Well after much time and aggravation I finally completed my dual side exhaust set up. It consists of the stock resonator then a custom Y-pipe where it reduces down to 2" piping and 2 glass packs with 2" X 7 3/4" rectangle shaped exhaust tips. After all the parts and labor getting it welded and hangers made, the whole set up cost me between $200-$250. In the spring when I get my ZZP Mid Length header and downpipe @ 3" I will make another custom set up but going from 3" and then splitting it and reducing it down to 2 1/2" but thats in the spring. Here is the original thread where it all started. https://www.cobaltss.net/forums//showthread.php?t=76467 Now time for the final pix, finally got the tips in and on, thats the only thing that was holding me up. Im still debating on getting the exhaust wrapped or not to help contain the heat.

Vids-

No load, just reving-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNrr8Z_Wbo

Under load 1st and 2nd gear-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbPKgVKoLjs

Hopefully get a flyby soon.

Final Pix












Thats it for now guys/ girls, lmk what u all think.

later

 

Looks good. You can hear more engine than exhaust though. I'd want it to be louder.

 

That's bad ass. I like it.

 

cool idea 1 rep for that

 

Trust me, when ur driving and u get on it, u hear my exhaust because it like right next to u.. lol

Thanks man, Im glad there are some out there that like it.

Thanks, rep returned.

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good work man, gotta love duals. but what are you gonna do if you have to get it on a lift? thats right on the pinh welds where we lift them at work?

 

Well when the guy welded the exhaust and the hangers, he had it on a lift. I assume there is enough room to get the arms around it. I realized it after i had all the pipes ran and i just said F- it. I do all my own work and have never had it on a lift before i had to get the exhaust and hangers welded.

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very nice. ive been thinking about this for a while. did you do most of the work yourself? i think if i were to do it, i might want to route it to holes in the side skirts. maybe route them right to the mesh of the grip tuning side skirts.

again, looks great

 

I did all the work myself that I could except for the welding and the hangers. Running the tips thru the stock skirts would be nearly impossible because there just isnt enough room. Now an aftermarket set of skirts might work depending on clearance. It was just easier to run the pipes straight out the side under the skirts.

Thanks again. rep left+

 

i cant deside if i like it or not... i think it has to grow on me

 

good work man +rep for being a wanka

 

As soon as I put the tips on i was in love.. everyone has their own "cup of tea" lol

lol thanks for supplying me with the stock resonator set up and cat back for $20... which i then sold the stock muffler for $40... lol.. So when r we meeting up so u can see this and hear it?

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Looks pretty sweet and sounds pretty awesome, I like it. I think you did pretty damn well, its not even obnoxiously loud like most side exhaust end up

 

Thanks man, i tried. lol. Thats one thing that i was worried about was it being really loud since i was just using the glass packs but really, its not that loud. Maybe it will get louder... who knows.

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+rep for a job well done. Looks like you put alot of time and energy to make sure it was done the correct way and looked good. Thats the kind of mods that deserve +rep. Again, looks good and differant from other peoples. I have a new found respect for those of you who do things like this. Just doing my clutch/flywheel makes me want to baby my car and never break it again haha.

 

wow man, thats really good. quite impressive that you came up with that kind of idea. like the guy said up above, it would have been cool if it had come out of the skirts, but no worries. those tips look good!

 

love side exhuasts like that. didn't think it would look that good on a cobalt though, but i was very wrong! sweet sweet setup! + rep!!

 

Looks good and sounds sweet.

Are you going to do anything with the empty hole that is in the rear body kit now that there is no exhaust pipe there?

 

Looks good w/ those tips Nick. I would agree about putting the Grip sideskirts on and running the tips through there. It would look sick!

+rep...

 

nice sound under load but not a big fan of the dual side exhaust unless its hidden within the body work at least a little but + rep for good idea!

 

Looks good, I want to go dual out the back but money's tight sooo....and I havn't watched the video yet because I have no speakers here at work.

I would +Rep but I'm all used for today.

 

Thanks man, it feels so good to accomplish something and be the 1st to do it. Rep+ returned

What can I say... maybe i have a lil Einstein in me.. lol. Maybe the skirts will be next spring since everyone wants to see it. The major problem is there just not being enough room.

Thanks man + rep returned.

That im trying to figure out as we speak... Thanks. Maybe ill get a stock LS bumper and put that on, and then get a lip or somethin..https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...69#post1561469

Thanks man, sounds even different now with the tips on.. seems to have a deeper tone to it.

Thanks man but unless i did some major mod to the undercarriage of the car, the pipes are gona be visiable. The only time u see them is when ur standing a ways away. Plus its not really that low if u look at the rear shot from underneath, I could always tuck it up a lil more where it splits at the Y. + rep returned.

lol... thanks man, listen to it quick, hopefully soon i will have a better vid of it under load.

+rep left for everyone except eDubs... lol j/k

Help me decided what to do with the rear bumper here- https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...69#post1561469

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Looks really good Roll

You should be safe with those tips not burning the side skirts too

 

Thanks man, hopefully it doesnt, they seem to stay pretty cool.. knock on wood.



I have been lookin at different body kits and lip kits and i keep seeing the grip side skirts and man... i wonder how much lower those are compared to the stock ss/sc front and rear bumpers and how big the square hole is on the skirt.... man cuz that looks like to me it would be perfect...



I think i smell a new project...

 

Good job.