06cobaltss/ss buys an LNF
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went to pick up redline wheels yesterday for drag radials and came home with a spare lnf cylinder head. gonna take it too my machine shop and have it looked over and if all is good send it out to be ported and get cams and valvesprings. e85 is in the future for this car
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got the wheels peeled of all the plastidip that was on them. now i need to order my radials so i can get to the track and run it.
all clean. the comp wheels are gonna look good on my silver lnf
also i havnt posted in awhile but i installed the ottp front and back transmission mount and the top ottp transmission mount. also installed the ottp engine mount. ordering the powell control arm package from crate engine depot this week.
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also got a gauge cluster bezel with dual gauge pods so i can install aeroforce gauges.
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Hey bro I just recently pick up my 2009 lnf sedan and I have a g85 in it question to you what you think better for the car 3:82 or trans like you got just wounding how to tell cuz I think might be ss one at my junkyard cuz if I do it Ill place the clutch to. And how is the gnmp clutch you got is close to stock feel and the car is mostly stock beside downpipe,intercooler front trans mount and back trans mount and zzp tune Im think to do the control arm bushing here soon
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Hey bro I just recently pick up my 2009 lnf sedan and I have a g85 in it question to you what you think better for the car 3:82 or trans like you got just wounding how to tell cuz I think might be ss one at my junkyard cuz if I do it Ill place the clutch to. And how is the gnmp clutch you got is close to stock feel and the car is mostly stock beside downpipe,intercooler front trans mount and back trans mount and zzp tune Im think to do the control arm bushing here soon
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Happy 4th of july all. wasnt too good for me. got stuck in a situation and without thinking went to take off from a stop sign and bottomed out the zzp standard sized intercooler going into the ally and wrecked my radiator. i know as soon as i went into the ally and heard it hit the radiator was done. pushed it a few blocks home too not overheat it and now it sits until the zzp aluminium radiator arrives. intercooler is gonna survive. just scratched a bit.
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got the old radiator out tonight while i wait for the new one to get here. broke both lower mounts off.
both broken tabs. one leaked worst then the other
sitting waiting for the new zzp radiator to get here tommorow.
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the new zzp oversized aluminium radiator
got it all installed and buttoned up
let my buddy drive it for its maiden voyage. ment alot for him to drive it and see how far it has come. he was the owner of the car before me. it was 82* in pa today and the cruising temps sat around 178-182 depending on if it were going up hills and such. run a tad cooler now then it did with the stocker.
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the new zzp oversized aluminium radiator
got it all installed and buttoned up
let my buddy drive it for its maiden voyage. ment alot for him to drive it and see how far it has come. he was the owner of the car before me. it was 82* in pa today and the cruising temps sat around 178-182 depending on if it were going up hills and such. run a tad cooler now then it did with the stocker.
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i like it and recommend it if needing a new radiator. price is right and install isnt too bad. after struggling for a bit i found removing the intercooler helped with getting the condensor bolted back to the radiator. its a tight fit getting your hands down there.
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the ottp control arms came today. these are the final piece to the puzzle then i can get back to the track. planning on installing these next weekend.
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i ended up starting at the rear cab like you stated. went pretty well and took alittle over an hour to get both sides done. car feels tighter but as you can see weather was not on my side today so i couldnt really test these out. ordering the turbo xs fl exhaust now. my muffler is starting to rattle on the gt catback.
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took the center console apart today and cleaned it all up and installed my armrest finally. need to get a new parking brake handle.
armrest down
also got this short throw shifter today. my buddy joe found it in a junkyard car near us. ordered some zzp base bushings then i can put this in.
armrest down
also got this short throw shifter today. my buddy joe found it in a junkyard car near us. ordered some zzp base bushings then i can put this in.
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hey bro how bad where your control arm bushing I think mine need done to just seen how bad yours where and ride smooth now cuz I was going to get the bushing and compress them into my control arms with my zzp trans mount helping tq steer and wheel hop
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mine were not bad at all. my car only has 84k on it. the bushing design in general is kind of garbage in general. doing them was easy on my car. if your planning on going this route then i recommend going with powells control arm bushings. these are ok but not as tight as his bushings.
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took the cobalt for an alignment at my local chevy dealership today. i guess i found out why the car pulled so hard under boost. its a night and day difference now. the service writer said it felt way more tight then any other cobalt he has driven. all the mounts and the cab's are doing their jobs.