve
  • Rotated front motor mount and shimmed rear mount
  • Exedy Light-Weight Flywheel
  • Clutch Masters FX350 Clutch (2nd one, first one was junk and wrecked my flywheel and syncros)
  • F23 Transmission with Quaife LSD
• Suspension
  • Front slotted rotors with Hawk HPS brake pads
  • Stainless steel brake lines
  • YYZ V5 springs
  • Adjustable Koni inserts front struts and koni rear shocks
  • FE5 control arm from TC Cobalt with Powell spherical trailing control arm bushing
  • FE5 24mm sway bar with 2 bolt mounting brackets
  • PowerGrid sway bar adjustable end links
  • Rear Powell Hardcore Sway bar
  • Powell Under Car Rails
  • Lightweight TR Motorsport 17X8 wheels with 245/40R17 Potenza RE71R Tires
• Cosmetic
  • None, stock shitbox
• Interior
  • Short throw shifter
  • Metal pedals with extension for easier heal/toe shifts
• Performance specs:
  • 366 whp/ 350wtq on 91 octane pump gas
  • Unknown 1/4 mile time but beat a C6 Corvette with mild cams from a dig

Other shitboxes:

1. 1976 Chevy LUV with solid axle 4WD conversion with Jeep parts
2. 1977 Chevy 4X4 K20 400 sbc
3. 1988 Ford 4X4 F250 7.3 IDI
4. 1995 Ford F150 4X4 351 Windsor E40D transmission limited slip rear differential.
5. 1998 Chevy 1500 4.3 with 5 speed
6. 1992 GMC 4.3 with 5-speed (current fuel truck and future donor truck engine/trans for LUV)
7. 1999 Ford F250 4X4 7.3 Powerstroke chipped with high volume HPOP, straight pipe exhaust, and CAI

 

2009 Cobalt SS - Waiting on me to rebuild the engine or turn it into a Goblin.
2006 Evo - Lots of mods. Best pass so far with the stock turbo was a 12.2. Will be in the 11s once my new turbo goes back on, again.
2004 Saturn Vue - Beater
2020 Equinox - Boring
1970 Bug - Tube frame and mid engine. Currently powered by a 2.4L LEA and F23.

 

I knew you would have a laundry list lol

 

That's just what I could remember off the top of my head.

 

fbo

 

2009 Cobalt SS Victory Red (daily) - KO4+, ZZP intake & hot side, ZZP high flow cat sometimes. Soon to get ZZP intercooler and Z57

1999 Navigator Metal flake red (no idea the actual name)- RWD, stock 5.4 4v sitting at 244k

2013 Audi A4 Phantom Black (wife's) stock for now, this will eventually get a 7163 plus supporting mods

1981 Datsun 280zx NA Black and Gold with dealer added trim fun

 

2010 Cobalt SS - ~42,000 km. K&N SRI. Powell air/oil separator. Powell Hardcore rear sway bar. Need to be installed - ZZP Catless downpipe, GMS1 Sensors.

1985 Chev S10 - 2.8L carburated turd. Have mounts and headers for a SBC swap but might just do LS someday.

1972 Honda CB100 - Ongoing "restoration" My dad and uncle bought it brand new when they were teenagers.

 

My usual daily/workhorse is Merica, the best damn 2000 cavalier 2.2 ohv 3spd auto that freedom blood could create.
My nice/hot weather only daily is a 08 cobalt ls xfe that I've owned since new, only basic bolt ons, wheels, and ebc brakes. Nothing worth noting specifically
Toy 1 is a 08 ss tc, zzp ic, zzp hot side, pwerks cold side, k&n sri, forge bpv, zzp downpipe and gm tune.
Toy 2 is a 66 Country squire wagon, currently mid engine build. Nothing serious, just basic rebuild with a nice cam, intake, and upgrade from the stock 2bbl to a 4bbl carb.
Other POS workhorse is a 90 k1500 350.
She drives a 18 soul and has her moms 05 Frontier.

 

I currently have my 2018 Jeep Compass Altitude, 2009 Imperial Blue SS/TC Sedan, 05 Chili Pepper Red Ion Redline, and an 05 Laser Blue LSJ Parts car. Previously I had 2007 SOM Cobalt LS and a 2008 Victory Red HHR SS (stock with a tune).

