Hi I have a 2009 SS completely stock. Im looking to get some more power out of it and im looking to keep my powertrain warranty as well. A friend recommended a tune and if I take it in to the dealer have it flashed back to stock. Is this possible? And what are some other ways to improve the horsepower but keep the warranty?

 

GM stage 1 kit?

 

I have no idea what that is

 

GM makes a stage kit for the cobalt ss that will up the horsepower and keep your warranty. You buy the sensors and then take it to a dealer so they can reflash(tune) your pcm. Search GM stage 1 on here and you will find a million threads on the subject.

 

Its Zachary. Gms1 is a good way to keep your warranty for now is how many miles on ur ss?

 

GMS one takes 260hp 260 ft lbs to 290 hp 320 ft lbs right?

 

Around there. Bolt ons help too.

 

does gms1 eliminate learn down so a DP/Intake kick ass?

 

Gms1 does not eliminate learn down.

 

intakes and other bolts ons are probably not worth the money unless you're looking for a different sound.

 

big wing and stickers just kidding like others said do gms1

 

According to all the literature gms1 DOES eliminate learndown. However your bolt one aren't really tuned so fuel trims and such will probably be off with bolt ons.

 

meh, hptune. my buddy had porous block and i just flashed his stock tune back on and they aint say **** about it so tells me they can't see it even though some people claim they can.

 

There are 49k miles on it. I only wanna keep the warranty because its unlimited miles, unlimited time as long as I keep gettin' my oil changes there every 3750 miles

 

They didn't say anything about it because it had nothing to do with the problem. There was no reason for them to look. Put a crappy tune on there and blow it up and they will look closer.

 

lol they mentioned to him about the clutch being done @ 20k mi, and are putting in a ky s3 for next to nothing.....they aren't that stupid.
there was one that blew up off trifecta around here got replaced also...

 

Never said they were stupid. Porus block is a known problem that has nothing to do with the tune.

Warranty stuff incorrectly and the dealer risks their own problems later. Or possibly that problem also had nothing to do with the tune. It's probably alsopart of the reason why some dealers fight so hard to avoid warranty work.

 

Can't find a gms1 kit for sale, can someone post a link? And if there's a gm stage 1, is there a stage 2?

 

idk....dude who used to do my tuning said he had someone bring over a tech 2 and couldn't see it....just sayin. very reputable guy also.

 

Only one stage kit. Crateenginedepot.com ftw!

 

I tried looking on there and couldn't find it

 

we can hook it up to tis2web.....which is the program we use to flash the computers. It will give a current calibration # that is in the module.......and if it is an aftermarket program it will say "unknown" or give some random # that won't match any of our calibration #'s.

 

dealers avoid warrenty work cause the have to get approval from gm to do the work on major cases. also the techs hate doing most of it cause they get raped on warrenty times. there is no tail like retail work.

 

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/Coba...10773C690.aspx

 

Thank you sir I appreciate it. How dies that kit work, like what does it actually change? Jw