Well, after thinking about it, I've decided that I will buy again a Cobalt LNF this summer.
I'm too much in love with it and I can't stay without it. I'm making a list of things I will buy for it, so I'm trying to figure out how much I will have to spend for the aftermarket parts to get an idea of how much money I need to save. I'll write the list of what I want, and if you guys come up with something else I didn't think about, please write an opinion about my build and about possible things that it could be worth it adding to my list.
Thank you in advance.

INTERIOR
- TWM shifter with M1 Abram heavy knob, bushings and cable clamp
- MOMO Pitstop aluminum e-brake
- Redline Goods shifter and e-brake leather boots
- Sparco "Reflex" pedals
- Sparco seat belts pads
- SS floor mats
- BlackCatCustom gauges with blue light
- All interior blue lights on all the buttons (I saw a thread about making all of them with blue bulbs)
- Triple dash pod and dual cluster pod made by Omiotek
- Dual cluster pod made by Omiotek
- Triple pillar pod made by ZZP
- All Autometer C2 gauges blue illuminated (which I already have)
- "Turbocharged" door sills
- Pioneer AVH-X5600BHS

EXTERIOR
- Blacked-out tail lights
- Headlights CCFL projectors with 8k bulbs and 8k foglights bulbs
- "SS" emblem on front grilled
- Debadging
- High rise spoiler (if needed)
- Shorty antenna
- Powdrecoated calipers

HANDLING
- Koni Shocks
- Eibach Sportlines
- Eibach front and rear sway bars
- 1" wheel spacers for the front
- 1/2" wheel spacers for the rear
- Toyo R888 235/40-18

BRAKING
- R1Concepts premium D/S rotors
- HPS pads
- ZZP stainless brake lines

ENGINE BAY
- Powdercoated valve cover
- Powdercoated intake manifold
- Powdercoated engine mount
- Chrome, blue or red wire sleeves
- Oil and radiator caps chrome
- chrome battery plate cover with SS emblem

ENGINE
- Injen Cold Air Intake
- Injen upper charge pipe
- TTR intake manifold
- ZZP lower charge pipe
- ZZP intercooler
- ZZP oversized radiator
- ZZP catless downpipe
- ZZP catback exhaust
- ZFR turbocharger
- TiAl 38mm wastegate
- TiAl 50mm BOV
- Stage 2 tranny from PerfAutowerks (don't know if keep it 5 speed or go with the 6 speed conversion)
- ZZP manual boost controller
- Tune (Trifecta or HPtuner)

DRIVETRAIN
- TTR engine mount
- TTR tranny "Stop" mounts
- Spec or Clutchmaster clutch with flywheel
- Ingalls torque dampener


Please tell me guys your opinion, if I should add something else or replace some parts with others, and if you think I'm taking the right path as far as modding the engine.

Again, thank you in advance, in the summer I will have my LNF back and definitely I will do these mods.

 

For mounts get rid of all that you listed and go Powell both cabs and transmission mounts then stock upper, same with the swaybars just the rear XXX and you're good. I know you like Eibach for some reason but YYZ's are so nice especially with Koni's. Stock SS/TC pads and rotors are the best for track use don't bother getting anything else. I highly recommend the BPS shifter over the TWM as it's both better and much cheaper. 38 mm wastegate and BOV on the ZFR? Why? Personally prefer Defi gauges since my autometer I had read 1 PSI when off it was a mechanical gauge.

 

I will look into the Powell stuff, springs and swaybars. bUt I'm in lobe with the TWM, and as far as the wastegate and BOV, I like to have it because I like the sound

 

wont need the wastegate if your not going big turbo. that intake manifold is not the best route either.

 

With the ZFR there is no need for a wastegate?
Ans as far as the clutch, which one is better?

 

ZFR is like the K04 with it built into the turbo. Second the intake manifold, it pretty much is just looks and a ported stocker is all that's really ever needed.

 

The thing is that my dream is still to do a full build, I don't know how long it will take for it, but I still want to build the entire long block and go with a 58/58 or a 62/62, so I'm wondering if it would be worth it to spend the money on the ZFR in the meantime, or just keep the stock one until I'll be ready for the build.
My intention is still to go with the Autowerks long block and their 62/62 turbo kit, but it will take me really a long time to save for it, that's why I was thinking to go with the ZFR in the meantime. The ZFR will onlt be a temporary upgrade until I will be ready for the big build

 

I'm also not a big fan of the TWM, and I have one. I'd get OTTP's or BPS.

I like my TTR tranny mounts, but you def get vibration. Zero wheelhop though.

I went with R1s setup you listed (except only slotted) and I'm very happy with it. Unless you track your car I don't understand the obsession for stock pads, and I like have my wheels clean for more than a day.

 

I have a Pioneer AVH-x5500bhs set up for a cobalt I am selling right now. $350 shipped.

 

Some of what u listed tells me u need to do some more research on this car. U definitely shouldn't be getting a wastegate with the Zfr since it's built in. I saw the word trifecta and I lost all hope for you lol

 

Well I've seen people here with either Trifecta or HPtuner, that's why I was asking opinions about both

 

Stay far away from trifecta with a Zfr. I'm not gonna get into how horrible that tune was. Buy hp tuners and get a good tuner on here to remote tune u. U can also learn it slowly urself so eventually u can modify ur own tunes. Much better tune with hp. I was a trifecta fanboy and terminator2 converted me lol.

 

We'll see this summer when I will be ready to buy the car. Tomorrow I'm going to the most important interview of my life. It is at New York Presbyterian, I didn't even looked for them, they got in touch with me, they offered me 100k a year with full benefits. If I get hired, I will definitely get my Cobalt by summer time.

 

+1 for yyz , powell mounts, and BPS shifter

 

2nd that!

 

Who are they and what is that job?

 

It is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, hospital of NYC, and I'm going for CT and MRI scanners' engineer

 

Best of luck on the job.

 

Thank you dude

 

Sounds like an awesome project!

 

Thank you Aaron. If things will go the right way, I will be buying some goodies from you

 

Hopefully you will give me a good deal if I will buy a lot of stuff from you LOL

 

I have a yellow LNF with Powell goodies already installed if you're interested.

 

Thank you for the offer, but I want it black