2009 SS/TC Sedan about 135k Miles

• K04R
• Forge Bypass Valve
• K&N Intake ***ZZP LNF Intake at home waitng for install***
• Injen Charge pipes. I plan on getting ZZP charge pipes and intercooler to replace the Injen hot side CP and stock lower and stock intercooler. Later this summer when I get home.
• 3 Bar Map Sensors.
• ZZP Tuned, Dyno's at 383 whp and 353 TQ. I have only done 1/4 mile 4 times in my life and best run was 13.9 @ 107 at Maryland International Raceway. It was while I was still on the stock K04 and tuned for 91.
• OTTP Rotated Mounts. ***Ordered F35 Upper Trans Mount, and Engine Mount 1 June 2020***
• OTTP LNF Stage one axles. ***At home waiting for install***
• OTTP Control Arm bushings and new control arms. ***At home waiting for install.***
• OTTP From Tow Hook installed, rear not installed yet.
• Eibach Rear Sway Bar. The plan is to replace it with the OTTP Rear sway bar this summer. New front sway bar bushings and end links ***At home waiting of rinstall***
• MOMO E-Brake Handle, MPX Shorty antenna.
• 3" Turbo XS RFL and 3" Catless Downpipe.
• BC Coilovers custom valved with 12K/10k Springs, I may get them revalved and drop down to 10k/8k.
• Dual Interceptor Gauges with dual gauge cluster. Saved from Brxttz's previous SS/TC Sedan. ***Shout out to Brett!!!!***
• GM Unique Sedan Spoiler.
• Colodude18 Tinted LED sedan tails. Thanks Bro!!
• Custom Imperial Blue Dash Trim.
• Stock white repainted white, and white accents around the car.

05 Ion Redline about 125k Miles, I bought this with intentions on driving it while keeping miles off my sedan. Never got around to replacing the clutch, so it sits around int he driveway and in my garage.

• Powell YYZ's and FE5s
• Powell Rear Sway Bar
• Unknown Intake
• ZZP Exhaust
• Crap Tune
• Blown Clutch
• TWM Shifter

05 Parts LSJ

• Stock with 125K miles ran great when parked, needed a clutch and was rusted to hell underneath. I will be parting out as much as I can later this year when I get home.

 

I drive a 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR

Factory Options:
Aero Kit
Navigation

Engine Mods:
AMS 3" Short intake
Grimspeed 3port boost control solenoid
MAP 3" test pipe
ETS 3" "Quiet" exhaust
MAP 3.5" billet intercooler
Tuned at Boostin Performance in Chicago 312whp/330wtq - Makes roughly 26psi boost

Other stuff:
Its wrapped in Teckwrap Golden Yellow
Avid.1 18x9.5 wheels
Stainless brake lines
AYC pump relocate kit
IRP billet aluminum shifter console
Shifter cable bushings
Shifter rod bushing
driveshaft bearing mount bushings
rear diff bushing spacers

Stuff I need to install:
Torque solutions front engine mount
Magnus motorsports Evo 9 clutch master cylinder conversion

I think thats pretty much it

 

What do you drive?
2005 Chevy Trailblazer LS cloned to an SS (Daily Driver 216k Miles, bought new in Jan 06). PCM of NC Tune, Intake, exhaust, electric fan conversion, 2600 Stall converter. No 1/4 mile times or dyno, but tows 7,800 lbs just fine.

2005 Chevy Cobalt SS SC (Bought new in July 05) GM Stage 3 with N20, Fidanza Flywheel, AEM Intake, GMPP Extrude Honed Manifold, ZZP FMHE. Best 1/4 ET 14.06@104, 13.6 on spray - Traction issues on the spray, non LSD. Made 275HP @ 6864rpm 306.8 TQ @ 4469rpm on spray but the IC pump was dead at the time, haven't gone back since.

2016 Cadillac ATS (Bought new & just sent in the last payment lol!) ZZP Stage 1 kit plus full Mishimoto IC upgrade kit, 3" cut out, bigger TB & PTP turbo blanket. ZZP Remote Tune, 101 Octane, catless down pipe & Denso race plugs. 12.67 @ 110mph on street tires. Never dynoed.

