First post and first...loss!
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First post and first...loss!
Hey everybody, I've owned my 2007 Cobalt SS for just about two months now and I'm completely stock.
About two days ago a black SRT-4 pulled up beside me and repeatedly revved and downshifted trying to get my attention. I knew he'd walk me so I wasn't too quick to bite but.. we came up to a light and I couldn't resist. I rolled down my window and told him to launch for the light and he agreed, we both had one passenger. Now the weird part..
The light went green and I launched, immediately pulling a fender on him. I slam second and grab a car length by the time I hit 6,000 RPM. I shift into third thinking I might continue to pull and... NOPE. It's like I fell on my face and he gradually crawled up on me then walked off in fourth.
I was shocked that I had managed to jump ahead of him at all, surely he needed a driver mod? I'm getting Stage 2 installed later this week, how do Stage 2 balts compare to stock SRT-4s?
Thanks for any replies,
Brandon.
About two days ago a black SRT-4 pulled up beside me and repeatedly revved and downshifted trying to get my attention. I knew he'd walk me so I wasn't too quick to bite but.. we came up to a light and I couldn't resist. I rolled down my window and told him to launch for the light and he agreed, we both had one passenger. Now the weird part..
The light went green and I launched, immediately pulling a fender on him. I slam second and grab a car length by the time I hit 6,000 RPM. I shift into third thinking I might continue to pull and... NOPE. It's like I fell on my face and he gradually crawled up on me then walked off in fourth.
I was shocked that I had managed to jump ahead of him at all, surely he needed a driver mod? I'm getting Stage 2 installed later this week, how do Stage 2 balts compare to stock SRT-4s?
Thanks for any replies,
Brandon.
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Our top end sucks in stock trim. Stage 2 makes it better. Our gears are a bit tall and in third you really start to feel it. Run the guy after you get staged and you should fare much better.
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There really isn't any turbo lag on a stock srt-4. If it's lagging you're in the wrong gear. From a dig the turbo will spool right up if he's launching it, sounds like the OP just got the better launch.
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Hey everybody, I've owned my 2007 Cobalt SS for just about two months now and I'm completely stock.
About two days ago a black SRT-4 pulled up beside me and repeatedly revved and downshifted trying to get my attention. I knew he'd walk me so I wasn't too quick to bite but.. we came up to a light and I couldn't resist. I rolled down my window and told him to launch for the light and he agreed, we both had one passenger. Now the weird part..
The light went green and I launched, immediately pulling a fender on him. I slam second and grab a car length by the time I hit 6,000 RPM. I shift into third thinking I might continue to pull and... NOPE. It's like I fell on my face and he gradually crawled up on me then walked off in fourth.
I was shocked that I had managed to jump ahead of him at all, surely he needed a driver mod? I'm getting Stage 2 installed later this week, how do Stage 2 balts compare to stock SRT-4s?
Thanks for any replies,
Brandon.
About two days ago a black SRT-4 pulled up beside me and repeatedly revved and downshifted trying to get my attention. I knew he'd walk me so I wasn't too quick to bite but.. we came up to a light and I couldn't resist. I rolled down my window and told him to launch for the light and he agreed, we both had one passenger. Now the weird part..
The light went green and I launched, immediately pulling a fender on him. I slam second and grab a car length by the time I hit 6,000 RPM. I shift into third thinking I might continue to pull and... NOPE. It's like I fell on my face and he gradually crawled up on me then walked off in fourth.
I was shocked that I had managed to jump ahead of him at all, surely he needed a driver mod? I'm getting Stage 2 installed later this week, how do Stage 2 balts compare to stock SRT-4s?
Thanks for any replies,
Brandon.
You know, if it was a 1/4th mile you very well could of won. Thr reason I say this is because I'm always at the top of 3erd gear at the end of the 1/4th mile. So if he inches in front when you hit 4th or around 98-105mph then you won anyways.
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