Ok i got a few questions. Do i have to take the headlight and wheel off to do this? About how long does it take?

 

Take one or the other off, not both. I think it's easier to take the wheel off and pull the fender well lining back. It takes about 30 minutes max, start to finish including jack time.

 

Has anyone just dremmeled off the airbox and stuck a cone filter on there instead?

 

Kind of what the airbox mod is.

 

Thnx man

 

I did this, I could tell a difference in sound but nothing really happened to acceleration, REvs faster in neutral though...

 

Just did mine, nice little mod works great

 

Congrats on your 1st post! Welcome to the site!

 

I did mine yesterday and the thing that took the longest was finding the lug nut that I kicked under the my work bench. Its has a nice sound a response that surprised me a couple times. Now have to work on getting rid of the SAI and I will be good to go.

 

im working on it now, headlight removed, but i cant get the silencer out for the life if me. im gonna try dremeling it out but its taking forever. ideas? no matter how much i twist and turn i cant seem to get it out without bending the fender.

 

It's easier to access if you take the front passenger wheel off and pull the fender well lining back.

 

I just wanted to let everyone know that I completed this mod two weeks ago and am very happy with the results. The most noticable change is the increase in sound, sound almost like a short ram intake when I get on it. FYI, I figured out how to get this thing out without removing the wheel liner. Remove the front passenger wheel and locate two bolts in upper right (they are in a line perpindicular with the ground). Remove these and gently peel back the plastic they were holding. You should then be able to locate the "pin/clip" holding the resonator thing. This is done after removing headlight, airbox, front bolt on resonator thing. Hope I have helped or will help somebody.

 

EEEEE awesome mod can't wait to try when i get home lol



2008 LT1 (Boo-Boo)

 

why dont you just get an aftermarket intake system and stop wasting your time...

 

Sure give me $250 to buy one.

 

I personally am using this to hold myself over until I can afford a real intake. Still not sure which one though.

 

Hi, sorry if this sounds but I still don't know what version of the Cobalt I still have...even when looking at the different sections on this forum. I have a 2005 LS coupe..will this mod work on my car??

also, how does this mod do in the cold weather???

 

Any of the L models are 2.2 and this mod will work on both the 2.2 and 2.4 engines. As I was runnign in semi cold weather, haha gotta love the midwest, I can say it does just fine. Good luck

 

Thanks for the reply.

I live in CT though, where the weather gets down to like...below 0, how will that go?? o.O

 

The colder the BETTER but the wetter the worse!

 

hmmm...So I then I guess it's just safer replacing that air box thing with a better cold air intake.

 

I have had no problems with it yet but if you have the money might as well go ahead and buy an intake...

 

what if i did this and did a custom ram air intake (you know a build your own) would i get any performance increase as well as sound??

 

you would get an interesting sound.

Rip off the top mushroom looking piece, it just pops off with some firm tugging, then when you get the clips off pull the front bottom of the headlight assembly hole forward slightly.

 

but are they any good??