Almost brand new Cobalt SS/TC
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Almost brand new Cobalt SS/TC
Whats up guys my name is Ted, ive been reading a lot on here and decided i would join.
I just rececntly bought a 2009 chevy Cobalt SS/TC with 4,000 miles on it. I bought it from my neighbor who didnt drive it and kept it in the garage. It's a very nice looking car, inside and out. (I don't know how to add pics, otherwise I would). It's red with black racing stripes.
A couple things I noticed about the car-
-it's not as fast as I thought it would be.
-Sometimes the car is faster on certain days, the outside weather effects it.
-It handles like a beast
-The brakes are good
-It has a small turbo on it
That's what I can just think of for the time being.
I've been looking for a tuner around my area and I can't find one (I live in Delaware)
So I was thinking about getting a zzp canned tune. It's cheap. I just want a little more power, and a downpipe lol.
Another thing I noticed is I get really bad gas mileage, like 13-15mpg! I have that Torque OBDII scanner and something came up as "fuel system monitor bank 2" I have no idea what that refers too. So if anyone has any ideas as what it could be, I'd appreciate your help. And I'd appreciate anyone's help if they could help me find a tuner in my area.
By the way how do I add pictures? I have a lot of pics.
I just rececntly bought a 2009 chevy Cobalt SS/TC with 4,000 miles on it. I bought it from my neighbor who didnt drive it and kept it in the garage. It's a very nice looking car, inside and out. (I don't know how to add pics, otherwise I would). It's red with black racing stripes.
A couple things I noticed about the car-
-it's not as fast as I thought it would be.
-Sometimes the car is faster on certain days, the outside weather effects it.
-It handles like a beast
-The brakes are good
-It has a small turbo on it
That's what I can just think of for the time being.
I've been looking for a tuner around my area and I can't find one (I live in Delaware)
So I was thinking about getting a zzp canned tune. It's cheap. I just want a little more power, and a downpipe lol.
Another thing I noticed is I get really bad gas mileage, like 13-15mpg! I have that Torque OBDII scanner and something came up as "fuel system monitor bank 2" I have no idea what that refers too. So if anyone has any ideas as what it could be, I'd appreciate your help. And I'd appreciate anyone's help if they could help me find a tuner in my area.
By the way how do I add pictures? I have a lot of pics.
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Welcome and thats an awesome find what you lay for it? You can add pics by getting a photobucket, then upload your pics then copy the IMG code and paste here.
You probably need to drive the car a bit more since it seems he didnt drive it much and might be giving you that code since it probably hasnt completed the monitors. Also are you basing your mpg by what the dic says or you did the math to calculate the mpg?
You probably need to drive the car a bit more since it seems he didnt drive it much and might be giving you that code since it probably hasnt completed the monitors. Also are you basing your mpg by what the dic says or you did the math to calculate the mpg?
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Welcome and thats an awesome find what you lay for it? You can add pics by getting a photobucket, then upload your pics then copy the IMG code and paste here.
You probably need to drive the car a bit more since it seems he didnt drive it much and might be giving you that code since it probably hasnt completed the monitors. Also are you basing your mpg by what the dic says or you did the math to calculate the mpg?
You probably need to drive the car a bit more since it seems he didnt drive it much and might be giving you that code since it probably hasnt completed the monitors. Also are you basing your mpg by what the dic says or you did the math to calculate the mpg?
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What's your mpg like driving around town and doing a few occasional pulls?
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Well according to my dic its like 29mpg but havent really done the math. But i drive around 30+ miles a day. since its one of the monitors i would think you need to make a mini road trip like 40+miles so the ecu can run the test it needs. Have you done maintenance to the car like oil change, plugs ect i know the car doesnt have many miles but its been sitting for a long time. Also doing lot of pulls hurts your gas mileage
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Well according to my dic its like 29mpg but havent really done the math. But i drive around 30+ miles a day. since its one of the monitors i would think you need to make a mini road trip like 40+miles so the ecu can run the test it needs. Have you done maintenance to the car like oil change, plugs ect i know the car doesnt have many miles but its been sitting for a long time. Also doing lot of pulls hurts your gas mileage
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My driving i would say is like 70 %highway and 30% streets and i think i get more like 26mpg but i havent done the math i usually cruise at 70 or 75 mph so why i think my milage is a tad lower.
But yeah check your plugs and all that stuff. Idk if you have $ to invest in a powell oil separator before your valves start to get all gunked up as well
But yeah check your plugs and all that stuff. Idk if you have $ to invest in a powell oil separator before your valves start to get all gunked up as well
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Wow, very nice find on the cobalt. Welcome
A couple of things:
It only has 260 hp. It's quick, but it isn't that fast in stock form . A tune, downpipe, and maybe an intercooler and you'll be sitting another 60+ whp higher.
Since the guy you bought it from only drove it 4k miles in 6 years, maybe the gas is really old. I mean, 4k miles should be less than 15 tanks of gas, over the course of 6 years, is an average of 1 tank every almost 5 months .
A couple of things:
It only has 260 hp. It's quick, but it isn't that fast in stock form . A tune, downpipe, and maybe an intercooler and you'll be sitting another 60+ whp higher.
Since the guy you bought it from only drove it 4k miles in 6 years, maybe the gas is really old. I mean, 4k miles should be less than 15 tanks of gas, over the course of 6 years, is an average of 1 tank every almost 5 months .
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My driving i would say is like 70 %highway and 30% streets and i think i get more like 26mpg but i havent done the math i usually cruise at 70 or 75 mph so why i think my milage is a tad lower.
But yeah check your plugs and all that stuff. Idk if you have $ to invest in a powell oil separator before your valves start to get all gunked up as well
But yeah check your plugs and all that stuff. Idk if you have $ to invest in a powell oil separator before your valves start to get all gunked up as well
Last edited by TedSS; 08-13-2015 at 12:57 PM.
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Wow, very nice find on the cobalt. Welcome
A couple of things:
It only has 260 hp. It's quick, but it isn't that fast in stock form . A tune, downpipe, and maybe an intercooler and you'll be sitting another 60+ whp higher.
Since the guy you bought it from only drove it 4k miles in 6 years, maybe the gas is really old. I mean, 4k miles should be less than 15 tanks of gas, over the course of 6 years, is an average of 1 tank every almost 5 months .
A couple of things:
It only has 260 hp. It's quick, but it isn't that fast in stock form . A tune, downpipe, and maybe an intercooler and you'll be sitting another 60+ whp higher.
Since the guy you bought it from only drove it 4k miles in 6 years, maybe the gas is really old. I mean, 4k miles should be less than 15 tanks of gas, over the course of 6 years, is an average of 1 tank every almost 5 months .
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It is an air/oil separator that goes inline between the air outlet on the valve cover and inlet on the turbo. Crank case gasses are vented out that line so with nothing there to filter them, the oily air eventually builds up gunk on the valves. The Powell separator filters the oil out of that air and drains it back into the oil pan via the dipstick tube. Your valves should be ok now but after time they do get dirty and need cleaned
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Yeah I was planning on tuning it but can't find a tuner in my area so I might just get a zzp canned tune with a downpipe and a few other things. He said he put fuel stabilizer in it and when I got it, it drove fine then I've been filling it up every week with 93 octane, I put about 1,500 hundred miles on it so far.
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HPtuners and a downpipe and it will be alot faster. cool find. your mileage should be better than that.
doubt the valves are coked up already with only 4,000 miles on it.
enjoy the car. a tune will wake it up and you'll love it!
doubt the valves are coked up already with only 4,000 miles on it.
enjoy the car. a tune will wake it up and you'll love it!