1972 Pontiac Ventura (High School car, dad bought it back in 1979) 350 pontiac block. Pete Jackson Gears, Edelbrock Intake, 600 CFM Holley Double Pumper (Mechanical secondaries), Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Hooker Headers, Magnaflow True-X 2.5" Stainless Steel Dual Exhaust, 4.10 Gears with Posi, TH2004R with shift kit, Crane Cam 216/216 .454/.454 110LSA, Drag Radials and a slight dyno tune. 1/4 mile 13.90 @ 99 mph. Made 230hp and 330wtq

2017 Buick Encore (Wifes car, getting a new engine lol!) Trifecta Tune.

Stolen but not forgotten, 1998 Chevy Camaro SS made 400whp on stock block with 167k miles.

 

I guess my question was what do I drive.... and my answer was wrong.... I only drive my wifer's jeep compass and SS Sedan.... the Ion Redline and parts car are basically lawn ornaments.

 

my daily is my SS sedan. I also have a 2012 ecoboost ford edge for daily but thats currently down and I don't feel like messing with it since the sedan is so much funner.

My wife has a 2017 impala with a v6. Its nice to drive that once in awhile

 

I agree my sedan is much more fun than my wife compass, but the compass is so much more comfortable, the biggest problem is that 2.4 liter in the compass os god awful slow. I do miss my HHR SS, the HHR was baby hauler, it was tuned and actually had a little get up, or good highway merging speed.

 

I wanted to get a hhr ss for the new daily but the wifey doesn't like them lol so I ended up with the edge

 

 

Bought April 2006; I still have my 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged. Turbo swap, 450ish hp. It's done a whole lot of nothing for almost all of the last 9.5 years (mostly because I moved away from all my old friends and the car scene that I was very active in). Ran really strong for a while in 2017 and again in 2018, but due to a series of unfortunate events each time, returned to jack stand status. I'm hoping to get it back on the road & track this year, although in a much much more conservative way (dialed back from 450 to maybe 350). Needs an engine (cracked sleeve) and LSD transmission (drained glittery oil out of it after the last engine pull).




Bought my 1986 Volkswagen GTI in 2010. VR6 swapped and stripped out. 165 whp, 168 ft-lbs, and 2100 lbs. It's ugly as sin, but a ton of fun. It needs new floorboards and a fresh coat of spray paint. I'm currently relocating the battery to the trunk, swapping out the slim fans, and rewiring the front end accessories to utilize a relay box (fans, horns, headlights). I'm really hoping to be able to do a track day with it by the end of the month.




I bought a motorcycle in August of 2014. A 2015 Yamaha FZ-07. It's a lot of fun to ride. I'm likely going to sell it this summer though. I never ride it and I'd rather put that money into my cars.




And then about a month ago, I traded in my 2014 Jetta TDI for this 2013 Audi S5. 3.0L V6 supercharged by a TVS R1320. Stock power was 333 hp and 325 ft-lbs. VCDS modifications came right away, followed up quickly by an intake, some solid drivetrain mount inserts, and a ECU and DSG tune from GIAC. The tune bumped it about 100 hp and 90 ft-lbs. Using the "Track Addict" app from HPTuners, I measured a stock, 70k mile 0-60 of 5.6 seconds and a quarter mile of 13.652 @ 102.7 mph. With the tunes, 0-60 dropped to 4.1s, while the quarter mile dropped to 12.671 @ 107 mph. Both of those were done on 35°C/95°F days, so it's heat soaking on the back half and the 3 to 4 shift was still kind of lazy, since the adaptation wasn't complete.

'm about to change all the fluids in the DSG system, gearbox/center diff, and rear diff. Future plans include lightweight wheels (stock wheels are 29 lbs, and curbed to hell and back), floating rotors (shed more weight), some suspension upgrades, carbon cleaning, ported blower, and then some cooling mods before dropping the pulley size and bumping up the crank pulley size. Might start running E40, but that sounds like a touch of a hassle. E40, dual pulley, and ported blower should bump it to around 500 hp.

 

FBO on the SS, just starting some suspenion upgrades. Waiting on my powell yyz/bilstein shock struts. Eventually hoping to do a LDK and f40 swap.

 

An updated version of this would be fun.