I just got my first car, it's a 2009 turbocharged cobalt, this will also be the car I learn to drive stick in! Glad to be part of the Cobalt SS family!

 

Nice welcome!! I also learned on my car and it was pretty easy to get the hang of it. Post some pics up

 

thanks for the welcome! I will post pictures when I get the car clean, the guy I bought it from lived in the sticks, so the car is very dirty and din't he care for the car at all, so I tend to restore it and give it all the love it needs.

 

RIP clutch Lets see, easy mods, plenty of power..... Just get a catless DP and a tune. easy 300WHP.

 

Thats good to hear man

 

Haha, I have been nice to the clutch, I'm learning quickly and I haven't grinded any gears, the car came with a stage 1 GM upgrade, still doing research on what that does, any info on what it does would be appreciated!
The color is "sport red tint coat", if anyone was curious.

 

Welcome! GMS1 is a tune. More boost than stock.

 

Ah, thank you!

 

Welcome to Cobalt land, Once you enter there's no escape.

 

Yup with the gms1 your car is funner than stock but if you want more power then a custom tune will be better

 

Shift 1st at 4k the rest at 3-3.5k. GL!!. 40 rolls in 2nd pls

 

What cold air intake do you guys recommend? I have been trying to look for some feedback on which one is best but I haven't been very successful.

 

K&n for more noise when u shift or AEM for a little less noise. Power wise they all do the around the same. You should get a tune for the air/fuel ratio. U can also just get a zzp intake tube for some gains with the least amount of noise, quite unless u do a high boost shift.

 

I can't imagine learning clutch on a small displacement turbo. Damn!

I learned on a 79 'vette, and perfected my junk on a 3/4 ton dump truck. The first stick I owned was a Datsun 310 - no power and easy to make clutch mistakes on without getting punished. Having a turbo coming on/off/on has to be a bitch for a learner!

 

It really hasn't been hard at all, it's been fun learning how! And thanks CAI advice.

 

Welcome.
I learned manual driving on an S2000. I taught my wife in my LNF, though, and she learned very quickly.
Post pics when you get it clean.

 

As this is your first car and I hate to see Cobalts wrapped around trees. Please keep the GMStg1 for awhile before you start moding.

I was young and dumb once too (thought I knew it all and was an awesome driver), I'm glad my car only had 125hp at the crank to keep me from doing more dumb things than I already did. Learn to drive on a track take a few driving lessons at the track and respect the power these little 4cylinders have so you're not into your second car in 6months

 

Great advice ecaulk. I started with a cobalt LT so had no power drove that for 5 yrs then upgraded to my tc and im glad that happened because i would of needed a new car for sure if i would of gotten a SS first lol

 

Haha don't worry, I tend too completely restore my cobalt and help it stand the test of time, the only reason i'm looking for CAI is because the air filter was dirty, so i was just looking around too see if just getting a CAI would be a better option, the car already has plenty of power for me already. Also, if any one would tell me how to post pics, that would be quite helpful. lol

 

You can get a photobucket, uploaf your pics then copy the IMG code here and your good to go

 

Thank you!

 

 

Car looks really clean man, i wish i had your black interior. Ohh btw your SS emblem is backwards lol

 

Welp, that's awkward. LOL! Don't tell anyone else. XD